At a time when many states are considering public financing of campaigns, Connecticut’s experience has beat the expectations of even its most enthusiastic supporters.

At a time when many states are considering public financing of campaigns, Connecticut’s experience has beat the expectations of even its most enthusiastic supporters.

Then commission stopped short, however, of recommending that town and village justices have training as lawyers.

A proposed reorganization would give Gov. David A. Paterson more direct control over the regulatory process and give the business community’s concerns more sway.

The announcement is liable to rekindle concerns among good government groups that Mr. Paterson is opening the floodgates to special interest groups and their money.

The move is a bold one, given that the fiercely competitive toy market has previously plunged F. A. O. Schwarz into bankruptcy and forced Macy’s to largely stop carrying toys.

For some of the self-described good-government groups meeting in Albany on Tuesday, the governor’s absence is a sign that their causes might not get needed attention.