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Features the politician, Bill Curry. Curry's reaction on Governor John G. Rowland's announcement of his resignation on June 21, 2004. Description of Curry's political career; Overview of Curry's book about political corruption.

Few cities are as generous as New York when it comes to matching political contributions raised by candidates for public office. In big election years, the city has given anywhere from $4 million to $42 million to candidates in an effort to limit the influence of special interests and level the playing field for candidates of modest means. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Gov. M. Jodi Rell of Connecticut, who rose to the state's highest office five years ago after her predecessor resigned amid a corruption scandal, said on Monday that she would not seek re-election. In a surprising announcement, Mrs. Rell, 63, did not immediately give a specific reason for her decision, saying only, ''At some point, you know inside that it is time to begin a new chapter in life.'' [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The article reports on the new details provided by the prosecutors regarding the use of the Connecticut government's office for personal enrichment schemes by William A. Tomasso and Peter N. Ellef, former governor John G. Rowland's associates.

Reports that contractor Alex Ferrara, who did excavation work at the home of Stamford, Connecticut, Mayor Dannel P. Malloy, was assured the city would lower his back taxes if he agreed to cut the bill by almost half. Contact between Ferrara and public integrity investigators; Report that Ferrara never received the tax relief; Investigation into whether contractors who have ties to the mayor receive favorable treatment from his administration.

Reports on the controversies surrounding the administration of Democratic Mayor Dannel P. Malloy in Stamford, Connecticut. Allegations on the alleged anomalies in the handling of a nursing home contract; Criticisms on the manner of soliciting funds; Defense of the mayor on the issue.

Reports that Peter N. Ellef, part of the co-chief of staff under former Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland, was arraigned on charges that he manipulated tens of millions of dollars in state contracts, grants and loans in return for gold, cash, limousine rides, trips and other valuables. Report that federal prosecutors were pressuring Ellef to help them make a case against Rowland; Resignation of Rowland in July 2004; Statement that Ellef was in charge of the state's Department of Economic and Community Development.

Reports on the story that won't go away in New Haven, Connecticut. Story which is of Robert V. Matthews, a friend of former Governor John G. Rowland, who made a fortune in 2000 when he sold a downtown office building for 55 times what he paid for it three years earlier; Some who are saying the deal was even sweeter than first thought; Allegations that state regulators discouraged other buyers from bidding against Matthews for the property; Claims of three investors that roadblocks were put up to stop them from bidding; Background information on the deal; Federal investigation which is ongoing.

Suggests why it took so long for Connecticut Governor John G. Rowlands' ethical problems to catch up with him. How early critic, Edward L. Marcus, who ran the state's Democratic Party for years, was the first to grasp the difference between Rowland's income and his lifestyle; Why Marcus' charges against the governor fell on deaf ears; Admission by Marcus that perhaps he issued so many warnings and letters that the authorities became numb; How many of his sharpest words were aimed at Mr. Matthews, a businessman who was the focus of the recent impeachment hearings against Rowland and is now at the center of a federal corruption investigation.

Reports that Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland has allegedly solicited a large loan in order to publish his wife Patricia's children's book. Possibility of impeachment proceedings; Quotes from Wilson Wilde, the chairman who wrote the checks to pay for the publishing of the book; Details of a committee which questioned Governor Rowland about the money.

Alleges that ties between Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland and developer Robert V. Matthews, helped the developer secure large loans for his clients. Details of the investigation by the Connecticut House Committee that is determining whether or not Governor John G. Rowland should be impeached; Assessment of the relationship between Matthews and Governor Rowland; Background on a parallel federal investigation into the conduct of the governor.

Examines a State House committee investigation on whether to recommend the impeachment of Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland. How the committee presented an image of Rowland as a financially struggling politician who accepted gifts from people who did business with the state; The governor's relationship with a businessman who arranged the rental and sale of a Capitol Hill condominium at higher than market rates; Steven F. Reich, a lawyer for the committee who navigated documents about the governor's personal finances.

Offers a look at the misconduct of Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland while in office up to 2004. Gifts Rowland received that became a part of a federal criminal investigation and a legislative inquiry into whether he should be impeached; Discussion of Rowland's claim that he never betrayed his office with any official action taken on behalf of his benefactors; Laws regarding the acceptance of gifts in office; Events Rowland attended without paying; Fine placed on Rowland by the Ethics Commission; Report that Rowland was given an honorary membership at Essex Yacht Club.

Reports that state records showed that the electrical contractor, Kurt C. Claywell has enlisted the help of Governor John G. Rowland's office in late 1997 with a dispute that he was having over lakefront property that his family owns in Tolland, Massachusetts; Charges filed against Claywell in his first and second conviction.

Thank-you notes and business correspondence between Hartford, Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland and an electrical contractor who gave him gifts are not included in the documents the governor's office has supplied to the legislative committee considering whether to recommend his impeachment. The omissions raise questions about the authenticity of the correspondence and the governor's compliance with the investigation against him. A letter sent by a lawyer to the impeachment committee, Steven F. Reich, asks the governor's lawyer's to verify the authenticity of the documents, and to explain why they have not been included in the 26 boxes of material the governor has supplied to the committee so far.

Reports on the actions of Connecticut Governor John G. Rowland which while not strictly illegal are questionable. Charges that he became a partner in a private development firm which has been awarded state work; Additional involvement with First Development Group whose sole business appears to be buying land in the governors home town of Waterbury and dividing it into residential building lots; Examples of how other state governors have gone to lengths to avoid the appearance of impropriety; The governors annual financial disclosures; Charges that he accepted free work on his properties; Continuing investigations into business partners and associated companies.