by Zachary Janowski | May 31, 2012 | Features, General
New Haven, Conn. – The Board of Alderman voted this month to allocate $25,000 in federal funds for a nonprofit to renovate its building despite the organization’s links to the Communist Party USA. Connecticut taxpayers will contribute an additional $300,000 if the...
by Zachary Janowski | May 29, 2012 | Features, General
Gov. Dannel Malloy’s administration moved forward last week with $300,000 in proposed taxpayer funding for the New Haven People’s Center, a non-profit run by officials in the Connecticut chapter of the Communist Party USA, by putting it on the agenda of the State Bond...
by Zachary Janowski | May 25, 2012 | Features, General
Even though government-employee pension plans nationwide are billions if not trillions of dollars underfunded, the union officials and government employees who run those funds want to create public pensions for private-sector workers. Amid a political environment...
by Zachary Janowski | May 24, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
A state official reviewing the credentials of the Communist-linked New Haven People’s Center suggested routing taxpayer money through city hall to avoid a direct connection with the organization, according to documents obtained by Raising Hale. “If there is any...
by Zachary Janowski | May 21, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
A recently retired state employee with almost four decades of experience, including almost 20 years overseeing grants from state bond money, first alerted state officials to problems with $300,000 in proposed funding for the New Haven People’s Center, an organization...
