by Jordan Otero | Aug 13, 2013 | Education, Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The University of Connecticut is missing out on millions in savings because of Gov. Dannel Malloy’s agreement to forego layoffs during his first term in office. A recent study by prominent consulting firm McKinsey & Co. said the university could save at...
by Jordan Otero | Aug 6, 2013 | General, Health Care, Politics
U.S. Rep. John Larson said Tuesday that the Affordable Care Act is the “law of the land,” and holds the key to both lowering national debt and economic recovery. The Democratic congressman said the solution to safe and secure health care lies “right within our...
by Jordan Otero | Jul 30, 2013 | Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
A Connecticut legislator works for a nonprofit organization that is largely funded by the state, receiving more than $540,000 in the last three years. Rep. Terry Backer, D-Stratford, runs Long Island Soundkeeper, an organization he helped start two decades ago. The...
by Jordan Otero | Jul 18, 2013 | General
Recent problems at Charter Oak Health Center, a nonprofit Hartford clinic that largely treats the uninsured, raise questions about the more than $6 million in government funding it receives each year. Charter Oak typically gets about $2 million a year from various...
by Jordan Otero | Jul 17, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, State Budget
Although a Hartford health center has been making improvements since the state Department of Public Health started monitoring it last year, changes have been a long time coming. Charter Oak Health Center was placed on probation as part of a consent order after state...
