by Suzanne Bates | Jun 11, 2013 | Economy, Features, General
On the wharf, hundreds of lobster traps are piled high, waiting to be dropped into Long Island Sound. Standing on the Stonington Dock, Richie Maderia rattles off the list of regulations that affect the way he and his sons do business – trap limits, the size of the...
by Suzanne Bates | May 28, 2013 | Economy, Features, General
State officials say the job market is improving, but the number of people working in Connecticut has actually fallen every month for the past two years. While the unemployment rate has come down from its peak of 9.4 percent in 2010 to 8 percent last month, Connecticut...
by Suzanne Bates | May 16, 2013 | Blog, General, Politics, State Budget
As we near the end of the state legislature session, which is set to adjourn June 5, the House and Senate are considering a flurry of bills that have made their way through the legislative committees. It might be appropriate at this point to suggest lawmakers adopt a...
by Suzanne Bates | Apr 23, 2013 | Features, General, Politics
Unseemly links between lobbyists and state government are coming to light regularly these days, serving up curious examples of loopholes in Connecticut’s ethics law, like the one allowing lobbyists to accept state jobs as long as they are with the executive or...
by Suzanne Bates | Apr 8, 2013 | Commentary, General, Politics
COMMENTARY A discussion about the effect of media violence on society was briefly held after the atrocities of the Newtown shootings. Lately the conversation fizzled while our attention was fixed on other things. Let’s restart it. Does watching violence, listening to...
