by Zachary Janowski | Mar 14, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics, Transportation
Abul Islam was a generous donor to the Connecticut Republican Party – until the state elected a Democratic governor. Islam, as the principal of a state contractor, can only give to the federal accounts of either party. A party’s federal account cannot benefit...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 11, 2014 | Education, Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The largest teacher pension in the state of Connecticut goes to the head of the Capitol Region Education Council where he makes $130,000 in salary on top of his $198,000 pension. Bruce Douglas has headed CREC since 2001. CREC runs 18 magnet schools, administers...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 10, 2014 | Features, General, Politics
Mark Greenberg, in his third run for Congress in Connecticut’s Fifth District, is well on his way to securing the Republican nomination. Last week, Farmington became the 21st Republican town committee, out of 40 41, to endorse Greenberg. Support from Farmington...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 7, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Legal/Courts, Politics
The U.S. Supreme Court has restricted the meaning of honest services fraud since Gov. John Rowland pleaded guilty to that charge a decade ago, but the same law could be at issue in an FBI investigation of House Republicans. George Gallo served as chief of staff under...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 3, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics
Two Mystic Aquarium employees donated to the Connecticut Democratic Party’s federal account in January. As a recipient of state funding, Mystic Aquarium is a state contractor. This means certain decision-makers, known as principals, cannot contribute to state...
