by Zachary Janowski | Jan 17, 2014 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending, Unions
The Department of Labor fired an employee for improperly handling a friend’s unemployment claim so the friend would receive extra pay, only to bring the former employee back to work months later. DOL put Edward Lombard on paid administrative leave on Jan. 29, 2013....
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 16, 2014 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending, Transportation
A Department of Transportation contractor working on the $567 million New Britain to Hartford busway improperly used materials imported from Canada instead of American material as required by the federal government. According to DOT spokesman Kevin Nursick, the...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 9, 2014 | Education, Features, General, Health Care, Municipal, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The Brookfield Board of Finance reviewed a draft audit Wednesday showing the town’s schools used improper accounting to hide overspending in the past two fiscal years amounting to $1.1 million. The town’s auditors from Mahoney Sabol & Company said the schools are...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 8, 2014 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Auditors found a $576 million accounting error in two Department of Social Services budgetary accounts. The discrepancies showed up in an audit of the Treasurer’s responsibilities for overall state financial operations. “Our review disclosed that the Department of...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 3, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics, State Budget
Representatives of three companies with connections to the affordable housing industry gave to the Connecticut Democratic Party in November. Bruce Whitaker Jr., owner of Millennium Real Estate, gave $5,000 on Nov. 19. Two days later, Gov. Dannel Malloy announced Sasco...
