by Zachary Janowski | Jun 24, 2013 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The Department of Correction gave inmates paid holidays until auditors questioned the practice 18 months ago. According to a June 20 report by the Auditors of Pubic Accounts, the department unit charged with employing and training inmates had a tradition of paying...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 20, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, State Budget
A federal judge sentenced a Norwalk drug and alcohol counselor to two years in prison after he admitted to billing Medicaid for hundreds of psychotherapy sessions that never occurred. The judge also ordered Alan Emmett Bradley, 57, to pay $151,898.75 in restitution....
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 14, 2013 | Education, Features, General, Municipal
The average cost of educating a child from kindergarten through high school graduation in Connecticut is about $165,000, up nearly 10 percent from last year. According to Department of Education data, Hartford spent the most for each student who received a high school...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 13, 2013 | Economy, Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The largest hedge fund in the world is getting state aid amounting to what looks like $140 million to relocate from Westport to Stamford. That money has already started flowing. The State Bond Commission has allocated $16 million to Bridgewater Associates’...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 7, 2013 | Features, General, Municipal
Connecticut towns continue to use a state storm cleanup contract despite a Raising Hale investigation last year exposing at least $20 million in waste. The state contract with the Florida-based company AshBritt is an option open to cities and towns, but not one they...
