by Zachary Janowski | Mar 18, 2013 | Features, General, Politics
A longtime state employee is taking the steps to update her registration as a lawyer practicing in Connecticut, according to a spokesman for State Treasurer Denise Nappier who recently hired the woman for a six-figure job, after a decade of not being in good standing...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 11, 2013 | Features, General, Municipal, Taxes & Spending
Over the past decade Connecticut has spent more than $100 million to create an internet provider for schools and libraries, a mission that will evolve if pending legislation proposed by Gov. Dannel Malloy passes. The proposal, S.B. 847, would change the charge of the...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 6, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, Politics
A federal bankruptcy court gave five Connecticut nursing homes permission Monday to change their collective bargaining agreements with union workers who recently returned from a strike. According to HealthBridge, the company that manages the five homes, the ruling...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 4, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
A state program that pays government employees $100 annually to manage chronic diseases cost $2.1 million this year because 21,344 employees qualified for the program. That means more than 40 percent of state employees have chronic health conditions. According to the...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 4, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, State Budget
A bill pending the Connecticut General Assembly would allow a quasi-public state agency to issue bonds on behalf of out-of-state hospitals if they are owned by a Connecticut parent and located in a neighboring state. Connecticut already has the highest level of bonded...