by Zachary Janowski | Apr 13, 2012 | It Could Happen Here
Former Connecticut Secretary of the State Miles Rapoport proposed a state-run pension plan in a Hartford Courant op-ed last month. You might be asking, “Don’t we already have a pension plan?” Rapoport suggests creating a new plan that any state resident can buy into:...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 12, 2012 | Features, General
The top ethics official in Connecticut state government got a friend transferred to her agency last year amid agency consolidation, a move she defends as “a business decision.” Carol Carson, executive director of the Office of State Ethics, said she consulted her...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 6, 2012 | General, It Could Happen Here
Perhaps it would be more accurate to say, “It could happen here AGAIN.” Connecticut, of course, has a long history of budget shenanigans. The gimmickry in Hartford, ironically enough, was partially inspired by the constraints of the 28th Amendment – passed in the wake...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 5, 2012 | Features, General, Transportation
U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy criticized state officials Friday for not having enough projects ready for construction, a characterization the Connecticut Department of Transportation contests saying there are numerous projects underway. Murphy, a Cheshire Democrat who is...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 4, 2012 | Features, General
After accusing the Hartford City Council of failing to fund a Republican Presidential primary, evidence is growing that the city’s registrar of voters significantly over-budgeted for the vote. Republican Registrar of Voters Salvatore Bramante began agitating against...
