by Zachary Janowski | Oct 26, 2011 | Features, General
Gov. Dannel Malloy is seeking $291 million in state money to bring the Jackson Laboratory to Connecticut and reverse a recent decline in the biotech industry. Connecticut’s share of U.S. biotech jobs fell by 78 percent over the past decade, according to the Institute...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 25, 2011 | Features, General
Gov. Dannel Malloy took his policy of mandatory sick leave on the road to Washington Friday and made a point to criticize conservative policies as “national imperialism.” Malloy said his mother’s job as a nurse inspired his desire to mandate paid sick leave, which...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 20, 2011 | Features, General, Health Care, Taxes & Spending
Gov. Dannel Malloy will ask the legislature to approve a $291 million incentive package for nonprofit genetic research laboratory to open in Connecticut, after a similar effort to open a lab in Florida failed. The Jackson Laboratory of Bar Harbor, Maine, does genetic...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 19, 2011 | Education, Features, General
The State Board of Labor Relations ruled four school districts can give teachers bonuses as part of a program that provides outside funding for college-level classes. The Plainville, Region 11, Windsor and Windsor Locks school districts can continue to participate in...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 14, 2011 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
The Office of Comptroller Kevin Lembo released details Friday on the longevity payments to state employees totaling more than $10 million. Non-union employees received about 60 percent of total longevity payments. Union employees received about 40 percent. The highest...
