by Zachary Janowski | Sep 16, 2011 | Education, Features, General
State auditors first notified Southern Connecticut State University that it overpaid employees in a December 2000 audit, a problem that persists unresolved in the most recent audit, issued almost 11 years later. The Auditors of Public Accounts reviewed ten payments to...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 15, 2011 | Features, General
A $13 million profit from an investment in Taiwan is stranded on the island, unavailable to Connecticut’s pension funds, because the state Treasurer’s Office has failed to name an agent to handle its taxes there. The Taiwanese investment – up 16.8 percent annually,...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 13, 2011 | Features, General
Connecticut’s five Congressmen paid $1.2 million to 104 employees in the second quarter, according to the website Legistorm, including 14 who made more than $20,000. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd, had the most expensive staff, $267,900, while Rep. John Larson, D-1st, had...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 2, 2011 | Education, Features
State auditors have uncovered evidence of timecard forgery at Southern Connecticut State University, including suspicious signatures by a supervisor who was on vacation. The Auditors of Public Accounts released Monday their report on SCSU for 2008 and 2009 which found...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 1, 2011 | Features, General, Health Care, State Budget
The University of Connecticut Health Center is considering an exclusive agreement with union contractors on its $864 million revitalization project known as Bioscience Connecticut, despite concerns about legal challenges and the increased costs under such agreements....
