by Zachary Janowski | Nov 17, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
In a move that puts loyalty first, Governor-Elect Dan Malloy named former Stamford cabinet member Ben Barnes as head of the Office of Policy and Management. “I’ve known Ben for years and I know he’s exactly the kind of person I need in my administration, to help get...
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 10, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
(This is a revised version of an article that originally appeared on Oct. 5.) Democratic Governor-elect Dan Malloy said in an Aug. 30 interview that he wants the state to change over to GAAP accounting the day his administration begins. “The state government requires...
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 10, 2010 | Education, Features, General, Video
A program that supports new advanced placement courses with outside funding has met with repeated opposition by teachers unions who object to bonuses paid to teachers for getting students to pass. Project Opening Doors, a nonprofit affiliated with EASTCONN, supports...
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 10, 2010 | Education, General
July 30, 2010 Project Opening Doors was founded in 2007 with a $13.2 million grant from the National Math + Science Initiative. POD includes financial incentives for teachers and students to encourage participation in Advanced Placement testing. Dramatis Personae:...
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 1, 2010 | Features, General, Municipal, State Budget
The 2009 municipal election in rural Sharon was marred by two instances of unseemly activity and now party leaders there are sounding the alarm that similar shenanigans could happen elsewhere in the state. David Helming, chairman of the Sharon Republican Town...
