by Zachary Janowski | Dec 5, 2013 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics, Transportation
Eight donors affiliated with HAKS Engineers, a Department of Transportation contractor, gave generously to the Connecticut Democratic Party in October and circumstantial evidence suggests they may have attended a New York City event with Gov. Dannel Malloy. Malloy’s...
by Zachary Janowski | Dec 2, 2013 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending, Transportation
A husband, wife and son each wrote $10,000 checks to the Connecticut Democratic Party weeks after learning the Department of Transportation selected their company for a $500 million Stamford redevelopment project. The state will provide $35 million for parking garages...
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 27, 2013 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The Institute for Truth in Accounting named Connecticut one of 13 “Turkey States” for spending more than it took in last year according to a measure the institute calculates. “Turkeys may be tasty on the Thanksgiving table, but they aren’t the...
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 27, 2013 | Ethics, Features, General, Legal/Courts, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut’s top ethics official “won’t confirm or deny” the existence of a confidential investigation into the scandal last year that tarnished the Congressional campaign of then-Speaker of the House Chris Donovan. The two top aides on Donovan’s campaign received...
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 26, 2013 | Features, General, Legal/Courts, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
A new computer system intended to streamline Connecticut’s criminal justice system is at “high risk for failure” according to a consultant report uncovered by state auditors and Attorney General George Jepsen. The Auditors of Public Accounts and...
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 22, 2013 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Transportation
Eight donors affiliated with HAKS Engineers – a company paid millions a year by the state Department of Transportation – contributed $45,000 to the Connecticut Democratic Party last month. In all, the party raised a little more than $300,000 from individual...
