by Zachary Janowski | Jun 14, 2013 | Education, Features, General, Municipal
The average cost of educating a child from kindergarten through high school graduation in Connecticut is about $165,000, up nearly 10 percent from last year. According to Department of Education data, Hartford spent the most for each student who received a high school...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 13, 2013 | Economy, Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The largest hedge fund in the world is getting state aid amounting to what looks like $140 million to relocate from Westport to Stamford. That money has already started flowing. The State Bond Commission has allocated $16 million to Bridgewater Associates’...
by Suzanne Bates | Jun 11, 2013 | Economy, Features, General
On the wharf, hundreds of lobster traps are piled high, waiting to be dropped into Long Island Sound. Standing on the Stonington Dock, Richie Maderia rattles off the list of regulations that affect the way he and his sons do business – trap limits, the size of the...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 7, 2013 | Features, General, Municipal
Connecticut towns continue to use a state storm cleanup contract despite a Raising Hale investigation last year exposing at least $20 million in waste. The state contract with the Florida-based company AshBritt is an option open to cities and towns, but not one they...
by Katherine Concepcion | May 30, 2013 | Economy, Energy, Features, General
A February audit of Connecticut’s energy efficiency and conservation programs found job data “was inaccurate and unsupported.” Auditors examined data from Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and released their findings in February. The...
by Suzanne Bates | May 28, 2013 | Economy, Features, General
State officials say the job market is improving, but the number of people working in Connecticut has actually fallen every month for the past two years. While the unemployment rate has come down from its peak of 9.4 percent in 2010 to 8 percent last month, Connecticut...
