by Zachary Janowski | Aug 12, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Municipal, Taxes & Spending
Federal auditors found the Bridgeport Housing Authority improperly set rental rates for more than 150 tenants, causing the authority to forego millions in revenue that it could have reinvested in its properties. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 5, 2014 | Features, General, Politics, State Budget
A peek inside the Governor’s Residence shows how Dannel Malloy has dealt with the joys and sorrows of being Connecticut’s chief executive. Some parties were catered, others canceled. On the joyous side, Malloy hosted a St. Patrick’s Day party for 200 people in 2013,...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 31, 2014 | Features, General, Politics
Sen. John McKinney, the Republican minority leader from Fairfield and a candidate for governor, owes $1,330 to the mandatory fund lawyers pay into to protect clients and his license has been under suspension since 2003. “I have not engaged in the practice of law...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 30, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The new landlord for the Connecticut Democratic Party received bond commission funds last week to renovate a different property totaling $320,000. The Capital Region Development Authority will lend the money to 360 Main Street Associates at 3 percent interest for 20...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 29, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Legal/Courts, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
New legal advice from the agency that regulates Connecticut elections suggests that state contractors using a common workaround to give money to state political parties could be violating the law in certain scenarios. Previous advice from the State Elections...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 16, 2014 | Economy, Features, General, Taxes & Spending
The First Five, Connecticut’s signature economic development program under Gov. Dannel Malloy, prompted five CEOs to move their companies. In return, they got taxpayer funding – and a shorter commute to work. Last month, a plan to move the hedge fund Bridgewater...
