by Zachary Janowski | Nov 5, 2012 | Features, Politics
Connecticut’s court administrators have denied access to a list of residents exempt from jury duty because they are not citizens of the United States, inhibiting a media effort to determine if non-citizens are registered to vote in the state. Media organizations in...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 29, 2012 | Features, Municipal, Taxes & Spending
With Hurricane Sandy threatening, it would pay for local officials to look back on the freak snowstorm that struck one year ago. The early snow stuck to leaves hesitant to fall bringing down many, many trees. The disruption in electricity to thousands of residents for...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 23, 2012 | Features, State Budget
State officials charged with caring for children in need regularly travel out of state to visit children placed outside of Connecticut due to special circumstances. The out-of-state trips, many lasting overnight with a return flight the next day, are mandated once...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 15, 2012 | Features, Taxes & Spending, Transportation
The Connecticut Department of Transportation broke up the asphalt on Broad Street in Hartford two weeks ago as part of construction on the New-Britain-to-Hartford busway only to put down temporary asphalt Thursday to accommodate the ING Hartford Marathon. DOT...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 12, 2012 | Features, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut employers pay the second-highest rates for workers’ compensation insurance, according to a new study, with costs 60 percent higher than states ranked in the middle. The Oregon Department of Consumer & Business Services has published the study for...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 11, 2012 | Economy, Features, Health Care, Politics
An interrelated group of nursing home companies filed suit Wednesday against the union striking at five Connecticut locations, alleging extortion under a federal law designed to fight the mob. HealthBridge, owner of eight nursing homes in Connecticut including three...
