by Zachary Janowski | Apr 26, 2012 | Features, General, State Budget
Connecticut’s long-term liabilities went in the right direction for a change, according to a draft report by the state’s new healthcare actuaries, falling from about $8,700 per person to $5,800. Medical and prescription drug benefits for a 50-year-old retired state...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 24, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
An audit of the Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired found certain interpreters overbill the agency which leads to higher costs for clients who use their services. The Auditors of Public Accounts said interpreters employed by the commission use labor grievances...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 19, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
When average Connecticut taxpayers completed their returns for the deadline earlier this week they may have paid marginal rates higher than the state’s top tax bracket because of the way the state phases out certain deductions. Marginal taxes determine how much of the...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 12, 2012 | Features, General
The top ethics official in Connecticut state government got a friend transferred to her agency last year amid agency consolidation, a move she defends as “a business decision.” Carol Carson, executive director of the Office of State Ethics, said she consulted her...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 5, 2012 | Features, General, Transportation
U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy criticized state officials Friday for not having enough projects ready for construction, a characterization the Connecticut Department of Transportation contests saying there are numerous projects underway. Murphy, a Cheshire Democrat who is...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 4, 2012 | Features, General
After accusing the Hartford City Council of failing to fund a Republican Presidential primary, evidence is growing that the city’s registrar of voters significantly over-budgeted for the vote. Republican Registrar of Voters Salvatore Bramante began agitating against...
