by Zachary Janowski | Mar 30, 2012 | Features, General
Rep. Chris Murphy said a surprising thing is on the mind of Connecticut voters: process. Murphy, a Democrat who represents the 5th District, said the public is thinking more about process than any particular issue because of the gridlock in Washington. The...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 29, 2012 | Features, General
Two former House Speakers turned lobbyists are facing off over a bill regulating auto glass, legislation that has escaped extensive attention amid controversial debates on the death penalty, liquor regulations and teacher tenure. The bill creating the Speaker vs....
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 22, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
Money wasn’t always so tight in Connecticut. Before the 2008 financial crisis, former Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell and Democratic leaders in the legislature set up a slush fund that allowed them to spend $26 million on grants to any recipient they chose. The grants...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 14, 2012 | Education, Features, General, Video
Michelle Rhee, former chancellor of schools in Washington, D.C., and founder of StudentsFirst, speaks on the steps of the Capitol in Hartford, Connecticut. The event was hosted by the Connecticut Parents...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 14, 2012 | Education, Features, General
Connecticut’s teachers unions have been effective at organizing opposition to speak at Gov. Dannel Malloy’s town halls on education reform. As Brian Lockhart reports from New Haven, “And while there were rows filled with supporters, the governor...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 9, 2012 | Features, General
A bill before the Connecticut General Assembly would expand daycare subsidies by covering teen mothers regardless of their parents’ income and subsidizing care for up to 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave or six months of unemployment. CTNewsJunkie reported on the...
