by Zachary Janowski | Jun 18, 2014 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending, Unions
The Department of Correction agreed last year to restore nearly three years of expired time off for 40 parole officers, an average of 3.5 weeks each. In 2011, auditors discovered an accounting glitch that allowed a small group of state employees to build up thousands...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 12, 2014 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut’s longevity pay for state employees – $13.8 million in April – is no secret, but a small group of state employees also get “lump sum payments” equal to 2.5 percent of pay. While longevity payments go to union state employees based on the...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 6, 2014 | Features, General
Federal healthcare facilities for veterans in Connecticut are facing their own problems, separate from an ongoing national wait-time scandal, with longstanding concerns over “intrusion of insects” in operating rooms and other cleanliness issues. Meanwhile, some...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 6, 2014 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Fewer people with developmental disabilities in Connecticut need the highest level of care, but rising costs are growing the gap between high-cost treatment in state-run facilities and lower-cost private alternatives. According to 2013 data provided by the Department...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 2, 2014 | Features, General, Politics, Taxes & Spending
Simon and Steven Konover, longtime Democratic donors including max-out contributions made last month, have seen rapid growth in their business with the state during the administration of Gov. Dannel Malloy. The state paid Konover Commercial Corporation $1.5 million in...
by Zachary Janowski | May 30, 2014 | Features, General, Municipal, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
After leaving a state grant unused for 14 years, Suffield is finally claiming $75,000 in borrowed funds, although for a new project. Originally intended for “renovations and improvements to an existing bathhouse at Babb’s Beach,” the town never...
