by Zachary Janowski | Sep 13, 2011 | Features, General
Connecticut’s five Congressmen paid $1.2 million to 104 employees in the second quarter, according to the website Legistorm, including 14 who made more than $20,000. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd, had the most expensive staff, $267,900, while Rep. John Larson, D-1st, had...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 2, 2011 | Education, Features
State auditors have uncovered evidence of timecard forgery at Southern Connecticut State University, including suspicious signatures by a supervisor who was on vacation. The Auditors of Public Accounts released Monday their report on SCSU for 2008 and 2009 which found...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 1, 2011 | Features, General, Health Care, State Budget
The University of Connecticut Health Center is considering an exclusive agreement with union contractors on its $864 million revitalization project known as Bioscience Connecticut, despite concerns about legal challenges and the increased costs under such agreements....
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 11, 2011 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
Install timer on waterfall. Refurbish pool area lion-head fountain. Replace pool house French doors. These were three of the 47 work orders on 990 Prospect Street – the state-owned home where Gov. Dannel Malloy and his family are living – pending on July 26, according...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 10, 2011 | Features, General, State Budget
Each Connecticut taxpayer would need to write a check for $41,200 to pay off the state’s debts, prompting the Institute for Truth in Accounting to name the state a “sinkhole.” Connecticut’s per taxpayer burden is 73 percent higher than Kentucky’s, another sinkhole...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 2, 2011 | Features, General, Video
David Walker, former U.S. Comptroller General and CEO of the Government Accountability Office, spoke to a luncheon July 15 hosted by No Labels and the Comeback American Initiative, a Bridgeport-based group Walker founded. He talked about the long-term fiscal...
