by Zachary Janowski | Sep 13, 2010 | Education, Features, General, Health Care, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut faces a $2 million potential lawsuit from a woman whose only two fertilized embryos were mistakenly implanted in another woman at a private clinic affiliated with the University of Connecticut Health Center. The state has already paid a $45,000 settlement...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 8, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
In a marathon, one runner leads the pack. In an army, one leader stands at the head. In the Connecticut General Assembly, everyone’s a leader. In the 36-member Senate, there are 36 leaders. The House is less Utopian with only two out of three state representatives...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 3, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
What would Connecticut’s budget deficit look like if the state had an aggressive spending cap? This is the question raised by a Mercatus Center report, State Spending Restraint: An Analysis of the Path Not Taken. In response to the study the two major-party candidates...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 30, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
According to Moore’s law, computers double in speed every two years. According to the state Auditors of Public Accounts, $75,572 worth of computer hardware sat around unused at the state Department of Banking for two years – allowing processor speeds to double before...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 26, 2010 | Features, General
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal called on Craigslist Wednesday to shut down its “adult services” advertising section. Blumenthal and 17 other state attorneys general are targeting Craigslist, but what about companies with operations in Connecticut? Craigslist is...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 23, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal uses a 20-plus-year-old desktop podium for his press conferences, while the state police officer who stands guard at Blumenthal’s 55 Elm St. office has one that cost $1,440. The Attorney General’s office bought the podium, a Forbes...
