by Zachary Janowski | Apr 17, 2014 | Features, General, State Budget
Connecticut will pay out $13.8 million in longevity payments to 27,602 unionized state workers this week, up slightly from October’s payment, according to the Comptroller’s Office. The average eligible employee received $500, a slight increase. The number...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 15, 2014 | Economy, Features, General, Health Care, Municipal, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Construction on the Jackson Laboratory facility in Farmington is well on its way to completion thanks in part to unique treatment of the project: the lab didn’t need any local approvals. The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine will receive a $297 million...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 3, 2014 | Features, General, State Budget
The Institute for Truth in Accounting finds Connecticut has the highest “zombie index,” meaning the state “may be more likely than others to be taking on higher risk to address their debt problems.” The index relies on a weighted average of...
by Andrew Parrish | Apr 3, 2014 | Commentary, Features, Health Care, Politics
Last Saturday a group of local college students known as the Wesleyan Young Advocates teamed up with the Middletown Community Health Center to honor the CEO of Access Health CT, the state’s Affordable Care Act portal, Kevin Counihan. Flyers distributed by the student...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 2, 2014 | Features, General, Legal/Courts, Politics
The 2010 campaign manager and treasurer for Rep. Douglas McCrory, D-Hartford, pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree larceny for stealing $3,854.07 from the campaign. Tanzania Cooper, 43, of Bloomfield, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge under the Alford doctrine....
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 28, 2014 | Features, General, Higher education, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
With UConn facing a $42.6 million budget deficit and raising tuition by 6.5 percent next year, here is a look at the money behind UConn athletics. Source: ESPN and author calculations comparing 101 NCAA Division 1-A public colleges and universities with available date...
