by Zachary Janowski | Mar 26, 2014 | Economy, Features, General, Legal/Courts, Politics
Connecticut residents are beginning to receive settlement payments from ebook publishers thanks to the efforts of Attorney General George Jepsen and his peers across the country. Nationally the settlement amounts to $166 million, with $3 million intended for...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 24, 2014 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The State Bond Commission is scheduled to vote Friday on $2.6 million in information technology upgrades at three state agencies, including a “special licensing and weapons registration system.” The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection,...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 21, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics
The Connecticut Democratic Party continued to legally collect donations from state contractors using its federal account in February, according to the most recent Federal Elections Commission filing, raising a little more than $133,000 from all sources. Six ESPN...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 21, 2014 | Economy, Features, General, Taxes & Spending
The State Bond Commission will consider granting $3 million in state assistance next week to a company run by Josh Geballe, son of the co-founder of Voices for Children. Geballe is CEO of Branford-based Core Informatics. His mother, Shelley Geballe, co-founded and ran...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 19, 2014 | Features, General, Higher education, Transparency
This year, accountants included language emphasizing the close relationship between the University of Connecticut Foundation and state finances. The UConn Foundation is currently fighting legislation that would require it to comply with the Freedom of Information Act...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 14, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics, Transportation
Abul Islam was a generous donor to the Connecticut Republican Party – until the state elected a Democratic governor. Islam, as the principal of a state contractor, can only give to the federal accounts of either party. A party’s federal account cannot benefit...
