by Suzanne Bates | Jan 18, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care
The state is moving closer to the creation of a database that will track the intimate details of our medical choices – linking our social security numbers, dates of birth and other demographic information to the health care we receive. While the regulations for this...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 17, 2013 | Features, General, Municipal, Politics
New Haven City Clerk Ron Smith was not drafted by the New York Knicks, and he never played for the team, contrary to his official biography on the city’s website. Smith said he didn’t know how the error entered his biography. “Somebody made a big blunder,” he said....
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 16, 2013 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Auditors found a state employee worked overtime “for approximately one hour a day for almost the entirety of fiscal year 2009” without approval from the agency’s commissioner as required by department policy. Despite the claim by auditors that they found no evidence...
by Zack Albert | Jan 16, 2013 | General
I would like to take a moment to introduce myself to the Raising Hale community. My name is Zack Albert and I will now be adding, on a weekly basis, to the news and commentary found on this site. Beginning today I will be posting to the site each Wednesday on a...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 11, 2013 | Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Despite already outnumbering rank-and-file members, Connecticut’s legislative leadership grew this year to 99 leaders in the 187-member General Assembly. Each legislator with a leadership title gets a small pay increase. Twenty-seven committee chairmen and 19 ranking...
by Suzanne Bates | Jan 10, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
According to all signs and indicators Connecticut is in a financial mess. While other states are starting to see signs of recovery and job growth, Connecticut still faces high unemployment, continued budget deficits and an onerous tax burden on the state’s families....
