by Zachary Janowski | Jan 9, 2013 | Blog, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
My latest post to Public Sector Inc.: … Whoever Connecticut’s next governor is – whether Malloy wins, loses or takes a job in Washington – his or her single most important task will be to negotiate a new agreement with state employees. If...
by Zachary Janowski | Dec 20, 2012 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The bipartisan plan passed Wednesday to balance the state budget eliminated some state employee bonuses that have been the subject of populist ire, but replaced those bonuses with raises of the same value, which will end up costing taxpayers more. Under the new rules,...
by Zachary Janowski | Dec 19, 2012 | Education, Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut’s higher education bureaucracy – including a flagship university and its health center, four state universities and 12 community colleges – employs 29 spokesmen known as public information officers to work with the media, among other tasks, at a cost of...
by Zachary Janowski | Dec 12, 2012 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
State officials are moving toward the establishment of a Department of Housing as provided for in last-minute budget legislation passed earlier this year despite a deficit of at least $365 million and administration talking points on reducing the size of state...
by Zachary Janowski | Dec 3, 2012 | Features, General
The New Jersey Treasury Department adopted Connecticut’s disaster cleanup contract in the days following landfall of Hurricane Sandy, avoiding the standard competitive bidding process. The use of another state’s contract, sometimes called cooperative purchasing or...
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 29, 2012 | Education, Features, General, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut’s 12 community college presidents receive about $13,000 a year in perks above and beyond standard state employee benefits such as salary, health benefits and retirement plans. The additional pay has three components, “optional expenses,” $3,250; “optional...
