by Zachary Janowski | Aug 7, 2012 | Features, General
Most unemployed workers in Connecticut spend at least 15 weeks out of a job, which could suggest looming problems for both the economy and workers suffering the effects of long-term joblessness. Out of 100 unemployed Connecticut residents, 62 will need more than 15...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 27, 2012 | Features, General
The Statewide Grievance Committee, the agency that regulates lawyers in Connecticut, has suspended the law license of Laura Jordan, special counsel to Speaker of the House Chris Donovan, for failing to pay a small fee. Although she earned $132,242 from the state in...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 25, 2012 | Features, General
State officials will not release the arbitration decisions that caused the reinstatement of dozens of fired employees who were accused of improperly receiving special disaster food stamp benefits. Office of Policy and Management Director of Legal Affairs Gareth Bye...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 24, 2012 | General, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut is an onshore tax haven, according to some readings of a new study, not the greedy, over-taxing monstrosity we all thought it was. Time to close the Yankee Institute. We have won. Hold on. Before we do anything so drastic, let’s take a second look. Ernst...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 23, 2012 | Features, General
Connecticut experienced an uptick in unemployment last month, bringing it closer to the national average, but income statistics reveal other problems for the state. One of the highest-cost-of-living states, with correspondingly high incomes, Connecticut saw wages fall...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 20, 2012 | Features, General, Health Care
The nursing home company facing strikes at five of its Connecticut locations formally asked the state’s top prosecutor to investigate allegations union workers committed sabotage shortly before their strike began. Maureen Weaver, an attorney with Wiggin and Dana who...
