by Caitlin Landers | Jun 21, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
The Department of Developmental Services did not keep proper records of their worker’s compensation files and one woman worked despite being “totally disabled,” according to state auditors. Most of the worker’s compensation files reviewed by the auditors were missing...
by Caitlin Landers | Jun 14, 2012 | Features, General, Transportation
Enfield – The Connecticut Department of Transportation received generally positive feedback from nearly 60 attendees at a public hearing Wednesday, but some proposed station locations prompted dissent. Mark Alexander, DOT transportation assistant planning director,...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 14, 2012 | Education, Features, General
Forty-one Connecticut school districts can educate two high school graduates for less than the cost of one Hartford graduate, according to Department of Education data. That means nearly half of the 111 districts reviewed are twice as efficient as Hartford public...
by Caitlin Landers | Jun 13, 2012 | Features, General, Transportation
It is June 13, 2030, and the train conductor on the new rail line heading to Springfield picks up 14 passengers at the first stop in New Haven. The next stop is State Street, about two miles away, and 10 passengers board the train. In North Haven the train picks up...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 12, 2012 | Features, General
Reportedly, the General Assembly will vote today to make permanent the transfer of Office of State Ethics head Carol Carson’s friend to her agency. Carson’s friend is currently working there, but only under a temporary sharing agreement with the State Elections...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 12, 2012 | Features, General
Yesterday I argued a case before the Freedom of Information Commission. Today, the General Assembly will consider a new exemption allowing the state to keep more records secret. Coincidence? Last year, I spent some time asking the Department of Economic and Community...
