by Zachary Janowski | Apr 2, 2014 | Features, General, Legal/Courts, Politics
The 2010 campaign manager and treasurer for Rep. Douglas McCrory, D-Hartford, pleaded guilty Wednesday to second-degree larceny for stealing $3,854.07 from the campaign. Tanzania Cooper, 43, of Bloomfield, pleaded guilty to a reduced charge under the Alford doctrine....
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 28, 2014 | Features, General, Higher education, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
With UConn facing a $42.6 million budget deficit and raising tuition by 6.5 percent next year, here is a look at the money behind UConn athletics. Source: ESPN and author calculations comparing 101 NCAA Division 1-A public colleges and universities with available date...
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...
