by Suzanne Bates | Mar 22, 2013 | Economy, Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Residents gathered at the statehouse on Friday to ask lawmakers to stop thinking about them as revenue sources and to instead think about how the state’s laws are affecting their daily lives. Connecticut College student Michael Coscarelli said he was at the Capitol on...
by Zack Albert | Mar 20, 2013 | Blog, Economy, Health Care, Politics
A recent report by the Connecticut Institute for the 21st Century articulated what should be a well-known fact for fiscally aware citizens: the government does not always act efficiently. In fact, the report provides a glaring example of the inefficiencies inherent in...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 18, 2013 | Features, General, Politics
A longtime state employee is taking the steps to update her registration as a lawyer practicing in Connecticut, according to a spokesman for State Treasurer Denise Nappier who recently hired the woman for a six-figure job, after a decade of not being in good standing...
by Katherine Concepcion | Mar 16, 2013 | Features, General, Politics
Hundreds braved the chilly Thursday evening, eagerly filling seats in Central Connecticut State University’s Welte Hall auditorium in anticipation of a special event, a speech by Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. The speech, often punctuated by audience...
by Suzanne Bates | Mar 15, 2013 | Economy, Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
COMMENTARY Gov. Dannel Malloy is on a listening tour around the state defending his budget and other policy priorities. In terms of the budget, he has a tough task ahead of him. Democrats and Republicans alike have criticized the budget, which increases spending,...
by Katherine Concepcion | Mar 13, 2013 | Education, Features, General, Municipal, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Members of the Connecticut General Assembly’s planning and development committee questioned the viability Monday of a technology advancement bill that would change the mission of a state-run internet company from serving schools and libraries to competing with...
