by Suzanne Bates | Feb 1, 2013 | Blog, Education, Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Gov. Dannel Malloy announced on Thursday that he wants to borrow $1.5 billion over the next 10 years to strengthen the science, technology, engineering and math programs at the University of Connecticut. This announcement raises a few questions. First, how much of...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 23, 2013 | Features, General, Politics
Supreme Court nominee Andrew McDonald used a private email account in his official capacity as general counsel to Gov. Dannel Malloy on at least three occasions, according to emails obtained by Raising Hale, raising questions about whether he used the account to evade...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 17, 2013 | Features, General, Municipal, Politics
New Haven City Clerk Ron Smith was not drafted by the New York Knicks, and he never played for the team, contrary to his official biography on the city’s website. Smith said he didn’t know how the error entered his biography. “Somebody made a big blunder,” he said....
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 11, 2013 | Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Despite already outnumbering rank-and-file members, Connecticut’s legislative leadership grew this year to 99 leaders in the 187-member General Assembly. Each legislator with a leadership title gets a small pay increase. Twenty-seven committee chairmen and 19 ranking...
by Suzanne Bates | Jan 10, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
According to all signs and indicators Connecticut is in a financial mess. While other states are starting to see signs of recovery and job growth, Connecticut still faces high unemployment, continued budget deficits and an onerous tax burden on the state’s families....
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...
