by Zachary Janowski | Oct 11, 2012 | Economy, Features, Health Care, Politics
An interrelated group of nursing home companies filed suit Wednesday against the union striking at five Connecticut locations, alleging extortion under a federal law designed to fight the mob. HealthBridge, owner of eight nursing homes in Connecticut including three...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 9, 2012 | Politics, Taxes & Spending, Transportation
Connecticut received $121 million last week for its rail line from New Haven to Springfield via Hartford. And all the politicians rejoiced. Gov. Dannel Malloy, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Rep. John Larson and Rep. Chris Murphy (D, D, D-3rd, D-1st and...
by Kelly Delaney | Oct 3, 2012 | General, Politics
Tonight the country will have its first chance to see President Obama and Governor Romney face off in their first of three presidential debates. As it stands, the race is tight nationally with Obama in the lead with 49 percent and Romney not far behind at 45.2...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 31, 2012 | Blog, General, Politics
The Norwalk Hour had an interesting story Thursday about a judge reducing the value of a commercial building by nearly $15 million, saving its owners about $1 million in taxes over five years. The article failed to mention the building, MerrittView, is owned by the...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 31, 2012 | Blog, General, Politics
With welfare reform in the news again because of a tussle on the issue between Pres. Barack Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, here is a study worth looking at. The University of Michigan’s National Poverty Center studied the impact of 1990s welfare...
