by Zachary Janowski | Oct 20, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics
The Connecticut Democratic Party asked federal regulators earlier this month for permission to use a stockpile of cash from state contractors to support the reelection of Gov. Dannel Malloy, but rather than wait for a response the party began mailing advertisements...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 10, 2014 | Features, General, Politics, State Budget
A Norwalk affordable-housing project received another $1.3 million in state support, bringing total government support to more than $43 million for a project with an out-of-state developer. Boston-based Trinity Financial is leading the $110 million Washington Village...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 5, 2014 | Features, General, Politics, State Budget
A peek inside the Governor’s Residence shows how Dannel Malloy has dealt with the joys and sorrows of being Connecticut’s chief executive. Some parties were catered, others canceled. On the joyous side, Malloy hosted a St. Patrick’s Day party for 200 people in 2013,...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 31, 2014 | Features, General, Politics
Sen. John McKinney, the Republican minority leader from Fairfield and a candidate for governor, owes $1,330 to the mandatory fund lawyers pay into to protect clients and his license has been under suspension since 2003. “I have not engaged in the practice of law...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 30, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The new landlord for the Connecticut Democratic Party received bond commission funds last week to renovate a different property totaling $320,000. The Capital Region Development Authority will lend the money to 360 Main Street Associates at 3 percent interest for 20...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 29, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Legal/Courts, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
New legal advice from the agency that regulates Connecticut elections suggests that state contractors using a common workaround to give money to state political parties could be violating the law in certain scenarios. Previous advice from the State Elections...
