by Andrew Parrish | Jan 30, 2014 | Commentary, General, Politics
Anyone who watched Tuesday’s State of the Union address may have noticed a colorfully clad Rosa Delauro (D-3rd District) jumping for joy and high fiving fellow lawmakers at a particular point in the President’s speech. What inspired her gleeful reaction was Obama’s...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 3, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics, State Budget
Representatives of three companies with connections to the affordable housing industry gave to the Connecticut Democratic Party in November. Bruce Whitaker Jr., owner of Millennium Real Estate, gave $5,000 on Nov. 19. Two days later, Gov. Dannel Malloy announced Sasco...
by Zachary Janowski | Dec 30, 2013 | Education, Ethics, Features, General, Politics
Gov. Dannel Malloy publicly named Nicholas Donofrio chairman of the Board of Regents of Higher Education weeks after he and his wife made $10,000 contributions to the Connecticut Democratic Party. The Ridgefield couple made the max-out donations to the party’s federal...
by Zachary Janowski | Dec 27, 2013 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending, Transportation
The Connecticut Democratic Party continues to benefit from the generosity of a preferred developer selected by the Department of Transportation to develop the area near Stamford’s train station. Last month, the party collected $27,500 from donors affiliated with the...
by Zachary Janowski | Dec 13, 2013 | Economy, Ethics, Features, General, Legal/Courts, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The list of state contractors banned from contributing to political campaigns is the best effort of state agencies, but it isn’t definitive, a reality highlighted by the absence from the list of several companies with publicly-acknowledged state relationships. For...
by Zachary Janowski | Dec 5, 2013 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics, Transportation
Eight donors affiliated with HAKS Engineers, a Department of Transportation contractor, gave generously to the Connecticut Democratic Party in October and circumstantial evidence suggests they may have attended a New York City event with Gov. Dannel Malloy. Malloy’s...
