by Zachary Janowski | Sep 1, 2011 | Features, General, Health Care, State Budget
The University of Connecticut Health Center is considering an exclusive agreement with union contractors on its $864 million revitalization project known as Bioscience Connecticut, despite concerns about legal challenges and the increased costs under such agreements....
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 10, 2011 | Features, General, State Budget
Each Connecticut taxpayer would need to write a check for $41,200 to pay off the state’s debts, prompting the Institute for Truth in Accounting to name the state a “sinkhole.” Connecticut’s per taxpayer burden is 73 percent higher than Kentucky’s, another sinkhole...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 22, 2011 | Features, General, Health Care, State Budget, Video
The Windham cable-access show Face of Pro-Life invited Zachary Janowski to talk about the state budget and other topics on April 26. Related articles: Embryo mix-up doesn’t hurt doctor’s bonus $2 million claim pending against CT in embryo mix-up 1,126 Connecticut...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 14, 2011 | Features, General, State Budget
Adding insult to injury, the State Comptroller announced state police union dues will rise 2.5 percent the same day the Hartford Courant reported 57 troopers will get pink slips. Gov. Dannel Malloy is laying off about 6,500 state employees to fill a $1.6 billion...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 12, 2011 | Features, General, State Budget
The 6,500 layoffs proposed by Gov. Dannel Malloy to balance the state budget – in addition to their impact on state government – will also cut into the budgets of the unions that represent state employees. The State Employee Bargaining Agent Coalition and its...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 30, 2011 | Features, General, State Budget
As part of his backup plan to balance the budget after state employee unions rejected a savings agreement, Gov. Dannel Malloy is cutting state aid to towns and cities by 2.4 percent or $54.4 million. According to a memo from the Connecticut Conference of...
