by Zachary Janowski | Sep 21, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Pratt & Whitney announced plans to close two Connecticut facilities, the Cheshire Engine Center and East Hartford’s Connecticut Airfoil and Repair Operations, in July 2009. The company planned to move the work to Georgia, Japan and Singapore. Pratt & Whitney...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 14, 2010 | Features, State Budget, Taxes & Spending, Transportation
Connecticut has spent “approximately $125,000” on signs advertising that project funding came from federal stimulus grants, according to state officials. State Recovery Act coordinator Matt Fritz said the figure includes $96,000 for signs related to transportation...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 13, 2010 | Education, Features, General, Health Care, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut faces a $2 million potential lawsuit from a woman whose only two fertilized embryos were mistakenly implanted in another woman at a private clinic affiliated with the University of Connecticut Health Center. The state has already paid a $45,000 settlement...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 8, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
In a marathon, one runner leads the pack. In an army, one leader stands at the head. In the Connecticut General Assembly, everyone’s a leader. In the 36-member Senate, there are 36 leaders. The House is less Utopian with only two out of three state representatives...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 3, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
What would Connecticut’s budget deficit look like if the state had an aggressive spending cap? This is the question raised by a Mercatus Center report, State Spending Restraint: An Analysis of the Path Not Taken. In response to the study the two major-party candidates...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 30, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
According to Moore’s law, computers double in speed every two years. According to the state Auditors of Public Accounts, $75,572 worth of computer hardware sat around unused at the state Department of Banking for two years – allowing processor speeds to double before...
