by Zachary Janowski | Jun 12, 2014 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut’s longevity pay for state employees – $13.8 million in April – is no secret, but a small group of state employees also get “lump sum payments” equal to 2.5 percent of pay. While longevity payments go to union state employees based on the...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 6, 2014 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Fewer people with developmental disabilities in Connecticut need the highest level of care, but rising costs are growing the gap between high-cost treatment in state-run facilities and lower-cost private alternatives. According to 2013 data provided by the Department...
by Zachary Janowski | May 30, 2014 | Features, General, Municipal, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
After leaving a state grant unused for 14 years, Suffield is finally claiming $75,000 in borrowed funds, although for a new project. Originally intended for “renovations and improvements to an existing bathhouse at Babb’s Beach,” the town never...
by Zachary Janowski | May 28, 2014 | Economy, Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
NBC Sports is set to receive another $6 million in taxpayer funds – beyond the $20 million the company already received – in return for creating 150 new full-time jobs within five years. The State Bond Commission will consider the funding proposal from the Department...
by Zachary Janowski | May 2, 2014 | Economy, Features, General, State Budget
The $400 million deal between Gov. Dannel Malloy and United Technologies Corp. will reduce state revenues over the next 15 years by at least as much as a quarter-point reduction in the corporate tax rate. The deal allows UTC to use otherwise unusable tax credits in...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 18, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Health Care, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Access Health CT, the health-insurance exchange implementing Obamacare in Connecticut, paid a marketing firm millions in part to “engage key legislators” but contends the agreement does not violate a ban on lobbying by quasi-public state agencies. The original $7.2...
