by Zachary Janowski | Oct 22, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics, Unions
A complaint alleges that a political action committee run by a Democratic state representative failed to disclose its activity properly, including last-minute contributions to town party committees right before the 2013 municipal election. After Donna Hemmann, a...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 21, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics
The Connecticut Democratic Party raised nearly $350,000 in individual contributions to its federal account last month, including thousands from state contractors. The party reported its latest haul to the Federal Elections Commission a week ago. Although state...
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 | Aug 12, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Municipal, Taxes & Spending
Federal auditors found the Bridgeport Housing Authority improperly set rental rates for more than 150 tenants, causing the authority to forego millions in revenue that it could have reinvested in its properties. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...
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...
