by Zachary Janowski | Mar 7, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Legal/Courts, Politics
The U.S. Supreme Court has restricted the meaning of honest services fraud since Gov. John Rowland pleaded guilty to that charge a decade ago, but the same law could be at issue in an FBI investigation of House Republicans. George Gallo served as chief of staff under...
by Zachary Janowski | Feb 24, 2014 | Features, General, Health Care, Legal/Courts, Unions
The Connecticut nursing home company where striking workers became a political issue two years ago has subpoenaed several of the state’s top elected leaders, including Gov. Dannel Malloy and Attorney General George Jepsen. HealthBridge, owner of eight Connecticut...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 27, 2014 | Features, General, Legal/Courts
An old proposal would have brought the General Assembly and Judicial Branch under the State Library for the sake of preserving historical records and consistently maintaining government documents. State Librarian Kendall Wiggin said Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s administration...
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 | Nov 27, 2013 | Ethics, Features, General, Legal/Courts, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut’s top ethics official “won’t confirm or deny” the existence of a confidential investigation into the scandal last year that tarnished the Congressional campaign of then-Speaker of the House Chris Donovan. The two top aides on Donovan’s campaign received...
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 26, 2013 | Features, General, Legal/Courts, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
A new computer system intended to streamline Connecticut’s criminal justice system is at “high risk for failure” according to a consultant report uncovered by state auditors and Attorney General George Jepsen. The Auditors of Public Accounts and...
