by Suzanne Bates | Jan 22, 2015 | Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The state’s Compensation Commission must have been inspired by the generosity Gov. Dannel Malloy exhibited last month when he gave dozens of senior officials 12 percent raises, and pushed several of his top commissioners’ salaries over $200,000. The commission...
by Zachary Janowski | Dec 15, 2014 | Features, General, Municipal, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Two years ago, Superstorm Sandy flooded first-floor apartments at Washington Village in Norwalk. Now state and local officials are seeking to expand the project in the same flood-prone location using millions in state and federal taxpayer money, including $9.8 million...
by Zachary Janowski | Dec 9, 2014 | Features, General, Legal/Courts, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The son of a Connecticut state employee cashed his dead father’s state pension and federal Social Security checks for 16 years until federal investigators learned of the father’s death in 2012 and discovered he stole nearly $350,000. Raymond LaChance, of Spring Hill,...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 10, 2014 | Education, Features, General, Legal/Courts, Municipal, Taxes & Spending
The Brookfield Board of Education unanimously voted Thursday to terminate Superintendent Anthony Bivona, confirming a decision the board originally made in May. The same board that fired Bivona earlier this year sat in judgment of him during a multi-part hearing that...
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...
