by Zachary Janowski | Jul 24, 2012 | General, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut is an onshore tax haven, according to some readings of a new study, not the greedy, over-taxing monstrosity we all thought it was. Time to close the Yankee Institute. We have won. Hold on. Before we do anything so drastic, let’s take a second look. Ernst...
by Caitlin Landers | Jul 5, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
The General Assembly violated its own rules by spending leftover money at the end of the fiscal year, overspent on electricity and provided an $84-per-visitor subsidy to the Old State House, according to auditors. The Auditors of Public Accounts found the Joint...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 27, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
Pensions for Connecticut state employees are worth nearly 50 percent of their income, according to a memo from the state Comptroller, only exceeded by the value of pensions for judges, worth about 58 percent of income. Regular state employee pensions are worth 46.01...
by Caitlin Landers | Jun 21, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
The Department of Developmental Services did not keep proper records of their worker’s compensation files and one woman worked despite being “totally disabled,” according to state auditors. Most of the worker’s compensation files reviewed by the auditors were missing...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 4, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending, Video
Gov. Dannel Malloy cancelled plans to provide $300,000 in borrowed state money to a New Haven nonprofit with links to the Communist Party USA after military veterans shared their opposition. Previously, members of the Malloy administration had made comments...
by Zachary Janowski | May 24, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
A state official reviewing the credentials of the Communist-linked New Haven People’s Center suggested routing taxpayer money through city hall to avoid a direct connection with the organization, according to documents obtained by Raising Hale. “If there is any...
