by Zachary Janowski | May 21, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
A recently retired state employee with almost four decades of experience, including almost 20 years overseeing grants from state bond money, first alerted state officials to problems with $300,000 in proposed funding for the New Haven People’s Center, an organization...
by Zachary Janowski | May 17, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut taxpayers owe $2.1 billion less for state retiree healthcare, according to a new report released Thursday, because actuaries changed one number used to calculate the long-term cost of the benefit. According to the Segal Company in Farmington, taxpayers...
by Zachary Janowski | May 15, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
The Tax Foundation has a report out today on a recent Connecticut Supreme Court case that found teachers are the legal equivalent of salesmen for Scholastic, the in-school bookseller. According to the report, co-authored by former Yankee Institute intern Jordan King,...
by Zachary Janowski | May 15, 2012 | Features, General, Municipal, Taxes & Spending
Josh Barro writing for Forbes suggests it might be in Rhode Island’s best interest to merge with Connecticut. According to Barro, because of Rhode Island’s lower per capita income, the state has higher taxes AND lower government spending than both its...
by Zachary Janowski | May 1, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
The Department of Social Services has no records related to the New Haven People’s Center, despite being the agency responsible for $300,000 in proposed funding on the State Bond Commission’s agenda last week. DSS responded to a Raising Hale request under the Freedom...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 30, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut’s economic outlook is the seventh-worst in the country, according to a new report by the American Legislative Exchange Council, exactly matching the state’s ranking for past economic performance. The Nutmeg State earned its lowest ranking yet in the fifth...
