by Zachary Janowski | Sep 14, 2010 | Features, State Budget, Taxes & Spending, Transportation
Connecticut has spent “approximately $125,000” on signs advertising that project funding came from federal stimulus grants, according to state officials. State Recovery Act coordinator Matt Fritz said the figure includes $96,000 for signs related to transportation...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 13, 2010 | Education, Features, General, Health Care, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut faces a $2 million potential lawsuit from a woman whose only two fertilized embryos were mistakenly implanted in another woman at a private clinic affiliated with the University of Connecticut Health Center. The state has already paid a $45,000 settlement...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 8, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
In a marathon, one runner leads the pack. In an army, one leader stands at the head. In the Connecticut General Assembly, everyone’s a leader. In the 36-member Senate, there are 36 leaders. The House is less Utopian with only two out of three state representatives...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 3, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
What would Connecticut’s budget deficit look like if the state had an aggressive spending cap? This is the question raised by a Mercatus Center report, State Spending Restraint: An Analysis of the Path Not Taken. In response to the study the two major-party candidates...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 30, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
According to Moore’s law, computers double in speed every two years. According to the state Auditors of Public Accounts, $75,572 worth of computer hardware sat around unused at the state Department of Banking for two years – allowing processor speeds to double before...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 23, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal uses a 20-plus-year-old desktop podium for his press conferences, while the state police officer who stands guard at Blumenthal’s 55 Elm St. office has one that cost $1,440. The Attorney General’s office bought the podium, a Forbes...
