by Zachary Janowski | May 9, 2014 | Features, General, Municipal, Taxes & Spending
With a population just shy of 10,000, Putnam is getting a big chunk of federal funding to upgrade its water system, including a $4.8 million grant and $10.8 million loan. Sen. Richard Blumenthal and 2nd District Rep. Joseph Courtney, both Democrats, recently announced...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 18, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Health Care, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Access Health CT, the health-insurance exchange implementing Obamacare in Connecticut, paid a marketing firm millions in part to “engage key legislators” but contends the agreement does not violate a ban on lobbying by quasi-public state agencies. The original $7.2...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 15, 2014 | Economy, Features, General, Health Care, Municipal, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Construction on the Jackson Laboratory facility in Farmington is well on its way to completion thanks in part to unique treatment of the project: the lab didn’t need any local approvals. The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine will receive a $297 million...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 28, 2014 | Features, General, Higher education, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
With UConn facing a $42.6 million budget deficit and raising tuition by 6.5 percent next year, here is a look at the money behind UConn athletics. Source: ESPN and author calculations comparing 101 NCAA Division 1-A public colleges and universities with available date...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 24, 2014 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The State Bond Commission is scheduled to vote Friday on $2.6 million in information technology upgrades at three state agencies, including a “special licensing and weapons registration system.” The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection,...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 21, 2014 | Economy, Features, General, Taxes & Spending
The State Bond Commission will consider granting $3 million in state assistance next week to a company run by Josh Geballe, son of the co-founder of Voices for Children. Geballe is CEO of Branford-based Core Informatics. His mother, Shelley Geballe, co-founded and ran...
