by Zachary Janowski | Mar 11, 2014 | Education, Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The largest teacher pension in the state of Connecticut goes to the head of the Capitol Region Education Council where he makes $130,000 in salary on top of his $198,000 pension. Bruce Douglas has headed CREC since 2001. CREC runs 18 magnet schools, administers...
by Zachary Janowski | Feb 28, 2014 | Economy, Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Two Fairfield County state senators made the case Thursday that hedge funds are welcome in Connecticut, despite the sometimes icy reception the industry gets from politicians and the media. Sens. Carlo Leone, D-Stamford, and L. Scott Frantz, R-Greenwich addressed a...
by Zachary Janowski | Feb 13, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
State auditors recently asked the General Assembly to fund five new positions for a specialized type of audit and make legislative changes to improve the integrity of state finances and operations. Last year, the Auditors of Public Accounts conducted 43 audits and...
by Zachary Janowski | Feb 10, 2014 | Features, General, Municipal, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Cities and towns across Connecticut spend a wide range of taxpayer money to support local libraries, from Greenwich’s nearly $9 million to Norfolk’s $1,000. Despite Norfolk’s small investment, it leads the state in visits per resident, according to 2012 data compiled...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 30, 2014 | Economy, Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
A jobs program to support the hiring of unemployed veterans has been slow to take hold with less than 10 percent of the money borrowed for the program reaching employers since 2012. Gov. Dannel Malloy and the General Assembly created “Step Up for Vets” nearly two...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 28, 2014 | Features, General, Health Care, Municipal, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Federal watchdogs faulted the Bridgeport Housing Authority Tuesday for improperly charging $1.7 million to Washington and for giving employees a “Cadillac” health plan. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Office of the Inspector General...
