by Zachary Janowski | Nov 22, 2013 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Transportation
Eight donors affiliated with HAKS Engineers – a company paid millions a year by the state Department of Transportation – contributed $45,000 to the Connecticut Democratic Party last month. In all, the party raised a little more than $300,000 from individual...
by Zack Albert | Oct 3, 2013 | Economy, Features, General, Municipal, Transportation
Before making any more comparisons between Hartford and the Big Apple, take a look at this modified map of Connecticut. New York City is more than 17 times the size of Hartford. Overlaying NYC on the state of Connecticut reveals that the city would cover from Windsor...
by Zachary Janowski | Apr 22, 2013 | Economy, Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending, Transportation
The State Bond Commission will meet Friday to allocate more than $100 million in borrowed state money. Of the 31 projects on the agenda, three stand out. – $1.3 million for renovations to the Capitol and Legislative Office Building, including an “upgrade to the...
by Katherine Concepcion | Mar 5, 2013 | Features, General, Politics, Transportation
Thousands of residents attended a transportation committee hearing at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven on Monday, March 4, in support of bills expanding the rights of immigrants and migrant workers. Current law only allows licenses to be issued to individuals...
by Zachary Janowski | Feb 26, 2013 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending, Transportation
New public transportation projects are starting to eat up more of the state’s budget, while the heavily-used Metro-North Railroad is facing cuts in state support. Gov. Dannel Malloy’s budget proposes to cut Metro-North $5.5 million next year and $4.4 million the year...
by Zack Albert | Jan 16, 2013 | Blog, Taxes & Spending, Transportation
As the state once again finds itself in a fiscal hole, legislators scramble to offer new (or in this case, not so new) ways to raise much-needed revenue for the state. With expected cuts to state and municipal aid at the federal level and a budget storm rumbling in...
