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Out-of-state developer, donor gets another $1.3 million; total support $43 million
A Norwalk affordable-housing project received another $1.3 million in state support, bringing total government support to more than $43 million for a project with an out-of-state developer. Boston-based Trinity Financial is leading the $110 million Washington Village...
Teachers’ union official with state appointment describes herself online as a proud “union thug”
A Connecticut teachers’ union official who holds an appointed position in state government calls herself a “union thug and proud of it” on her Twitter page. Jean Morningstar is second vice president of the American Federation of Teachers Connecticut. Gov. Dannel...
Audit: Bridgeport Housing Authority rents too affordable, undercharged tenants millions since 2004
Federal auditors found the Bridgeport Housing Authority improperly set rental rates for more than 150 tenants, causing the authority to forego millions in revenue that it could have reinvested in its properties. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...
Malloy hosted 200 last year for St. Patrick’s Day bash
A peek inside the Governor’s Residence shows how Dannel Malloy has dealt with the joys and sorrows of being Connecticut’s chief executive. Some parties were catered, others canceled. On the joyous side, Malloy hosted a St. Patrick’s Day party for 200 people in 2013,...
McKinney’s law licensed suspended for past decade, owes client security fund more than $1,300
Sen. John McKinney, the Republican minority leader from Fairfield and a candidate for governor, owes $1,330 to the mandatory fund lawyers pay into to protect clients and his license has been under suspension since 2003. “I have not engaged in the practice of law...
New Democratic Party landlord gets bond commission funding for another property
The new landlord for the Connecticut Democratic Party received bond commission funds last week to renovate a different property totaling $320,000. The Capital Region Development Authority will lend the money to 360 Main Street Associates at 3 percent interest for 20...
Election regulator says contractor donations to state parties can be “problematic”
New legal advice from the agency that regulates Connecticut elections suggests that state contractors using a common workaround to give money to state political parties could be violating the law in certain scenarios. Previous advice from the State Elections...
Connecticut taxpayers fund shorter CEO commutes
The First Five, Connecticut’s signature economic development program under Gov. Dannel Malloy, prompted five CEOs to move their companies. In return, they got taxpayer funding – and a shorter commute to work. Last month, a plan to move the hedge fund Bridgewater...
ATF undercover operation last year caught General Assembly clerk selling drugs
Jonathan McDonald worked as a clerk for the General Assembly last year when he allegedly sold cocaine to undercover federal agents at an East Hartford strip club. McDonald, 28, worked as a manager and disc jockey at Kahoots on Main Street in East Hartford. The club...
Norwalk housing project gets millions from taxpayers while Boston-based developer gives to Dems
Connecticut’s oldest public-housing project, Washington Village in Norwalk, has received tens of millions in taxpayer money recently, including $30 million in federal funding this week, while a top leader of the developer in charge of the $110 million project has been...