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Cost of free tuition for UConn employees on the rise, approaches $5 million
Employees of the University of Connecticut receive free tuition at the college for themselves, their spouses and children, an in-kind benefit worth $4.7 million in 2011. In 2009, UConn gave $4 million in tuition waivers, according to documents obtained through a...
Malloy and Obama, two peas in a pod
Few people were surprised when Gov. Dannel Malloy described his time with President Barack Obama at the winter meeting of the National Governors Association as “the most inspirational meeting [he’s] ever had.” Indeed, Malloy’s actions both before and since the March...
Chris Murphy’s ad about being son on a school teacher tells half the story
Chris Murphy is the “son of a public school teacher” as a recent ad claims, but he is also the son a lawyer who leads one of Hartford’s prestigious law firms. Scott Murphy is managing partner of Shipman & Goodwin. He has carved out a niche...
McMahon rallies in Southington
Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon held a rally Monday at Coil Pro in Southington, not far from my house, along with state Sen. Joe Markley and other local candidates. After the rally, I asked McMahon about her legislative priorities if elected to the U.S....
Conn. officials reject request to determine if non-citizens are registered to vote
Connecticut’s court administrators have denied access to a list of residents exempt from jury duty because they are not citizens of the United States, inhibiting a media effort to determine if non-citizens are registered to vote in the state. Media organizations in...
Connecticut cities and towns wasted at least $20 million because of state storm-cleanup contract
With Hurricane Sandy threatening, it would pay for local officials to look back on the freak snowstorm that struck one year ago. The early snow stuck to leaves hesitant to fall bringing down many, many trees. The disruption in electricity to thousands of residents for...
True unemployment paints a bleak picture in Connecticut
While the government likes to point to their official unemployment rate as evidence for economic recovery, many argue that this rate, called U3, does not capture a full picture of the economy. Veronique de Rugy and Jason Fichtner of the Mercatus Center say that,...
New victim advocate could get $30,000 more than predecessor
Connecticut is looking for a new victim advocate and state officials are willing to pay the right candidate as much as $30,000 more than the person he replaces. The current victim advocate, Michelle Cruz, lost favor with Gov. Dannel Malloy’s administration by...
DCF spends thousands a month visiting children in its care outside of Connecticut
State officials charged with caring for children in need regularly travel out of state to visit children placed outside of Connecticut due to special circumstances. The out-of-state trips, many lasting overnight with a return flight the next day, are mandated once...
Unions invented PACs
Next time unions and their allies complain about money in politics, remind them unions invented political action committees. History professor Maury Klein writes for Bloomberg: The first organization to call itself a political action committee was formed in July 1943...