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Bad week for Cheshire taxpayers
Sorry, Cheshire. First, Gov. Dannel Malloy gives Cheshire-based Alexion Pharmaceuticals as much as $51 million to move to New Haven. Then the “bubble” over the town pool rips. Luther Turmelle reports for the Register that since 2003 the pool “has...
DDS struggles to oversee worker’s compensation
The Department of Developmental Services did not keep proper records of their worker’s compensation files and one woman worked despite being “totally disabled,” according to state auditors. Most of the worker’s compensation files reviewed by the auditors were missing...
It Could Happen Here: Subsidizing stay-at-home moms
The German Parliament is expected to approve new payments to parents of toddlers who keep their kids home in an effort to reduce waiting lists at state-run daycare centers. According to the New York Times, the legislation has been “bundled with other social benefits,”...
Rail hearing in Enfield evokes strong emotions
Enfield – The Connecticut Department of Transportation received generally positive feedback from nearly 60 attendees at a public hearing Wednesday, but some proposed station locations prompted dissent. Mark Alexander, DOT transportation assistant planning director,...
Hartford schools are twice as expensive as 41 districts
Forty-one Connecticut school districts can educate two high school graduates for less than the cost of one Hartford graduate, according to Department of Education data. That means nearly half of the 111 districts reviewed are twice as efficient as Hartford public...
DOT projects 1 out of 1,000 residents will commute on $647 million rail line
It is June 13, 2030, and the train conductor on the new rail line heading to Springfield picks up 14 passengers at the first stop in New Haven. The next stop is State Street, about two miles away, and 10 passengers board the train. In North Haven the train picks up...
Legislature may finalize transfer of director’s friend to ethics agency
Reportedly, the General Assembly will vote today to make permanent the transfer of Office of State Ethics head Carol Carson’s friend to her agency. Carson’s friend is currently working there, but only under a temporary sharing agreement with the State Elections...
Bureaucracy seeks more secrecy for economic development
Yesterday I argued a case before the Freedom of Information Commission. Today, the General Assembly will consider a new exemption allowing the state to keep more records secret. Coincidence? Last year, I spent some time asking the Department of Economic and Community...
Gov. Malloy halts funding for communist-linked group under pressure from veterans
Gov. Dannel Malloy cancelled plans to provide $300,000 in borrowed state money to a New Haven nonprofit with links to the Communist Party USA after military veterans shared their opposition. Previously, members of the Malloy administration had made comments...
Arrested Donovan finance director worked for other congressional campaigns
The finance director for Connecticut Speaker of the House Chris Donovan’s congressional campaign arrested by federal authorities Wednesday previously raised money for at least two other congressional races, according to his LinkedIn profile. Robert Braddock Jr. worked...