by Zachary Janowski | May 31, 2011 | Features, General, State Budget
The Department of Public Utility Control will shrink from five commissioners to three when it merges with the Department of Environmental Protection later this year, according to several sources familiar with legislative negotiations. Former Republican state...
by Zachary Janowski | May 27, 2011 | Features, General
The Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists awarded Raising Hale first prize in the in-depth series category for online media for its three-part series on the legislative redistricting process in Connecticut. Connecticut SPJ announced the award at its annual...
by Zachary Janowski | May 26, 2011 | Features, General
According to a former Clinton Administration labor lawyer the captive audience bill being considered by the Connecticut Senate could prompt costly lawsuits against the state by employers or even the federal government. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius senior counsel...
by Zachary Janowski | May 26, 2011 | Education, Features, General
Gov. Dannel Malloy celebrated the recent passage of a bill giving in-state tuition subsidies to undocumented immigrants by calling it “an increased opportunity for our state’s students to succeed in whatever path they choose.” As long as they don’t want...
by Zachary Janowski | May 20, 2011 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
Rep. Chris Murphy, D-5th, only made three indirect references to his run for U.S. Senate at a Hartford luncheon Friday, despite being a frontrunner for the Democratic nomination. Murphy, who lives in Cheshire, spoke about the how the federal government can create...