by Zachary Janowski | Jul 18, 2012 | Features, General
Americans for Tax Reform has tables that show how Connecticut is falling behind in New England’s tax competition. Connecticut is the only state going in the wrong direction. The rest of New England is holding the line or reducing income and corporate...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 18, 2012 | Features, General, Health Care
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen will recuse himself from legal matters involving the strikes at several nursing homes after joining the picket line Tuesday, according to a spokesman. HealthBridge Management, owner of several nursing homes in Connecticut...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 17, 2012 | Features, General, Health Care
Striking nursing home employees who recently received the support of Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy on the picket line allegedly risked the lives of elderly residents when they removed medical id bracelets and committed other acts of disruption, according to a...
by Caitlin Landers | Jul 6, 2012 | It Could Happen Here
The town of Middleborough, Mass., recently revived a ban on swearing in public after foregoing enforcement for over 40 years. The law allows officers to use their own judgment to give a $20 fine to anyone using curse words. According to the Boston Globe, residents...
by Caitlin Landers | Jul 5, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
The General Assembly violated its own rules by spending leftover money at the end of the fiscal year, overspent on electricity and provided an $84-per-visitor subsidy to the Old State House, according to auditors. The Auditors of Public Accounts found the Joint...