by Zachary Janowski | Oct 10, 2012 | Education, Features, Taxes & Spending
No bidders responded to a Connecticut Department of Education offer to purchase a used Learjet with fewer than 12,000 hours of flight time, forcing state officials to reconsider their plan. The Connecticut Technical High School System attempted the purchase for the...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 9, 2012 | Politics, Taxes & Spending, Transportation
Connecticut received $121 million last week for its rail line from New Haven to Springfield via Hartford. And all the politicians rejoiced. Gov. Dannel Malloy, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Rep. John Larson and Rep. Chris Murphy (D, D, D-3rd, D-1st and...
by Kelly Delaney | Oct 5, 2012 | General, Municipal
In June, the federal government awarded the state of Connecticut with a $4.7 million grant to save or create 36 positions for police officers around the state. According to the Courant, Hartford received $1.7 million to hire 12 police officers, Waterbury received $1.7...
by Zack Albert | Oct 4, 2012 | Blog, Education
One of Connecticut’s teachers unions recently found a new way to flex its political muscles: running a school. The New Haven Federation of Teachers runs the city’s High School in the Community, the sixth in a series of schools designated as needing a “turnaround” and...
by Kelly Delaney | Oct 3, 2012 | General, Politics
Tonight the country will have its first chance to see President Obama and Governor Romney face off in their first of three presidential debates. As it stands, the race is tight nationally with Obama in the lead with 49 percent and Romney not far behind at 45.2...