by Zachary Janowski | Nov 29, 2012 | Education, Features, General, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut’s 12 community college presidents receive about $13,000 a year in perks above and beyond standard state employee benefits such as salary, health benefits and retirement plans. The additional pay has three components, “optional expenses,” $3,250; “optional...
by Paige Rhymer | Nov 28, 2012 | Education, General
The poor performance of public education has surpassed importance on a state level and is now considered by the Council of Foreign Relations a threat to national security that will leave the country unable to compete and succeed in a global economy. Despite the fact...
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 26, 2012 | Education, Features
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...
by Zack Albert | Nov 7, 2012 | General
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...
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 6, 2012 | General, Politics
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...
