by Zachary Janowski | Jan 23, 2013 | Features, General, Politics
Supreme Court nominee Andrew McDonald used a private email account in his official capacity as general counsel to Gov. Dannel Malloy on at least three occasions, according to emails obtained by Raising Hale, raising questions about whether he used the account to evade...
by Suzanne Bates | Jan 18, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care
The state is moving closer to the creation of a database that will track the intimate details of our medical choices – linking our social security numbers, dates of birth and other demographic information to the health care we receive. While the regulations for this...
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 17, 2013 | Features, General, Municipal, Politics
New Haven City Clerk Ron Smith was not drafted by the New York Knicks, and he never played for the team, contrary to his official biography on the city’s website. Smith said he didn’t know how the error entered his biography. “Somebody made a big blunder,” he said....
by Zachary Janowski | Jan 16, 2013 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Auditors found a state employee worked overtime “for approximately one hour a day for almost the entirety of fiscal year 2009” without approval from the agency’s commissioner as required by department policy. Despite the claim by auditors that they found no evidence...
by Zack Albert | Jan 16, 2013 | Blog, Taxes & Spending, Transportation
As the state once again finds itself in a fiscal hole, legislators scramble to offer new (or in this case, not so new) ways to raise much-needed revenue for the state. With expected cuts to state and municipal aid at the federal level and a budget storm rumbling in...