by Katherine Concepcion | May 30, 2013 | Economy, Energy, Features, General
A February audit of Connecticut’s energy efficiency and conservation programs found job data “was inaccurate and unsupported.” Auditors examined data from Connecticut’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection and released their findings in February. The...
by Zachary Janowski | May 29, 2013 | Blog, Education
Two researchers at the Pioneer Institute in Boston think so. They explain how Connecticut fell behind in reading in their Wall Street Journal op-ed questioning the wisdom of the Common Core. This academic-lite approach has been tried before—and it failed. In 1998,...
by Zack Albert | May 29, 2013 | Blog, Commentary, Education, Municipal
Most people who have ever taken a physics course know Newton’s law, which states that every action has an equal and opposite reaction. Similarly, most people who follow state and local politics recognize that every governmental action has (typically) negative...
by Suzanne Bates | May 28, 2013 | Economy, Features, General
State officials say the job market is improving, but the number of people working in Connecticut has actually fallen every month for the past two years. While the unemployment rate has come down from its peak of 9.4 percent in 2010 to 8 percent last month, Connecticut...
by Zachary Janowski | May 24, 2013 | Blog, General, Taxes & Spending
State auditors found a Southern Connecticut State University athletics employee received $36,015 for accrued leave upon termination. The auditors found the payment “was correctly calculated and adequately supported.” No surprise the state owes its...