by Jordan Otero | Jul 30, 2013 | Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
A Connecticut legislator works for a nonprofit organization that is largely funded by the state, receiving more than $540,000 in the last three years. Rep. Terry Backer, D-Stratford, runs Long Island Soundkeeper, an organization he helped start two decades ago. The...
by Andrew Parrish | Jul 29, 2013 | General
Recently I had the privilege of traveling to the great state of Utah to attend a conference hosted by the Koch Institute and the Liberty Fund. The topic was liberty and spontaneous order in society, an examination of what it takes for economies and societies to...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 26, 2013 | Features, General, Politics, State Budget
Fifth Street Financial Corp. will relocate to Greenwich thanks to a $5 million enticement from Connecticut taxpayers. Fifth Street Financial is a business development company, essentially a publicly-traded private equity firm. It buys, loans money to and invests in...
by Suzanne Bates | Jul 25, 2013 | Education, Features, General, State Budget
Connecticut is spending millions on so-called “phantom students” because it pays for some students twice – a practice that would end if the state instead “followed the child” with its education dollars. School districts are paid based on the number of school-aged...
by Zachary Janowski | Jul 23, 2013 | Economy, Features, General, Taxes & Spending
A Connecticut economic development official flew business class to China and stayed in three luxury hotels while on a trade mission. Ronald Angelo Jr., deputy commissioner of the Department of Economic and Community Development, spent about $7,500 of taxpayer money on...