by Zachary Janowski | Aug 29, 2013 | Features, General, State Budget
The Administrative and Residual union known as P-5 just increased dues. A memo from Comptroller Kevin Lembo includes 91 dues brackets for employees based on bi-weekly pay. The bottom bracket, for employees earning between 0 and $1,000, pays $26.99 every other week....
by Jordan Otero | Aug 29, 2013 | Features, General, Municipal, Politics
A New Haven bank didn’t have to look far when searching for its next executive vice president, choosing board member and outgoing New Haven mayor John DeStefano to fill the position. DeStefano has served as an active board member at START since the bank opened in...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 27, 2013 | Economy, Features, General, Health Care, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut has distributed nearly $80 million in stem cell research grants but only two private companies received funding in the program’s seven years, with most of the money going to the University of Connecticut Health Center and Yale University. In 2011...
by Zack Albert | Aug 21, 2013 | Blog, Politics
Our honorable Speaker of the House, J. Brendan Sharkey, has once again exemplified the convoluted way of thinking that afflicts most of Connecticut’s public officials. In a letter to four video game companies, Sharkey called on game-makers to sever the tie between...
by Jordan Otero | Aug 21, 2013 | Features, General, Health Care, Taxes & Spending
Although its funding has decreased in recent years, a New Haven nonprofit with a powerful state senator on its payroll continues to receive state dollars, according to the state’s transparency website. Toni Harp, a Democrat, is the chairwoman of the...