by Zachary Janowski | Mar 7, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Legal/Courts, Politics
The U.S. Supreme Court has restricted the meaning of honest services fraud since Gov. John Rowland pleaded guilty to that charge a decade ago, but the same law could be at issue in an FBI investigation of House Republicans. George Gallo served as chief of staff under...
by Marc Fitch | Mar 5, 2014 | General
During the lead up to Connecticut’s stricter gun laws, my friend and I had a hypothetical conversation. Myself a gun owner and he a state police officer, I asked him what he would do if an all out ban was enacted on guns and the state police were required to go to...
by Zachary Janowski | Mar 3, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics
Two Mystic Aquarium employees donated to the Connecticut Democratic Party’s federal account in January. As a recipient of state funding, Mystic Aquarium is a state contractor. This means certain decision-makers, known as principals, cannot contribute to state...
by Andrew Parrish | Mar 2, 2014 | Commentary, General, Politics
On Wednesday President Obama will travel to Central Connecticut State University in New Britain to give a speech advocating for an increase in the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. He will be joined by the governors of MA, VT, RI and of course CT. Last week...
