by Caitlin Landers | Aug 17, 2012 | Features, General, Transportation
Connecticut’s $647 million plan to connect New Haven and Springfield by rail will move ahead next year despite a $238 million gap in funding. The system is geared toward providing commuters high-speed service. The Department of Transportation’s plan is to start...
by Caitlin Landers | Aug 16, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
Gov. Dannel Malloy announced last week new details of his plan to invest $500 million over a decade into affordable housing across the state. Meanwhile, federal auditors have criticized local housing authorities in Connecticut for failing to use money for the benefit...
by Caitlin Landers | Jul 6, 2012 | It Could Happen Here
The town of Middleborough, Mass., recently revived a ban on swearing in public after foregoing enforcement for over 40 years. The law allows officers to use their own judgment to give a $20 fine to anyone using curse words. According to the Boston Globe, residents...
by Caitlin Landers | Jul 5, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
The General Assembly violated its own rules by spending leftover money at the end of the fiscal year, overspent on electricity and provided an $84-per-visitor subsidy to the Old State House, according to auditors. The Auditors of Public Accounts found the Joint...
by Caitlin Landers | Jun 29, 2012 | It Could Happen Here
Canada’s Parliamentary Budget Officer wants to know how the government plans to save $5.2 billion. The departments say the savings are “efficiencies,” but won’t give any more details, forcing the PBO to go to court. Parliament created the PBO because Conservatives...
