by Zachary Janowski | Nov 29, 2012 | Education, Features, General, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut’s 12 community college presidents receive about $13,000 a year in perks above and beyond standard state employee benefits such as salary, health benefits and retirement plans. The additional pay has three components, “optional expenses,” $3,250; “optional...
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 26, 2012 | Education, Features
Employees of the University of Connecticut receive free tuition at the college for themselves, their spouses and children, an in-kind benefit worth $4.7 million in 2011. In 2009, UConn gave $4 million in tuition waivers, according to documents obtained through a...
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 6, 2012 | General, Politics
Chris Murphy is the “son of a public school teacher” as a recent ad claims, but he is also the son a lawyer who leads one of Hartford’s prestigious law firms. Scott Murphy is managing partner of Shipman & Goodwin. He has carved out a niche...
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 5, 2012 | Politics
Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon held a rally Monday at Coil Pro in Southington, not far from my house, along with state Sen. Joe Markley and other local candidates. After the rally, I asked McMahon about her legislative priorities if elected to the U.S....
by Zachary Janowski | Nov 5, 2012 | Features, Politics
Connecticut’s court administrators have denied access to a list of residents exempt from jury duty because they are not citizens of the United States, inhibiting a media effort to determine if non-citizens are registered to vote in the state. Media organizations in...
