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Pension contributions at issue in nursing home strike

by Zachary Janowski | Aug 28, 2012 | Features, General, Health Care

The union striking at five Connecticut nursing homes has a well-funded pension according to one measure reported to union members, but a much less favorable position according to federally-mandated calculations. Service Employees International Union 1199 New England,...

Dueling reports: One says Connecticut has four top cities, but metro areas rank poorly for minorities

by Zachary Janowski | Aug 23, 2012 | Blog, General

Money magazine just ranked four Connecticut cities in the top 100 to live in nationwide. The four winning cities – Greenwich, Hamden, Fairfield and West Hartford – are nice suburban towns and have down well in previous Money rankings. While Connecticut has some of the...

There is no teacher shortage in Connecticut

by Zachary Janowski | Aug 21, 2012 | Blog, Education, General

Jonathan Pelto had an interesting post over the weekend about unemployment in Connecticut. He criticizes the typically-reported unemployment rate and mentions the problems pointed to by other unemployment measures, something I have written about here and here. Pelto...

Source: NVCC dumping good equipment

by Zachary Janowski | Aug 20, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending