by Zack Albert | Oct 3, 2013 | Economy, Features, General, Municipal, Transportation
Before making any more comparisons between Hartford and the Big Apple, take a look at this modified map of Connecticut. New York City is more than 17 times the size of Hartford. Overlaying NYC on the state of Connecticut reveals that the city would cover from Windsor...
by Zack Albert | Nov 7, 2012 | General
Few people were surprised when Gov. Dannel Malloy described his time with President Barack Obama at the winter meeting of the National Governors Association as “the most inspirational meeting [he’s] ever had.” Indeed, Malloy’s actions both before and since the March...
by Zack Albert | Oct 25, 2012 | Blog, Economy
While the government likes to point to their official unemployment rate as evidence for economic recovery, many argue that this rate, called U3, does not capture a full picture of the economy. Veronique de Rugy and Jason Fichtner of the Mercatus Center say that,...
by Zack Albert | Oct 4, 2012 | Blog, Education
One of Connecticut’s teachers unions recently found a new way to flex its political muscles: running a school. The New Haven Federation of Teachers runs the city’s High School in the Community, the sixth in a series of schools designated as needing a “turnaround” and...
by Zack Albert | Sep 5, 2012 | Blog, Education, General
Although Connecticut has often been commended for its educational achievements, a recent study by Newsweek and the Daily Beast didn’t rank a single Connecticut school in the top 100 schools nationally. The study aimed to rank schools based on their “Newsweek Score,” a...
