by Jordan Otero | Aug 13, 2013 | Education, Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The University of Connecticut is missing out on millions in savings because of Gov. Dannel Malloy’s agreement to forego layoffs during his first term in office. A recent study by prominent consulting firm McKinsey & Co. said the university could save at...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 9, 2013 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The cost of providing retirement benefits to state employees will rise to more than half the cost of salary and wages this year, according to estimates by Comptroller Kevin Lembo. The cost of these benefits, including pensions and health insurance for life, rose about...
by Jordan Otero | Aug 6, 2013 | General, Health Care, Politics
U.S. Rep. John Larson said Tuesday that the Affordable Care Act is the “law of the land,” and holds the key to both lowering national debt and economic recovery. The Democratic congressman said the solution to safe and secure health care lies “right within our...
by Zack Albert | Aug 1, 2013 | Blog, Economy, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Of the thousands of billboard advertisements in Connecticut, those placed along I-84 in Hartford must be some of the most viewed. The reason is not simply the number of commuters who travel that highway on a daily basis, but also the fact that those commuters are very...
by Jordan Otero | Jul 30, 2013 | Features, General, Politics, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
A Connecticut legislator works for a nonprofit organization that is largely funded by the state, receiving more than $540,000 in the last three years. Rep. Terry Backer, D-Stratford, runs Long Island Soundkeeper, an organization he helped start two decades ago. The...
by Suzanne Bates | Jul 25, 2013 | Education, Features, General, State Budget
Connecticut is spending millions on so-called “phantom students” because it pays for some students twice – a practice that would end if the state instead “followed the child” with its education dollars. School districts are paid based on the number of school-aged...
