by Zachary Janowski | Oct 21, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics
The Connecticut Democratic Party raised nearly $350,000 in individual contributions to its federal account last month, including thousands from state contractors. The party reported its latest haul to the Federal Elections Commission a week ago. Although state...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 20, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Politics
The Connecticut Democratic Party asked federal regulators earlier this month for permission to use a stockpile of cash from state contractors to support the reelection of Gov. Dannel Malloy, but rather than wait for a response the party began mailing advertisements...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 10, 2014 | Education, Features, General, Legal/Courts, Municipal, Taxes & Spending
The Brookfield Board of Education unanimously voted Thursday to terminate Superintendent Anthony Bivona, confirming a decision the board originally made in May. The same board that fired Bivona earlier this year sat in judgment of him during a multi-part hearing that...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 18, 2014 | Features, General, Municipal
The Metropolitan District Commission has placed a lien for more than $2,000 in unpaid water bills on condos owned by Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra’s husband, Charlie Ortiz. Ortiz owns a number of properties in the city, including five of the units at 57 John St. where...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 5, 2014 | Education, Features, General, Unions
A Connecticut teachers’ union official who holds an appointed position in state government calls herself a “union thug and proud of it” on her Twitter page. Jean Morningstar is second vice president of the American Federation of Teachers Connecticut. Gov. Dannel...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 12, 2014 | Ethics, Features, General, Municipal, Taxes & Spending
Federal auditors found the Bridgeport Housing Authority improperly set rental rates for more than 150 tenants, causing the authority to forego millions in revenue that it could have reinvested in its properties. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...