by Zachary Janowski | Jun 27, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
Pensions for Connecticut state employees are worth nearly 50 percent of their income, according to a memo from the state Comptroller, only exceeded by the value of pensions for judges, worth about 58 percent of income. Regular state employee pensions are worth 46.01...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 22, 2012 | Features, General, Municipal
Sorry, Cheshire. First, Gov. Dannel Malloy gives Cheshire-based Alexion Pharmaceuticals as much as $51 million to move to New Haven. Then the “bubble” over the town pool rips. Luther Turmelle reports for the Register that since 2003 the pool “has...
by Caitlin Landers | Jun 21, 2012 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
The Department of Developmental Services did not keep proper records of their worker’s compensation files and one woman worked despite being “totally disabled,” according to state auditors. Most of the worker’s compensation files reviewed by the auditors were missing...
by Caitlin Landers | Jun 14, 2012 | Features, General, Transportation
Enfield – The Connecticut Department of Transportation received generally positive feedback from nearly 60 attendees at a public hearing Wednesday, but some proposed station locations prompted dissent. Mark Alexander, DOT transportation assistant planning director,...
by Zachary Janowski | Jun 14, 2012 | Education, Features, General
Forty-one Connecticut school districts can educate two high school graduates for less than the cost of one Hartford graduate, according to Department of Education data. That means nearly half of the 111 districts reviewed are twice as efficient as Hartford public...
by Caitlin Landers | Jun 13, 2012 | Features, General, Transportation
It is June 13, 2030, and the train conductor on the new rail line heading to Springfield picks up 14 passengers at the first stop in New Haven. The next stop is State Street, about two miles away, and 10 passengers board the train. In North Haven the train picks up...