by Zachary Janowski | Sep 16, 2011 | Education, Features, General
State auditors first notified Southern Connecticut State University that it overpaid employees in a December 2000 audit, a problem that persists unresolved in the most recent audit, issued almost 11 years later. The Auditors of Public Accounts reviewed ten payments to...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 2, 2011 | Education, Features
State auditors have uncovered evidence of timecard forgery at Southern Connecticut State University, including suspicious signatures by a supervisor who was on vacation. The Auditors of Public Accounts released Monday their report on SCSU for 2008 and 2009 which found...
by Zachary Janowski | Sep 1, 2011 | Features, General, Health Care, State Budget
The University of Connecticut Health Center is considering an exclusive agreement with union contractors on its $864 million revitalization project known as Bioscience Connecticut, despite concerns about legal challenges and the increased costs under such agreements....
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 30, 2011 | General, Health Care
Here is my second contribution to the Health Justice CT blog: Civil society has to create the solutions to racial and ethnic health disparities. Some highlights: The best way to address racial and ethnic health disparities is through civil society, the institutions...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 11, 2011 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
Install timer on waterfall. Refurbish pool area lion-head fountain. Replace pool house French doors. These were three of the 47 work orders on 990 Prospect Street – the state-owned home where Gov. Dannel Malloy and his family are living – pending on July 26, according...
by Zachary Janowski | Aug 1, 2011 | Features, General, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut’s top accountant announced Monday the state collected $1.1 billion more taxes than expected last fiscal year, the same day that Gov. Dannel Malloy’s $900 million retroactive income tax increase went into effect. State officials underestimated tax revenue...