by Zachary Janowski | Oct 19, 2012 | Politics, Taxes & Spending
Next time unions and their allies complain about money in politics, remind them unions invented political action committees. History professor Maury Klein writes for Bloomberg: The first organization to call itself a political action committee was formed in July 1943...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 17, 2012 | Taxes & Spending
An audit of a small state economic development agency found management did not properly oversee employee sick time, resulting in the appearance that employees had an unlimited amount of paid time off. The Capital City Economic Development Authority had certain...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 15, 2012 | Features, Taxes & Spending, Transportation
The Connecticut Department of Transportation broke up the asphalt on Broad Street in Hartford two weeks ago as part of construction on the New-Britain-to-Hartford busway only to put down temporary asphalt Thursday to accommodate the ING Hartford Marathon. DOT...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 12, 2012 | Features, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut employers pay the second-highest rates for workers’ compensation insurance, according to a new study, with costs 60 percent higher than states ranked in the middle. The Oregon Department of Consumer & Business Services has published the study for...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 10, 2012 | Education, Features, Taxes & Spending
No bidders responded to a Connecticut Department of Education offer to purchase a used Learjet with fewer than 12,000 hours of flight time, forcing state officials to reconsider their plan. The Connecticut Technical High School System attempted the purchase for the...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 9, 2012 | Politics, Taxes & Spending, Transportation
Connecticut received $121 million last week for its rail line from New Haven to Springfield via Hartford. And all the politicians rejoiced. Gov. Dannel Malloy, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Rep. John Larson and Rep. Chris Murphy (D, D, D-3rd, D-1st and...
