by Zachary Janowski | Oct 26, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Next week Connecticut will elect its 187-member legislature. Voters may be interested to learn that despite the legislature’s part-time designation, a quarter of its members don’t work another job. The 47 legislators without another income make a base salary of...
by | Oct 22, 2010 | Features, Taxes & Spending
Editor’s Note: On Friday, October 22, Raising Hale published a story regarding the Attorney General’s handling of two similar cases entitled “Did Blumenthal go easy on a thieving party boss?” The Attorney General’s office responded to...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 22, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Bodies aren’t the only things getting buried in a Stratford cemetery. There’s a story about political favoritism by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal that needs to be disinterred. Blumenthal typically pursues civil claims on behalf of consumers with...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 21, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
Connecticut Treasurer Denise Nappier defended her investments in real estate funds associated with basketball great Earvin “Magic” Johnson, saying the funds are too young for their performance to be criticized and that they still have the potential to increase in...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 21, 2010 | General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The Hartford YMCA honored Earvin “Magic” Johnson Oct. 15 for his commitment to investing in urban areas. The State of Connecticut’s pension funds, managed by Treasurer Denise Nappier, have lost $15 million to date investing in two funds managed by Johnson’s company,...
by Zachary Janowski | Oct 15, 2010 | Features, General, State Budget, Taxes & Spending
The Hartford YMCA will honor Earvin “Magic” Johnson Friday for his commitment to investments in urban and low-income neighborhoods. The state’s pension funds, managed by state Treasurer Denise Nappier, have lost more than $15 million of the $45.6 million they invested...
