Connecticut has spent “approximately $125,000” on signs advertising that project funding came from federal stimulus grants, according to state officials. State Recovery Act coordinator Matt Fritz said the figure includes $96,000 for signs related to transportation projects, including highways, bridges and transit. “The remainder is derived from signs for clean water, drinking water, diesel reduction, [...]

Chester First Selectman Tom Marsh is running for governor as a member of the Independent Party. Who is he? As first selectman, he saved American taxpayers $600,000, stopped polluting Chester Creek and set the 2010 town budget lower than the 2005 budget he inherited. Watch the video to find out more. Transcript Tom Marsh: We [...]

The federal government put nine Connecticut recipients of stimulus money on the naughty list because they did not report on $4.4 million by the April deadline, according to recovery.gov. The $787 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, commonly known as the stimulus bill, passed in February 2009. Since then the federal government set up recovery.gov to [...]

Inaccurate financial reports, overstated job creation and an overseas project raise questions about how federal stimulus money is being spent in Connecticut. The administration of President Barack Obama has put an emphasis on making sure the money is used properly, but errors suggest the federal government is struggling to track stimulus spending in Connecticut with [...]

Whether its rush hour in Hartford, attempting the merge from I-91 to I-95 in New Haven, or travelling any stretch of I-95 almost any time, the hard red taillights of traffic grinding to a halt are all too familiar to many Connecticut motorists. It isn’t just anecdotal frustration. According to the INRIX National Traffic Scorecard, [...]