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The Fitch Files: Fifteen lawsuits filed against Connecticut restaurants by small legal firm spurred wage-tip fight at Capitol

It’s like a lesson in how to create a public-policy upheaval in Connecticut. One small law firm of five attorneys based ...

August 20, 2019

Fitch FilesRegulation

Connecticut ranks 44th for transportation spending, dead last for administrative costs per mile

Connecticut ranked 44th in the nation for “highway performance and cost-effectiveness,” in Reason Foundation’s annual study of transportation spending across all ...

August 22, 2019

Transportation

Government transparency meeting focuses on Dalio partnership

At a town hall style meeting on government transparency at the Capitol Tuesday, one subject was on everyone’s mind – the $200 million ...

August 21, 2019

Good Government

Tolls

Connecticut has second lowest percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Northeast

The number of structurally deficient bridges in Connecticut has been used as justification for tolling Connecticut’s major interstates, but data from ...

August 5, 2019

TollsTransportation

Pro-tolls group spent nearly $1 million in lobbying during legislative session

Policy Corner: A Call for Clean and Open Government

Connecticut Tolls Would Be “Reciprocal” and “Interoperable.” What Does That Mean?

Audit finds $330 million state contract was not signed by contractor for 135 days after start of service

The Office of the State Comptroller procured a $330 million personal service contract, but the contractor did not actually sign the agreement until 135 ...

August 15, 2019

Good Government

Policy Corner: The greenest energy we can afford

The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (“DEEP”) recently announced a complicated set of rules for a “shared solar” energy pilot program. ...

August 14, 2019

EnergyPolicy Corner

The Fitch Files: Whistleblower complaint alleges DECD gave second loans, modifications to delinquent borrowers

A whistleblower complaint filed by a former employee with the Department of Economic and Community Development alleges the department is keeping delinquent ...

August 13, 2019

Fitch Files

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The Fitch Files: Fifteen lawsuits filed against Connecticut restaurants by small legal firm spurred wage-tip fight at Capitol

Connecticut ranks 44th for transportation spending, dead last for administrative costs per mile

Government transparency meeting focuses on Dalio partnership

Connecticut has second lowest percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Northeast

Pro-tolls group spent nearly $1 million in lobbying during legislative session

Policy Corner: A Call for Clean and Open Government

Connecticut Tolls Would Be “Reciprocal” and “Interoperable.” What Does That Mean?

Audit finds $330 million state contract was not signed by contractor for 135 days after start of service

Policy Corner: The greenest energy we can afford

The Fitch Files: Whistleblower complaint alleges DECD gave second loans, modifications to delinquent borrowers

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The Fitch Files: Fifteen lawsuits filed against Connecticut restaurants by small legal firm spurred wage-tip fight at Capitol

Connecticut ranks 44th for transportation spending, dead last for administrative costs per mile

Government transparency meeting focuses on Dalio partnership

Connecticut has second lowest percentage of structurally deficient bridges in Northeast

Pro-tolls group spent nearly $1 million in lobbying during legislative session

Policy Corner: A Call for Clean and Open Government

Connecticut Tolls Would Be “Reciprocal” and “Interoperable.” What Does That Mean?

Audit finds $330 million state contract was not signed by contractor for 135 days after start of service

Policy Corner: The greenest energy we can afford

The Fitch Files: Whistleblower complaint alleges DECD gave second loans, modifications to delinquent borrowers

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