Connecticut’s state employee managers have endured numerous wage freezes over the last decade due to budget deficits, which has led to managers earning less but having more responsibility than the employees they oversee, according to…
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The amount of money Connecticut expends on overtime payments and workers' compensation costs is outpacing its nearest neighbors, according to a report by the Boston Consulting Group. The report, which looked for ways to make…
The Department of Economic and Community Development, which awards low-interest, forgivable loans and tax credits to businesses, has been all too forgiving and generous, according to a new audit. Loans and tax credits made to…
Governor Lamont has proposed an overdue reorganization of the state’s information technology (IT) employees, which are now scattered across more than 40 agencies. The move, announced last week, will “centralize the coordination of the state’s IT resources” under the Department of Administrative Services (DAS). …
The Connecticut Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Authority, which oversees the paid family and medical leave program, presented a draft budget that includes a 3 percent raise for all staff starting in 2022, estimated…
Multiple zoning bills across multiple committees have divided politicians, municipal organizations and residents over the role municipal planning and zoning commissions play in Connecticut's on-going housing debate. The various pieces of legislation have been controversial,…
The Department of Public Health dropped its fines against Audrey Hussey of Putnam, one of the first state residents hit with fines for allegedly violating Gov. Ned Lamont’s travel restrictions. Hussey had traveled to New…
Attorney General William Tong confirmed that his office is investigating the Connecticut Port Authority in a letter to Senate Republican Leader Kevin Kelly, R-Stratford, and Sen. Paul Formica, R-East Lyme, who asked the attorney general…
On July 25, 2020, Audrey Hussey left her rented house in Putnam, Connecticut and caught a flight from Providence, Rhode Island to New Orleans. The trip would fulfill two long-time dreams for Audrey: To visit…
Bethel Superintendent of Public Schools Dr. Christine Carver did not release documents ahead of a January 26 Board of Education school budget presentation despite Gov. Ned Lamont's executive order requiring all documents to be posted…