Members of the New Britain Board of Education say they were pushed by the State of Connecticut toward using Construction Advocacy Professionals, a construction management firm that employed the daughter of former Office of Policy […]
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Chief State’s Attorney Richard J. Colangelo Jr., currently facing investigation over his questionable hiring of Anastasia Diamantis, the daughter of former Deputy Budget Director Kostantinos Diamantis, is running in a primary election to get back […]
The Division of Criminal Justice has ignored a 2009 executive order by Gov. M. Jodi Rell, which limited the amount of time retired employees could be rehired by an agency, according to a new state audit.
When local law enforcement makes a drug trafficking arrest, the court has the ability to seize property - including cars and money - thought to be a part of the illegal operation. Vehicles and other property are then sold at auction and the proceeds are split between several state agencies. The practice is known as civil asset forfeiture and it brings in millions to state agencies.
But some local police departments are slow to pay up.
