The state of Connecticut moved closer this week toward offering keno gaming at restaurants, bars and convenience stores this winter. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration announced it has reached an agreement with the two Indian tribes that run casinos in southeastern Connecticut to share 25 percent of the keno proceeds.
October 7, 2015 @ 3:17 pm
Posted inEducation
Schools redirecting money intended for reforms, officials say
A considerable amount of the $132.9 million the state provided the lowest-performing districts to pay for improvements like extending the school day or offering free preschool was “inappropriately” used last year to close budget deficits districts were facing, state education leaders said Wednesday.
Posted inPolitics
CT ethics office still in ‘conversation’ with Wade about recusal
While Insurance Commissioner Katharine Wade, a former Cigna in-house lobbyist, said she won’t recuse herself from involvement in the $54-billion merger between Cigna and Anthem, the issue has not been settled by the Connecticut Office of State Ethics, which is still in discussions with her about the situation.
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CSCU asks faculty for ‘unprecedented’ givebacks
Leaders of the state’s largest public college system are asking for major concessions from its unionized teaching staff — changes the union says are “unprecedented in our bargaining history.”
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Connecticut small businesses need a savior
With the news that we are looking at another billion-dollar-plus deficit in the next budget cycle, it is apparent that more tax increases will be coming. The other option in the near future is to drastically reduce the cost of government employees, but I have little confidence that the current administration will be able to negotiate with the public employee unions to reduce the size and cost of government. Is there a savior out there somewhere? Please, if you are reading this, please, I beg you to step forward now, because soon it will be too late as we fall over the cliff.