The emails outline a campaign to give contracts for CT school hazmat projects to two companies without going through the normal bid process.
Dave Altimari
Dave does in-depth investigative reporting for CT Mirror. His work focuses on government accountability including financial oversight, abuse of power, corruption, safety monitoring, and compliance with law. Before joining CT Mirror Altimari spent 23 years at the Hartford Courant breaking some of the state’s biggest, most impactful investigative stories.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
$1M distributed through Hartford flood fund; $4M remains
The program, which the CT legislature launched with $5 million, is designed to provide direct flood relief to Hartford’s North End residents.
Posted inHealth
Prospect Medical chain owes CT $67 million, tax liens show
Prospect-owned hospitals in Waterbury, Manchester and Rockville haven’t paid hospital user fees dating back to March 2022, documents show.
Posted inHealth
BEST OF 2023: CT nursing home conditions raise alarms as inspections lag
Nearly half of the nursing homes in CT are overdue for a routine inspection, and the number of serious violations is up. What’s going on?
Posted inPolitics
CT appoints two monitors for new Bridgeport primary election
Two monitors are assigned to oversee the absentee ballot process for the second Bridgeport primary between Mayor Joe Ganim and John Gomes.
Posted inInvestigations
BEST OF 2023: Inside the cyberattack at Prospect Medical Holdings’ CT hospitals
The August attack was far more debilitating than hospital officials publicly acknowledged. Now, it threatens a sale of the hospitals to Yale.
Posted inInvestigations
Grand jury probe into CT’s school construction program continuing
The subpoenas seek records from up to 16 CT employees. All names in the subpoenas are redacted, except for Konstantinos ‘Kosta’ Diamantis.
Posted inGovernment
Rains wash away some progress on flood relief, but efforts continue
Tweaks to the $5 million Hartford Flood Compensation program are anticipated as officials learn the extent of the problems.
Posted inInvestigations
How the battle for absentee ballots defined the Bridgeport election
Over 22% of all votes cast in the Bridgeport Democratic primary were absentee ballots. This is the story of the battle behind the scenes.
Posted inHealth
YNHH sale ‘paramount’ to CT Prospect hospitals’ survival, CEO says
Deborah Weymouth, CEO of Eastern Connecticut Health Network, sent a letter to Gov. Ned Lamont saying ‘time is of the essence’ in the sale.
Posted inJustice
Federal grand jury subpoenas state police ticket records
The subpoena ordered Connecticut to produce records of motor vehicle stops by hundreds of troopers going back to January 2014.
Posted inHealth
CT presents draft settlement in YNHH-Prospect hospitals sale
In-person meetings on Yale New Haven Health’s bid to buy three CT hospitals owned by Prospect Medical are taking place, officials said.
Posted inHealth
Prospect-YNHH deal nearing 1 year of waiting for CT approval
Local officials say the state should quickly approve the Yale New Haven Health purchase of three hospitals. The state says it’s complicated.
Posted inPolitics
Judge OKs January date for Bridgeport second primary
A judge OK’d a plan to hold Bridgeport’s second primary between Mayor Joe Ganim and challenger John Gomes on Jan. 23.
Posted inHealth
Over 100K CT residents’ data stolen in Prospect hospitals breach
The six-week cyberattack on three CT hospitals owned by Prospect Medical Holdings caused a breach of patient information and lab results.