The bill, which makes changes to CT’s home care and nursing home industry, follows CT Mirror reporting exposing gaps in elder care.
Investigations
Keep up with the latest reporting from CT Mirror’s investigative team.
What is CT’s ‘red flag’ law and how is it used?
The law is designed to get guns out of the hands of people who pose a risk to themselves or others. Its use has varied wildly throughout CT.
CT canceled only one audit of self-reported Medicaid overpayments
DSS audited 14 of the Medicaid overpayments reported by medical providers since mid-2017. The one canceled involved a legislator’s fiancée.
CT ‘red flag’ law is being applied unevenly, analysis shows
In one recent case, police failed to use CT’s red flag law to take a disturbed man’s guns. Within days, he killed his girlfriend and himself.
Lawmakers push for more transparency in nursing home spending
Connecticut lawmakers want to scrutinize more closely how nursing facilities are spending millions of dollars in Medicaid funds.
Many CT towns, cities still deciding how to spend opioid funds
Most CT municipalities had yet to spend any opioid settlement funds as of last fall. But some have pooled their money and created partnerships.
Athena nursing home company owes towns more than $750K
In some municipalities, the company is at least two years behind on real estate and personal property taxes, documents show.
Joe Ganim’s opponents file complaints over mayor’s property taxes
John Gomes’ supporters claim that Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim’s brother improperly influenced the tax assessment on Ganim’s property.
An open DSS audit was nixed, and a grand jury is investigating
Former Rep. Chris Ziogas’ fiancée overbilled Medicaid by $600,000. DSS stopped an audit after Ziogas and Kosta Diamantis delivered a check.
Constrained by guardrails, legislative session looms
The showdown foreseen by leaders of the Democratic majority could begin Feb. 7, when Gov. Ned Lamont proposes adjustments to the budget.
Many core services are eroding as money goes to pensions
As the CT government piled up cash, many core services have slipped or remain in the dire straits they faced before the boom times.
A question of volatility: Are Connecticut’s fiscal guardrails in the right place?
The first in a three-part series about Connecticut’s fiscal guardrails and their impact not only on state reserves and debt, but also core programs like education and health care.
Ganim, Gomes in Bridgeport election again. What’s changed?
The aggressive campaign tactics used to drive absentee voting in Connecticut’s largest city have changed very little in recent months.
Emails show extent of influence on school construction projects
The emails outline a campaign to give contracts for CT school hazmat projects to two companies without going through the normal bid process.
BEST OF 2023: Political clashes leave CT Baby Bonds program in limbo
Connecticut was nationally lauded for its passage of a law that would implement a baby bonds program. Here’s how the program never got funded.