Auditors took issue with two purchases tied to aging machinery at the plant which is used to generate power in times of critical grid demand.
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CT to audit every town’s use of federal CARES Act funding
Officials are preparing to audit how Connecticut’s 169 towns and cities spent roughly $60 million in federal COVID relief funding.
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State looking into West Haven’s use of federal funds as mayor cites potential fraud
The mayor said an audit identified problems with how the municipality managed $1.2 million it received through the CARES Act.
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Audit: Reports not filed and lax oversight of overtime, paid leave at DOC
A DOC worker took more than a year’s worth of paid union leave over a two-year period, an audit shows.
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Audit raises concerns about investigations of elder abuse in CT
The number of investigations into complaints of elder abuse increased by 29% over three years — even while caseloads increased.
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State auditors find uncashed checks at Department Of Agriculture
Financial auditors Wednesday cited the state Department of Agriculture for a “serious breakdown” in its accounting procedures. It’s a breakdown that included numerous uncashed checks that were left in a safe in a store room in Hartford.
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Murphy presses bill that would force release of Trump tax returns
WASHINGTON — Since Donald Trump has declined to release his tax returns, Sen. Chris Murphy is backing a way to make them public – a bill that would force the issue. The effort is part of a renewed Democratic campaign over Trump’s tax filings.
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CT Lawmakers demand info on state VA facilities
Washington – The entire Connecticut delegation sent a letter to Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki on Friday requesting information from a nationwide audit of VA facilities that pertain to hospitals and clinics in Connecticut.
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Esty votes with GOP for probe into IRS
Washington — Rep. Elizabeth Esty, D-5th District, split from her party and with the rest of Connecticut’s delegation to the U.S. House with a vote Wednesday night to require the attorney general to appoint a special counsel to investigate IRS targeting of conservative nonprofit groups.