The Attorney General’s office began investigating the CT Port Authority in 2020 after it got a whistleblower complaint about a ‘success fee.’
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CT Port Authority may merge with Airport Authority, chair says
The CT Port Authority, a quasi-public agency, has come under fire for questionable spending, ethics violations and other contracting practices.
Posted inEconomic Development, Justice
Consultant on New London pier project fined $10,000 by state ethics office
Seabury Maritime provided more than $3,000 in gifts to port authority officials and to one of their spouses.
Posted inMoney
Budget chief: Lamont doesn’t want to weaken contracting watchdog
Melissa McCaw assured state legislators the administration has no plans to strip authority from the state’s contracting watchdog board.
Posted inEnergy & Environment, Money
Lamont, legislature headed for a showdown over funding of watchdog agency
Legislative leaders want a tiny fraction of the state budget effectively dedicated for a probe of Connecticut Port Authority contracts.
Posted inEconomic Development, Health, Money, Transportation
CT maintains funds for transportation, port development, amidst pandemic
The State Bond Commission will consider $1 billion in financing next week, most involving transportation infrastructure and overdue town aid.
Posted inCities & Towns, Economic Development, Energy & Environment, Money, Politics
Lamont unveils New London harbor deal as quasi-public debate heats up
While the governor celebrated a deal to develop New London harbor and an offshore wind center, the partisan battle over Connecticut’s quasi-publics intensified.
Posted inEconomic Development, Energy & Environment
Best of 2019: CT offshore wind may face some rough seas
Connecticut could be facing a couple of obstacles as it pursues offshore wind projects: one from the feds; another self-inflicted.
Posted inEconomic Development, Money, Transportation
Legislature will revisit missteps of port authority
State lawmakers will revisit the past fiscal and ethical woes of the Connecticut Port Authority next month in an effort to ensure they aren’t repeated.
Posted inEnergy & Environment, Money, Politics
Do port authority’s woes need another airing, or is it time to move on?
Is a second public hearing needed to analyze the ethics missteps of the Connecticut Port Authority, or is it time to move on?
Posted inEconomic Development, Money
Auditors: Port authority spent big on meals, liquor and lodging
The Connecticut Port Authority spent thousands of dollars on expensive meals and liquor, incurred excessive legal fees and generally acted without clear policies governing purchases, personnel matters and ethics, the state auditors reported Thursday.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont, legislators: Quasi-publics are here to stay
They say shortcomings at the Connecticut Port Authority demonstrate a need for greater oversight of quasi-public agencies, not their abandonment.
Posted inEconomic Development, Energy & Environment
CT offshore wind may face some rough seas
Connecticut could be facing a couple of obstacles as it pursues offshore wind projects: one from the feds; another self-inflicted.
Posted inTransportation
Small losses raise big questions at Port Authority
State officials say the Connecticut Port Authority is back on track. Republicans want details on what went wrong.
Posted inMoney
Lamont orders budget director to oversee finances of CT Port Authority
Gov. Ned Lamont instructed his budget director on Friday to oversee all financial decisions made by the troubled Connecticut Port Authority and charged the panel with suspending all business except for an offshore wind-to-energy project.