The complaint accuses Gomes allies of illegally handling other voters’ absentee ballots during Bridgeport’s 2023 Democratic primary.
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Posted inInvestigations
Watertown parking lot project prompts ethics questions
Erik Markiewicz, a former town GOP official, owns the company building the lot. He recommended that the town spend ARPA money on the project.
Posted inJustice
Internal investigation uncovers collusion over key hire for DESPP
A probe found CT employees colluded to hire for a high-ranking role at the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont mulling outside investigation of vehicle misuse by his staff
Gov. Ned Lamont’s chief of staff used a state vehicle for “personal errands,” and another vehicle was often driven over 90 mph.
Posted inHousing
CT could use land trusts to increase affordable housing, report says
The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy report found that CT’s laws could be used to increase affordable housing through community land trusts.
Posted inPolitics
Chris Murphy to join Senate leadership ranks in next Congress
Murphy was added to the leadership roster to help Democrats with policy and messaging as they enter the minority party next year.
Posted inPolitics
CT bids farewell to Jodi Rell, the governor who calmed a crisis
Former CT Gov. M. Jodi Rell lay in state at the Capitol on Tuesday before a funeral service at St. Joseph’s Cathedral in Hartford.
Posted inMoney
CT reports progress on underfunded state employee pension funds
Connecticut’s once-neglected state-employee pension system is now 55% funded — up from 38% eight years ago, but still a national laggard.
Posted inHealth
CT’s ‘HUSKY for immigrants’ faces potential cost overruns
Enrollment in CT’s program to provide health coverage for immigrant children has exceeded projections, and DSS is reviewing its cost.
Posted inEducation
CT dual credit classes: A ‘huge equalizer’ that isn’t always available
Access to classes that allow students to earn high school and college credit simultaneously can hinge on teacher recruitment and retention.
Posted inHuman Services
CT groups find creative solutions to address rising food insecurity
From food forests to mobile pantries, CT organizations are finding ways to use nature, community and technology to get food to more people.
Posted inPolitics
Hartford’s Thirman Milner, first Black mayor in New England, dies
Thirman Milner, whose election as Hartford’s mayor in 1981 made him the first popularly elected Black mayor in New England, has died at 91.
Posted inCharting Connecticut
How bad are delays at Hartford’s Bradley International Airport?
Flights leaving Bradley International Airport are less likely to be delayed than flights leaving other nearby airports, federal data shows.
Posted inTransportation
Lamont seeks more borrowing for transportation rebuild
CT plans to sell $1.3B in bonds for transportation projects next year, but the Lamont administration has missed borrowing targets before.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont taps Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves as Democratic chair
Roberto Alves, an immigrant who leads one of the nation’s most diverse cities, will head up the CT Democratic State Central Committee.