Gov. Ned Lamont is expected Friday to announce the departure of Melissa McCaw as the secretary of the Office of Policy and Management.
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Posted inPolitics
House GOP calls for legislative investigation into school bidding
Such a bipartisan inquiry would explore whether the office overseen by Kosta Diamantis interfered with school construction projects.
Posted inHealth
Hartford HealthCare files motion to dismiss Saint Francis lawsuit
Hartford HealthCare argues that Saint Francis has chosen not to engage in fair competition, despite being the much larger hospital chain.
Posted inInvestigations
State releases new guidelines for hazardous waste removal contracts
The updated contract replaced one overseen by Kosta Diamantis and now limits when towns can use certain contractors for emergency work.
Posted inHealth
Public testifies on aid-in-dying legislation
Many stressed the importance of easing suffering, while disability rights advocates said a law could be changed in the future.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
New England takes a detour on grid reform; griping ensues
After years of pushing to reform New England’s electric grid, DEEP Commissioner Katie Dykes agreed to delay the first big change.
Posted inPolitics
Second-guessing begins on Lamont’s approach to Diamantis scandal
The inevitable questioning has begun: Is Gov. Ned Lamont up to the tricky task of managing a scandal in an election year?
Posted inInvestigations
Melissa McCaw: ‘Broader steering’ concerns ‘never came to my knowledge’
OPM Secretary Melissa McCaw distanced herself from the former deputy at the center of an FBI investigation.
Posted inInvestigations
Companies named in subpoena were primary recipients of hazmat work
AAIS and Bestech got all but 15 of the 284 purchase orders issued by the state for hazardous waste disposal and demolition from 2017-2022.
Posted inInvestigations
Federal prosecutors charge two more in West Haven conspiracy probe
Former state Rep. Michael DiMassa’s wife was one of two people arrested Friday as part of a widening investigation into corruption.
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 inInvestigations
Bristol, Groton officials: State pressured them on school building contracts
Officials in both municipalities said they received orders to reject the winning bids for demolition and cleanup for three different schools.
Posted inMoney
Lamont would remove contracting watchdog’s enforcement powers
Contracting watchdog officials say they would lose their power to suspend improper procurements under Gov. Ned Lamont’s budget proposal.
Posted inInvestigations
Top Lamont officials were told of school bidding complaints in 2020
An attorney for a Stamford construction company warned that CT school construction contracts were being improperly awarded.
Posted inHealth
Proposed class-action lawsuit filed against Hartford HealthCare
A group of residents filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that the network’s anti-competitive practices result in higher costs for patients.
