Since the start of the pandemic, the number of people dying in traffic crashes in Connecticut has surged and shows no signs of slowing.
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Posted inGovernment
Watchdog: CT Port group lacked authority to launch partnership tied to offshore wind hub
The Connecticut Port Authority launched a public-private partnership tied to a major offshore wind-to-energy project without proper authority, a contracting watchdog group reported.
Posted inInvestigations
Tax liens, lawsuits are part of state contractor’s history
A man on the state’s list of suppliers for masks and COVID tests once admitted to taking $1.8 million from his company’s pension fund.
Posted inGovernment
Lamont: Colangelo would ‘be gone’ if he could fire him
Gov. Ned Lamont on Thursday said Chief State’s Attorney Richard Colangelo Jr. would “be gone” if the governor had the power to fire him.
Posted inEconomic Development
Exhausted health care workers seek long-awaited legislative relief
Calls to shore up Connecticut’s health care workforce are getting louder as medical workers feel the continuing strain of the pandemic.
Posted inJustice
FBI investigating projects related to fired state official Kosta Diamantis
The FBI is investigating the reconstruction of the State Pier in New London and school construction grants overseen by Kosta Diamantis.
Posted inInvestigations
Former state Rep. DiMassa’s wife among recipients of payments he OK’d
West Haven Mayor Nancy Rossi said payments of more than $182,000 to two women — one of whom Michael DiMassa married — are ‘fraud’
Posted inPolitics
Themis Klarides announced run for U.S. Senate without creating campaign
Themis Klarides had no campaign website, no fundraising account and no campaign committee when she announced her plan to run for U.S. Senate.
Posted inInvestigations
CT treasurer to make it easier for residents to reclaim unclaimed property
The Connecticut Treasurer’s office is making it easier for people to find and reclaim millions of dollars in unclaimed financial assets.
Posted inPolitics
Josh Geballe departing Lamont administration for Yale post
Josh Geballe, who was hired to modernize state government before coordinating the response to COVID-19, is leaving the Lamont administration.
Posted inMoney
Legislators push inquiry into nursing home operator
A nursing home operator is facing an investigation over allegations that raises that were supposed to go to employees were never distributed.
Posted inPolitics
Themis Klarides confirms a switch to U.S. Senate race
By opting to run for U.S. Senate instead of governor, Themis Klarides has clarified the GOP’s field in two races.
Posted inJustice
After a poor start, CT’s anti-racial profiling effort is making progress
CT’s efforts to address racial profiling by police have improved, and new legislation could soon change how police approach traffic stops.
Posted inPolitics
COVID restrictions to continue in CT legislature, Capitol
The Connecticut General Assembly will continue its stringent COVID-19 restrictions for at least the first month of the 2022 session.
Posted inEducation
Sheff v. O’Neill settlement would expand magnet schools, ‘Open Choice’
A settlement in the Sheff v. O’Neill case could end 33 years of litigation over how to redress segregation in Hartford and suburban schools.
