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State Auditors release damning report on Department of Corrections
The State’s Auditors of Public Accounts released a report yesterday painting a damning picture of the State’s Department of Corrections (DOC), finding severe instances of financial mismanagement, lack of oversight over payroll and purchasing processes, frequent non-compliance with documentation requirements across multiple categories, and an overall lack of employee accountability. The most common recurring pattern […] The post State Auditors release damning report on Department of Corrections appeared first on Connecticut Inside Investigator.
Water service restored at three Connecticut prison facilities after disruption
Water service has been restored to three prison facilities in northern Connecticut after a temporary disruption forced the state to bring in bottled water and portable toilets for several thousand incarcerated people. A water main break on Wednesday morning cut off water at the Osborn, Robinson and Cybulski correctional facilities...
Connecticut attorney general supports Florida law prohibiting individuals under 21 from purchasing firearms
HARTFORD, Conn. — Attorney General William Tong filed an amicus brief on Friday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit asking for it to affirm a lower court’s decision to uphold a Florida law that prohibits people under age 21 from purchasing firearms. By doing...
DEEP spraying eastern part of Connecticut to protect people from EEE
CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — The state of Connecticut has started spraying areas to protect people from mosquitoes with eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEE). A mild winter and wet spring led to an uptick in the amount of spring mosquitoes, Mosquito Management Coordinator of the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Roger Wolfe said. Mosquitoes have tested […]
PURA has voted not to reconsider electric rate hike
HARTFORD, Connecticut — State lawmakers in both parties are expressing frustration and disappointment over state utility regulators voting not to reconsider the decision that led to a hike in electric rates. The Public Utility Regulatory Authority voted 2-1 Friday to deny the motions to reconsider and modify the prior...
Comparing Labor Day Cannabis Deals: Connecticut and Massachusetts
Are you an adult over the age of 21? Are you planning on enjoying a fat bone Labor Day Weekend? Cannabis retailers in Connecticut, and way more in nearby Massachusetts, are offering special discounted prices to lure us in. Let's compare. Before I get started, in my opinion, the cannabis...
Connecticut High Schools Deploy Regional Remote Learning
(TNS) — Several area school districts this fall will offer high school students a regional remote learning option aimed at giving them some flexibility in what courses they take, as well as when and how they take them. The pilot program is open to juniors and seniors attending New...
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