Andrew Brown

Hartford

Investigative Reporter at The CT Mirror

Investigative reporter @ctmirror. Volunteer board member @ctfog. Previous work: @CoMissourian, @dickinsonpress, @wvgazettemail and @postandcourier

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As CT cannabis industry grows, new office is created to regulate it

2 weeks ago | ctmirror.org | Mark Pazniokas |Andrew Brown

The Department of Consumer Protection is removing oversight and enforcement of the marijuana industry from the agency’s Drug Control Division less than a month after state officials apologized for what appeared to be a retaliatory inspection at a cannabis cultivation facility. The licensing, regulatory and inspection functions for the industry will be shifted to a separate division within the Department of Consumer Protection, the agency announced on Wednesday.
Connecticut’s Social Equity Marijuana Licensees Seek Permission To Sell Their Businesses Sooner

2 weeks ago | marijuanamoment.net | Andrew Brown

Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that could change how quickly some cannabis business owners can sell their companies, but state officials are concerned about what effect that might have on the state’s fledgling marijuana industry.
CT cannabis shop owners want option to sell their business sooner

2 weeks ago | ctmirror.org | Andrew Brown

Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that could change how quickly some cannabis business owners can sell their companies, but state officials are concerned about what effect that might have on the state’s fledgling marijuana industry.
CT GOP wants an inspector general to probe 'culture of corruption'

4 weeks ago | ctmirror.org | Andrew Brown

Connecticut Republican lawmakers called for the creation of an inspector general’s office to investigate unethical behavior and alleged corruption in state government, citing local news stories about alleged waste and fraud. House and Senate Minority Leaders Vincent Candelora of North Branford and Stephen Harding of Brookfield said they want to empower an inspector general to open investigations and demand state records because they do not believe that Gov.
After Bridgeport voter fraud arrests, CT weighs election changes

1 month ago | ctmirror.org | Andrew Brown

Connecticut lawmakers are considering two pieces of legislation that would dramatically increase the state’s oversight of local election officials and implement new rules surrounding absentee balloting and curbside voting.
John Moritz

1 month ago | ctmirror.org | John Moritz |Andrew Brown |Mark Pazniokas

Posted inEnergy & Environment Following meetings in Washington, Lamont says he found an area of alignment with Trump: more nuclear and natural gas energy in New England.
Bridgeport Democrats in court to face election-related charges

1 month ago | courant.com | Andrew Brown

Susan Hanken, who represented Geter-Pataky during her appearance in court on Thursday, argued the ongoing publicity surrounding the case has subjected her client to harassment online and in Bridgeport, where she continues to serve as the vice chairwoman of the city’s Democratic Town Committee.
¿Quiénes son los acusados de delitos electorales en Bridgeport?

1 month ago | ctmirror.org | Andrew Brown

Traducción por Jorge Alatrista, Identidad Latina Multimedia. Read this story in English. Cinco personas asociadas con el Partido Demócrata de Bridgeport se entregaron a la policía el 21 de febrero luego de una amplia investigación criminal sobre las primarias demócratas de la ciudad de 2023, que terminó con acusaciones de fraude en el voto por correo y una nueva elección ordenada por el tribunal.
Senator seeking PURA nomination owns business probed by PURA

1 month ago | ctmirror.org | John Moritz |Andrew Brown

An enforcement arm of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority began looking into a company owned by state Sen. John Fonfara, D-Hartford, late last year to determine whether it was illegally operating as an unlicensed business on Connecticut’s third-party electric marketplace. That inquiry — which has not been previously tied to the longtime lawmaker — is the latest twist in a drama surrounding Fonfara’s personal financial ties to several energy-related companies as he seeks Gov.
Don't 'jump to conclusions' about Gifford role in nixed audit

1 month ago | ctmirror.org | Andrew Brown

Gov. Ned Lamont voiced support for Deidre Gifford, Connecticut’s Commissioner of Health Strategy, on Monday and said he “wouldn’t jump to any conclusions” about her role in the cancellation of a 2020 audit of suspected Medicaid fraud at a Bristol optometry practice.