Andrew Brown

2 weeks ago | marijuanamoment.net | Mark Pazniokas |Andrew Brown

“From my viewpoint, this is a positive development both for the state and the cannabis industry in Connecticut.”The Connecticut 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.

1 month ago | courant.com | Dave Altimari |Andrew Brown

Former state deputy budget director Konstantinos Diamantis and former state Democratic lawmaker Christopher Ziogas were indicted Friday on federal corruption charges for allegedly pressuring state employees to cancel a 2020 audit that was examining a Bristol eye doctor’s Medicaid billing practices.

1 month ago | courant.com | Andrew Brown |Dave Altimari

State prosecutors took a big step Friday when they charged five Bridgeport Democrats with more than 150 election-related crimes, but arrest warrants suggest the sprawling investigation into voter fraud and ballot harvesting might not end there.

2 months ago | courant.com | Andrew Brown |Dave Altimari

Five people, including three Bridgeport council members and the vice chairwoman of the city’s Democratic party were charged with election-related crimes on Friday as part of a sprawling investigation into the city’s 2023 Democratic primary, which resulted in widespread allegations of absentee ballot fraud and a judge overturning the results of that election.

2 months ago | courant.com | Andrew Brown |John Moritz

Gov. Ned Lamont proposed changes to Connecticut business taxes that would raise hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue over the next two years from large, multistate corporations while limiting a tax credit that has fostered movie and television production in the state. The tax reforms were part of Lamont’s proposed $55.2 billion two-year budget, presented Wednesday morning at the Capitol.