Bill Cummings

Dec 5, 2024 | ctinsider.com | Bill Cummings

The state Office of Higher Education failed to properly pay bills, track employee telecommuting and collect required private school fees, a recent state audit found. “OHE did not have sufficient internal controls to ensure that it completed and approved all purchase orders prior to ordering goods and services,” auditors said of the agency's payment practices. The audit covered the fiscal years 2022 and 2023.

Nov 5, 2024 | ncadvertiser.com | Bill Cummings

Jay Austin gives out stickers to voters at the Danbury High School polling station. Photo taken on Nov. 5, 2024, in Danbury, Conn. Bryan Haeffele/Hearst Connecticut MediaA Connecticut absentee ballot drop box outside the Government Center in Stamford in 2020. Tyler Sizemore/Hearst Connecticut MediaConnecticut voters on Tuesday moved a stepped closer toward joining 27 other states which allow no-excuse absentee voting during elections.

Jun 2, 2024 | ctinsider.com | Bill Cummings

A new report offers varying options to stem ongoing deficits at UConn Health, including merging its Farmington hospital with another health care group. The report by Cain Brothers, a health care banking and consulting company, paints a bleak financial future for the John Dempsey Hospital and related medical school, noting clinical operations generated losses averaging $140 million annually over the last four years.

Mar 5, 2024 | ctinsider.com | Bill Cummings

The state-owned Charter Oak College failed to pay expenses in a timely manner, update its disaster plan and follow requirements to seek bids for at least one purchase, a recent state audit found. “The college’s failure to explain the reasons for non-competitive purchases increases the risk that it may not obtain goods and services at the lowest price,” auditors said, referring to shortcomings around the bidding process.

Mar 4, 2024 | theridgefieldpress.com | Bill Cummings

The Office of the Treasurer, under a previous administration, failed to properly dispose of unused state property, follow ethics disclosure rules and correctly handle unclaimed property, a new state audit found. State auditors in their 15-page report called on the office to "improve internal controls." The treasurer's office largely agreed in written responses included with the report, and said changes have been made to address the problems.