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CT recreational cannabis retail sales set new high

1 week ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

Recent data from the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) shows the price per gram of cannabis in Connecticut continuing to fall through May, even though the average price per product increased. In May, cannabis cost $9.98 per gram, down slightly from April, when on average it cost $10.03. The price per gram of cannabis has been declining since July 20244, when it cost $12.16.
Blumenthal blasts "cruel, dumb" broadband cuts

1 week ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

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CSDE data shows students falling below targets

2 weeks ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

Only half to sixty percent of students met English language proficiency standards in testing for the 2024-2025 school year, according to recent data from the Connecticut State Department of Education (CSDE), falling well below the target of 100 percent proficiency. Other recent data show grade schools falling below other targets, including the number of students who graduate with a high school diploma within four years.
Hartford healthcare cleared of indemnification in Mollow suit

2 weeks ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

Hartford Healthcare, which owns St. Vincent’s Medical Center in Bridgeport, does not owe indemnity in the death of Michael Mollow, who shot and killed ex-girlfriend Caroline Ashworth after he was released from the facility according to a recent decision from Hartford Superior Court.
Legislative adjournment kills most FOI bills

3 weeks ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

When the legislature adjourned sine die as the clock struck midnight on June 4, the majority of the session’s bills affecting the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) died on the chamber calendars. Several frequent flyer bills that have appeared in previous legislative sessions once again failed to clear session hurdles and reach final passage.
DESPP audit finds mismanagement of overtime, weapons

3 weeks ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

The Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection (DESPP) did not adequately manage or control overtime claims in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, according to a recent audit from the Auditors of Public Accounts. The audit, which flagged nine areas where the agency is not complying with the law that were continued from a previous audit, found that DESPP has not updated its time and attendance policies since 2006 and 2012, despite adopting a new program in 2020.
Bill protecting sexual assault victim shelters heads to gov's desk

3 weeks ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

The Connecticut Senate voted unanimously to move a bill that would allow public agencies to enter into executive session to discuss the location of shelters for victims of sexual assault to final passage on June 2. The bill expands on existing law, which prohibits public agencies from releasing information about the location of shelters for victims of domestic violence. HB 6883 also added shelters for victims of sexual assault to that prohibition.
Report: Dach violated vehicle use policy

3 weeks ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

Jonathan Dach violated a number of Department of Administrative Services (DAS) regulations that prohibit the personal use of state vehicles and also restrict where pool cars can park and how they must be fueled during his time as Gov. Ned Lamont’s chief of staff.
An absurd standard: Challenging UConn at the FOIC

3 weeks ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

Last month, Inside Investigator went to Hartford to take the University of Connecticut (UConn) to task for its handling of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking records related to sexual misconduct. We had two chief quarrels with their handling of the request:It took over a year for them to respond to the request.
Acting Blue: evidence of fraudulent political donations targeting retirees

3 weeks ago | insideinvestigator.org | Katherine Revello

Dominic Rapini, a cybersecurity professional and 2022 Republican candidate for Connecticut’s secretary of the state, has been investigating straw donors—individuals who pose as a second-party and fraudulently make a donation in their name—and has identified $2 million in donations through ActBlue made in the name of 18 different Connecticut residents, most of whom are elderly or retired.