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Consultant on UConn Salaries: OK, But Policy Lacking

By Rick Green On December 12, 2012 · 6 Comments

In the wake of controversy over salaries and compensation at the University of Connecticut, the school’s board of trustees commissioned a careful look at what people make at the state’s flagship school.

The Special Committee on Compensation’s report, which includes recommendations from Sibson Consulting. Kathleen Megan will have more later, but here’s [...]

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Malloy’s Budget Cuts Hit More Than 275 Programs In More Than 35 Departments, Agencies; Full Statements By Austin, Herbst

By Christopher Keating On November 28, 2012 · 4 Comments

Seeking to close a growing budget deficit in a sluggish economy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered $170 million in cuts Wednesday that will reach virtually all major state agencies.

Those cuts will reduce the state budget deficit by $123 million because the other $47 million in reductions had already been planned as part of the overall budget.

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