Connecticut auctions off "carbon allowances" to electricity power generators, the price has risen 900% increasing the cost of energy.
On Sunday, Tieqiang Ding, the owner of Putnam Science Academy (PSA), a private high school long mired in allegations of fraud, embezzlement, and financial mismanagement, announced PSA’s closure. Before the school’s closure, Ding and his wife, Julia Fang, accrued millions in unpaid debts and property liens, were ordered by the State Banking Department to pay $5 million in restitution for fraud, laid off the vast majority of their staff, and saw their school stripped of its academic accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges.
https://insideinvestigator.org/psa-announces-closure-after-escalating-debts-and-legal-scrutiny/
“I really enjoyed living in Bridgeport,” said Jaime Lemus, Tamekia’s husband. “To live in this apartment we rented — it was beautiful.”
It was also short-lived.
https://insideinvestigator.org/nearly-1m-paid-without-proof-by-dept-of-agriculture-officials/
The Connecticut Department of Agriculture paid out nearly $1 million to contractors “without confirming the services were provided and receiving contractually required documentation,” and failed to get competitive bids for $244,000 in contracted “multimedia” services, according to a report from state auditors.
"The DSCC held a heated convention dispute hearing on May 28, in which Rice pleaded his case with the assistance of civil rights attorney Alexander Taubes, before ultimately dismissing Rice’s complaint on June 1."
https://insideinvestigator.org/rosa-delauros-primary-opponents-appeal-for-ballot-access-denied/
Every year, dozens of juveniles are detained in Connecticut for lengthy periods of time before their disposition, and officials are seeking ways to get that number closer to zero.
At least 43 other states have statutory definitions of intellectual disability not predicated on IQ, while Connecticut’s current definition stipulates that a person must have an IQ of 69 or below to receive services.
https://insideinvestigator.org/amendment-to-dds-eligibility-bill-delays-change-in-id-definition/
https://insideinvestigator.org/patchwork-how-uconn-and-cscu-handle-sexual-misconduct-allegations/
Over 30 employees at UConn and CSCU were found to have violated sexual misconduct policies between 2018 and 2025. Just four were fired outright. Seven are still employed. Read our investigation into how officials at Connecticut's public universities handle — and mishandle — sexual misconduct.