by John Sullivan, Special to ProPublica A recent hearing held by the joint investigation board for the Deepwater Horizon explosion on April 4, 2011. At the December hearings, New York Times investigative reporter David Barstow…
By Lisa Chedekel A former administrator of the defunct Haven Healthcare nursing home of Jewett City was sentenced Monday to three years’ probation for obstructing a federal criminal investigation. Kimberly Boccacio, 40, of Pomfret Center,…
While the cost of water in Connecticut is nowhere as expensive as in other parts of the country, a little waste can add up to some large bills. Frances of Manchester – who works two…
BY Lisa Chedekel In a controversial move, state officials are allowing a Greenwich physician who is registered as a sex offender to resume his medical practice in Connecticut.In a recent decision, the Connecticut Medical Examining Board,…
by Michael Grabell A sign at a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint instructs passengers about the use of the full-body scanner at O’Hare International Airport on March 15, 2010 in Chicago, Ill. (Scott Olson/Getty Images) The…
Wired magazine says that Dropbox, “the wildly popular online storage system, deceived users about the security and encryption of its services, putting it at a competitive advantage, according to an FTC complaint filed Thursday by…
Eugene Guilford Jr., president of the Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association and its education foundation, explains why he is convinced that ethanol is not only an energy waster, but leads to starvation. He was the guest…
by Charles Ornstein A poster for the Boston Scientific drug-coated stent at a conference in 2006. Boston Scientific is one of the biggest funders of the Society for Cardiac Angiography and Interventions. (Thomas S. England/Bloomberg via…
by Marian Wang Image by www.e-magineart.com Nursing homes are unnecessarily administering powerful antipsychotic drugs to many elderly residents, including residents with dementia [1], according to a new report by the Health and Human Services inspector…
From PolitiFact.com: With polls continuing to show Donald Trump as a significant player in the Republican for president, we have been checking many of his factual claims. Trump this week earned a distinction that we believe…
The Masonicare Health Center of Wallingford has agreed to pay a civil settlement of $447,776 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. In a press release,…
Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen has closed his agency’s investigation into customer complaints that Sleepy’s, the nation’s largest mattress retailer, had sold them used mattresses and that some were infested by bedbugs. Responding to a…
by Marian Wang (Spencer Platt/Getty Images) It’s April 21, and another Dodd-Frank deadline has come and gone. Today was the day the Fed’s regulations on debit card transaction fees, also known as interchange fees, were supposed…
If your work has you stressed out you might want to check out this story on CNBC on the least stressful jobs. “If you feel overwhelmed by your job — you’re not alone. Job pressure…
Ford Motor and U.S. safety regulators are expanding the recall of the best selling truck in the U.S. and Canada, the Ford F-150 pickup truck. The recall was caused by a possible electrical issue that…
By Sheri Fink, Special to ProPublica U.S. officials say the nation’s health system is ill-prepared to cope with a catastrophic release of radiation, despite years of focus on the possibility of a terrorist “dirty bomb”…
Excerpt from Hope Academy Broadway Campus’s lawsuit against White Hat Management. Inset: Screenshot from a White Hat Management promotional video. by Sharona Coutts ProPublica, April 6, 2011, 10:09 a.m.Since 2008, an Ohio-based company, White Hat Management,…
Jeff Immelt, Chairman and CEO of General Electric (Bill Pugliano/Getty Images) A version of this story was co-publishedwith Fortune. General Electric’s tax department is famous for inventing ways to pay Uncle Sam less. So it should…
The prestigious New York Times has finally discovered that the Better Business Bureau may be more interested in making more money for its executives from business fees than protecting consumers. The influential publication has carried…
Continental Recalls Tires on 2008-2009 Ford F-250/F-350 Trucks Tread separation could cause a crash, company reports HARTFORD, March 21 – Owners of 2008 and 2009 Ford F-250 and F-350 trucks should watch their mail for…