August 5, 2014
From: The Federation of
Connecticut Taxpayer Organizations
Contact: Susan Kniep, President
Website:
http://ctact.org/
Email: fctopresident@aol.com
Telephone:
860-841-8032
The U. S. Department of
Justice Issues Scathing Report on New York City Department of Corrections Where
Recent Malloy Appointee was Commissioner
SDNY Rikers Report - Department of Justice
Within, their report the Justice Department notes that they
primarily focused on practices and conduct during the period 2011 through the
end of 2013 with a focus on the “treatment of adolescent male inmates, between
the ages of 16 and 18, at New York City Department of Correction jails on Rikers
Island.” They further note that “By letter dated
January 12, 2012, we notified the City of our intent to conduct an
investigation pursuant to the Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act
(“CRIPA”), 42 U.S.C. § 1997, and Section 14141 of the Violent Crime Control and
Law Enforcement Act of 1994, 42 U.S.C. § 14141 (“Section 14141”). The report is extensive and should be read in
its entirety at http://www.justice.gov/usao/nys/pressreleases/August14/RikersReportPR/SDNY%20Rikers%20Report.pdf
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Reuters News Service has been
covering this issue
as
noted within their two recent reports captioned ….
NYC jail
routinely violates rights of teen inmates ... - Reuters
New York
authorities raid Rikers Island jail in ... - Reuters
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Previously, on January 6, 2014 Governor Malloy
had issued a press release captioned
Gov.
Malloy Appoints Dora B. Schriro as Commissioner of
... the Department of Emergency Services and
Public Protection.
Therein, he notes “She currently serves as
Commissioner of the New York City Department of Correction, a position that she
held since 2009….”
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As the Hartford Courant reports CL&P Rate Increase Has 59
Percent Jump In Customer ..., they
note “Connecticut Light & Power is pushing a major change in how it
calculates power bills to shore up sales in the face of pressure from energy
efficiency, conservation and renewables like rooftop
solar. “Joining a push by electricity companies nationwide, the state's largest
distribution utility is requesting a nearly 60 percent increase in the fixed
fee that lands on its residential customers' monthly bills next to a half-dozen
charges that are based on how much power is used.” Continue reading the article at http://www.courant.com/business/hc-clp-rate-increase-59-percent-service-charge-20140729,0,142421.story
application.pdf - Northeast Utilities
The Application for the CL&P rate increase
is before the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority under Docket No. 14-05-06
To view documents already submitted click on
http://www.dpuc.state.ct.us/dockcurr.nsf/(Web+Main+View/All+Dockets)?OpenView&StartKey=14-05-06
A Public Comment Hearing is Scheduled
for August 27, 2014 at 6:30 PM at PURA, 10 Franklin Square, New Britain,
CT. If you have Questions on other Public Comment
Hearings or wish to submit a letter of protest, Contact the Executive
Secretary's Office at 860-827-1553 or PURA.ExecutiveSecretary@ct.gov
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While we know Connecticut has a
Pension Funding Problem as noted within the following
The website http://pensiontsunami.com/
alerts us to Public Pension and Funding Issues in other States,
such as …
UNSUSTAINABLE: New York City Now Has More Retired Cops Collecting
Pensions Than Active Cops on the Streets (op-ed - Nicole Gelinas
/ New York Post)
Illinois
Has Only $28 Billion to Pay the State's Bills Totaling $204 Billion (State Data
Lab)
Living
High on the Hog in New York (blog - Mary Pat Campbell / STUMP)
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