The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, the Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents, and the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education issued a joint statement Tuesday advocating for the repeal of a restriction that bars municipalities from using federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to match the Connecticut Public Schools HVAC/Indoor Air Quality Grant Program.
“We’re on it, we’re active, but it’s just taking its time,” said West Hartford Democrat Lawrence Fox, the board’s chairman. “No one is slow-walking it.”
For its entire 15-year history, the state’s contracting watchdog agency has been a shell operation, battling to secure funds to hire an actual investigative staff.
And while the State Contracting Standards Board finally won that fight in May, it is well into its fourth month of the new fiscal year with no investigative team in place though officials say that’s about to change.
“We’re on it, we’re active, but it’s just taking its time,” said West Hartford Democrat Lawrence Fox, the board’s chairman. “No one is slow-walking it.”
For its entire 15-year history, the state’s contracting watchdog agency has been a shell operation, battling to secure funds to hire an actual investigative staff.
And while the State Contracting Stan.
Governor Ned Lamont today announced that the Center for Digital Government has given Connecticut national recognition for its ongoing digital government efforts, awarding the state with a grade of A- and ranking it third in the nation for information technology leadership.