Democrats and Republicans are divided over whether politics and optics or substance and transparency will dominate a legislative hearing Monday about a school construction program at the center of an FBI investigation.
Testimony will come from Commissioner-designate Michelle Gilman and Deputy Commissioner Noel Petra of the Department of Administrative Services, the officials Gov. Ned Lamont has tasked with revamping and restoring confidence in OSCGR, the Office of School Construction Grants & Review.