News Clips and Op-Eds 2010

• May 23, 2010 – Tracking Revenue Sources by Jon Lender for the Sunday Courant
• May 21, 2010 – That Other Thing: Blumenthal and the Swim Team by Rachel Slajda for Talking Points Memo
• May 20, 2010 - Blumenthal’s swim record on MSNBC’s First Read
• May 20, 2010 – Blumenthal and the Harvard swim team by Daniela Altimari for the Courant’s Capitol Watch blog
• April 19, 2010 – To fix budget, we must reform government pension benefits by Chris Powell in the Norwich Bulletin
• April 18, 2010 – Abuse of pension fund speaks for state government by Chris Powell in the Journal Inquirer
• April 17, 2010 – Abuse of pension fund speaks for state government by Chris Powell in the Middletown Press
• April 15, 2010 – Taxocrats Once Again by Mike McGarry in the Hartford News
• April 13, 2010 – Unfunded Liabilities Nightmare in CT by Jack Fowler for the National Review
• April 11, 2010 – Don’ t Politicize Insurance Rates by Fergus Cullen in the New London Day
• March 30, 2010 – Journal-Inquirer Editorial on Gubernatorial Race
• March 30, 2010 – Pols Intrude on Insurance Premiums by Fergus Cullen in the Waterbury Republican-American
• March 24, 2010 – Fox61′s Rick Hancock on TweetCT, Fox61 Morning News
• March 22, 2010 – TweetCT and (Yet Another) Plea to State Central by saramerica on MyLeftNutmeg
• March 22, 2010 - Exercises in Extreme Banality by Rick Green on CT Confidential
• March 17, 2010 – The Sunlight Test by State Rep. Giuliano
• March 15, 2010 – Heath W. Fahle at the Hartford Votes! Panel on campaign financing in Connecticut
• March 9, 2010 – Think Tank’s Website Gets Legislators Thinking, Why Not Do It Ourselves? by Jacqueline Rabe for CTMirror
• March 7, 2010 – The End of Endlessness: Fresh Faces, Term Limits Could Help Legislature by Heath W. Fahle for Connecticut News Junkie
• March 4, 2010 – Hartford Votes Panel on the Citizens’ Election Program
• March 2, 2010 – Heath W. Fahle on Coastline Conversations with Rep. Giuliano about the CT Sunlight Project
• March 1, 2010 – Think Tank Blasts “SustiNet”, Board Says “Not So Fast”, NBC Connecticut
• February 22, 2010 – CTSunlight.org: Legislators Praise Site for Transparency by Maggie Caldwell for the New Canaan Advertiser
• February 18, 2010 – Courant Editorial
• February 16, 2010 - Heath W. Fahle on Representative Sawyer Reports about the CT Sunlight Project
• February 16, 2010 – Heath W. Fahle on WXLM 104.7 The Lee Elci Show about the CT Sunlight Project
• February 17, 2010 – Web Site Shows How State Funds are Spent by Elizabeth Benton, New Haven Register
• February 14, 2010 – A Little Sunlight Can Be Revealing, by Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant
• February 14, 2010  – Better Huggles Than These Other Clowns by Colin McEnroe, Hartford Courant
• February 14, 2010 – Bloated Spending Just a Click Away by David Collins, The Day (New London)
• February 14, 2010 – Fergus Cullen on WFSB’s Face the State with Dennis House
• February 9, 2010 – More Than 1,000 State Employees Paid More than Governor Rell on Capitol Watch blog (Courant)
• February 9, 2010 – Free Market Groups Hire Reporters to Uncover Wasteful Spending Nieman Journalism Lab
• February 8, 2010 – WVIT NBC30 Connecticut Story on CTSunlight.org
• February 8, 2010 – Fergus Cullen on WTNH about CTSunlight.org
• February 8, 2010 – OMG! Yankee Did It, Connecticut Commentary by Don Pesci
• February 8, 2010 – A Real Way to See How the State is Spending Your Money, Shelly Sindland Blog
• February 8, 2010 – What Does State Government Spend?  Look Here, CT Confidential, Courant.com
• February 8, 2010 – New Web Site Shines Light on State Salaries, Waterbury Republican-American
• February 7, 2010 - The State of Things to Come, by Heath W. Fahle, CT News Junkie
• January 4, 2010 – Heath W. Fahle Interview on WTIC1080AM with Ray Dunaway on Campaign Finance Reform (MP3 Format)
• January 3, 2010 – Heath W. Fahle Interview on Connecticut Newsmakers with Tom Monahan, NBC30 COMING SOON!

News Clips and Op-Eds 2009

• December 31, 2009 – Editorial on Fido Fees, Published in the New Haven Register
• December 24, 2009 – Latest Battle for Dodd: Earmarks, Published in the Hartford Courant
• December 24, 2009 – Seniors Spar Over Forum on Health Care, Published by West Hartford News
• December 20, 2009 – For Christmas, Give Cash, Not Chia Pets Op-Ed by Fergus Cullen, Published in the Waterbury Republican-American
• December 17, 2009 – It’s Time to Evict the Democrats Op-Ed by State Rep. John Stripp on Connecticut’s Taxes and Fees, Published in the Redding Pilot
• November 30, 2009 – Out of Control: Non-Dog Owners Subsidize Dog Owners by Dave Moran, Published in the Manchester Journal-Inquirer
• November 11, 2009 – Website To Monitor State Spending by Dave Krechevsky, Published in the Waterbury Republican-American
• October 19, 2009 – Op-Ed by Fergus Cullen, Published in the Danbury News-Times COMING SOON
• October 9, 2009 – Losing the State Population Race by Fergus Cullen, Published in the Connecticut Post
• October 5, 2009 – Taxes Pave Road Out by Dave Krechevsky, Published in the Waterbury Republican-American
• September 2, 2009 – Advocacy Commissions Survive With Deep Cuts by Daniela Altimari, Published in the Hartford Courant
• September 1, 2009 – State Hooked on Tobacoo Revenue Habit by Fergus Cullen and Tamara Tragakiss, Published in the Hartford Courant
• August 29, 2009 – Wall Street Journal Editorial Published in the Hartford Courant
• August 9, 2009 – Lifting the Curtain on Congress’ Expenses by Jon Lender, Published in the Hartford Courant
• August 2, 2009 – Rell Letters to Grads Draw Scrutiny by Jon Lender, Published in the Hartford Courant
• July 28, 2009 – Soaking Their Way to Ruin by Waterbury Republican-American Editorial Board, Published in the Waterbury Republican-American
• July 27, 2009 – Should the Rich Pay More? by Christopher Keating, Published in the Hartford Courant
• July 12, 2009 – Loose Rules for Congressional Mass Mailings by Jon Lender, Published in the Hartford Courant
• July 5, 2009 – Stimulus Spending: Seven Skepticisms by Fergus Cullen, Published in the Waterbury Republican-American
• June 22, 2009 – What Hiring Freeze? by Daniela Altimari, Published in the Hartford Courant
• June 17, 2009 – A Dozen Sensible Ways to Cut School Spending by Dr. Lewis A. Andrews and Armand Fusco, Published in the Manchester Journal-Inquirer
• June 16, 2009 – Politicians Fill Pockets at Taxpayer Expense by Heath W. Fahle with Sean Parnell, Published in the New Haven Register
• May 31, 2009 – Control Public School Spending by Dr. Lewis A. Andrews, Published in The Day (New London)
• May 31, 2009 – State Seeks to Soak the Sopped by Fergus Cullen, Published in the Waterbury Republican-American
• May 3, 2009 – School Tech Spending Often Wasteful by Dr. Lewis Andrews, Published in the Waterbury Republican-American
• May 3, 2009 – A Penance for Using Plastic by Fergus Cullen, Published in the Hartford Courant
• April 11, 2009 – Raising Taxes Not the Solution by Heath W. Fahle, Published in the Waterbury Republican-American
• March 22, 2009 – State’s Dairy Problem: Too Many Cows by Fergus Cullen, Published in the Hartford Courant