Connecticut

Connecticut Municipal Electric Energy Cooperative officials allegedly used CMEEC funds for lavish trips to the Kentucky Derby and a luxury golf resort in West Virginia.

Treasurer Denise Nappier said a lottery revenue infusion and asset transfers could pump $3 billion into the Teachers' Retirement Fund.

West Haven credit quality hinges on plan execution, S&P says

The results stand to influence the municipal market through capital planning and budget actions with potential impacts on ratings and borrowing levels.

"I thought their approach was novel," Connecticut Lottery Corp. President Gregory Smith said of New Jersey's maneuver to boost pension funding.

Connecticut must deal with a timing discrepancy between a bond covenant and a legislative amendment intended to loosen its restrictions.

Transportation research nonprofit TRIP said more than 7% of the state's bridges -- more than 300 -- are structurally deficient.

Connecticut’s planned issue of credit revenue bonds is a “potentially terrible long-term solution,” says Municipal Market Analytics.

The state's special commission on pension funding is exploring contributions of real-estate assets to an independently managed trust.

Toni Harp says New Haven does not intend to apply to Connecticut's oversight board despite budget struggles and deficit borrowing.