As the economy continues to sour, the number of homeless people in the state’s capital city continues to rise, a report released today announced. “This provides us with more evidence to do the right thing,” Sen. Jonathan A. Harris, D-West Hartford, co-chairman of the legislature’s public health committee, said as the report was released at […]
May 14, 2010 @ 12:00 am
Endorsement time: Who has the weight?
In the race to land endorsements before next week’s nominating conventions, Gov. M. Jodi Rell isn’t playing hard to get. She’s not playing, period. The popular governor said Thursday she will endorse none of her would-be successors as governor, nor will she cast a vote as a super-delegate to next week’s Republican nominating convention. “I […]
Will Connecticut get squeezed at the pump?
Though motorists could be seeing some modest relief at the pumps by Memorial Day, the gradual rise in oil prices over the past year has gasoline marketers and retailers pressing for new safeguards against price gouging – by both private corporations and state government. Associations representing 560 petroleum marketers and 450 gasoline station owners recently […]
After 6 years, an awkward exit for Norton
It was the last meeting of the school year for the Connecticut State University System’s Board of Trustees, and farewells were in order. There was the valediction to the student members of the board, given praise by the board’s chairman, a plaque thanking them for their service, a handshake and a chance to speak, followed […]