New Haven — Bruno Suraci, an organic farmer who drives an electric car and recycles the waste from his New Haven painting company, recently got a call from a friend in California. He Googled his name and found it next to a Haz-mat sign—as the Public Enemy Number One of environmental investigators. The news came […]
January 8, 2014
Posted inPolitics
Seventh defendant in campaign finance scandal gets 6 months in prison
It’s good to be cooperative. Paul Rogers, 41, of Middlebury, one of the smoke shop owners caught up in a conspiracy to bribe a state legislator to keep the roll-your-own business tax free, was sentenced to six months in prison Wednesday, a reward for his cooperation wilth federal authorities.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Cold-caused power grid problems start to level off
Power usage on the New England grid leveled off a bit Wednesday as temperatures began to slowly rise. But prices were still running high – more than $300 a megawatt hour at times – as the Independent System Operator that manages the grid, ISO New England, continued to use more expensive oil- and coal-fired generation.
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Votes of CT senators rarely deviate from party position
Washington — During Congress’ debate on the farm bill last summer, Orange, Conn.-based Pez and other Connecticut candymakers looked for an opportunity to overhaul the federal sugar program so prices for the sweetener would fall. They lobbied for weeks on Capitol Hill for an amendment to the farm bill that would reform the Department of Agriculture sugar program, which props up U.S. sugar prices.
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Blumenthal’s Metro-North crusade: Proper (& political?)
Washington — Reports of the resignation of Metro -North President Howard Permut may indicate that Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal has drawn blood in his battle against the commuter railway.
Posted inHealth
Amid Obamacare coverage woes, more insurers extend payment deadline
As Connecticut residents continue to face problems getting their new health care coverage set up, two more insurance companies selling plans through the state’s exchange have extended their payment deadlines for January coverage.
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CT GOP field: Boughton’s in, Foley soon
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton’s official entrance into the 2014 race for governor Wednesday creates a four-man field of Republicans that is about to expand to five with the addition of Tom Foley, the GOP’s 2010 nominee. Once Foley formally declares after months as an exploratory candidate, the field seems set with one possible exception: Sen. Toni Boucher of Wilton, who has been raising money since August with an exploratory committee.
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Malloy names liaison to ‘community’ that defies easy description
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy named Jonathan Slifka as his “cabinet-level” liaison to the disability community Wednesday, acting at the start of a re-election year to improve relations with a demographic group whose broad diversity Slifka matter-of-factly highlighted.