Another day, another poll — and a dramatically different result. YouGov, an internet polling company among those used this year by the New York Times and CBS, reported Thursday that its latest survey of 1,808 voters found Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Republican Tom Foley locked in a dead heat, 37 percent to 37 percent.
September 11, 2014 @ 5:06 pm
Posted inPolitics
Connecticut takes a deep look at racial profiling in traffic stops
Black drivers were nearly twice as likely as white drivers to be stopped by police in Connecticut, and blacks stopped were twice as likely as whites to have their vehicles searched, according to a compilation of 360,000 traffic stops from Oct. 1, 2013 through May 31, 2014. A town-by-town report card will follow in January after analysis of a full year’s data, adjusted for local factors such as commuting patterns
Posted inMoney, Politics
Malloy, Foley will tackle transportation at Monday forum in North Haven
Advocates for a better-funded state transportation system will get their chance next week to appeal to Connecticut’s gubernatorial candidates face-to-face in North Haven.
Posted inPodcasts
‘Connecticut’s Budget Crisis: And Why You Should Care’ now available on iTunes
Connecticut Mirror Budget Reporter Keith M. Phaneuf’s award-winning series is now available here through Apple’s iTunes store.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Op-Ed: EPA needs oversight, not free pass on waterways regulation
Recently, the Mirror published an op-ed calling on Connecticut’s legislative delegation to reject H.R. 5078, the Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014. As someone who represents the small businesses impacted by our runaway regulatory machine – I could not disagree more.
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Op-Ed: EPA needs oversight, not free pass on waterways regulation
Recently, the Mirror published an op-ed calling on Connecticut’s legislative delegation to reject H.R. 5078, the Regulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2014. As someone who represents the small businesses impacted by our runaway regulatory machine – I could not disagree more.