Faculty leaders representing the state’s four regional state universities and 12 community colleges Friday decried the sudden departure of Provost Michael Gargano and formally condemned Board of Regents President Gregory Gray’s plans for the future of the colleges.
November 14, 2014
Posted inMoney, Politics
It’s official: CT’s budget is $89 million to $100 million in the red
The state budget received its first official deficit reports Friday when nonpartisan legislative analysts and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration projected shortfalls ranging from $89 million to just under $100 million. Budget director Benjamin Barnes, insisted it quickly would be closed, and reasserted Malloy’s insistence that tax hikes are not an option. (File photo: Gov. Malloy and budget director Barnes)
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DeLauro opposes bid by pregnant lawmaker to cast proxy vote
Washington – Rep. Rosa DeLauro has caused a stir among House Democrats for opposing a bid by Rep. Tammy Duckworth, an Iraq War veteran who lost her legs in a helicopter accident and is bedridden because of an advance pregnancy, to cast a proxy vote in next week’s leadership elections.
Posted inPolitics
CT advocates join in pushing Obama to limit deportations
Washington — Fed up with inaction from the Obama administration, Jose Luis Piscil, an undocumented worker who lives in New Haven, has sued federal immigration officials to limit deportations — even as President Obama is on the verge of taking steps to change the status of millions of undocumented workers.
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Op-Ed: Connecticut does not need more charter schools
It is time to hold the Connecticut Board of Education accountable for diverting badly need resources to more charter schools.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Connecticut does not need more charter schools
It is time to hold the Connecticut Board of Education accountable for diverting badly need resources to more charter schools.
Posted inNews
High-income CT sends U.S. more in taxes than it gets back
WASHINGTON – When it comes to federal dollars, is it better for Connecticut residents to give or to receive? It depends on who you ask. Connecticut is among about 14 states receiving less in federal dollars than its residents pay in federal taxes.