WASHINGTON — Some 227 people have died from gun violence in Connecticut since the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre two years ago. On Wednesday, Connecticut lawmakers joined Newtown families and victims of gun violence across the nation in renewing their calls for new federal gun laws.
December 10, 2014 @ 7:37 pm
Posted inPolitics
Himes’ provision roils fellow Democrats, threatens budget bill
WASHINGTON – Legislation championed for years by Connecticut U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District, threatened to become a “poison pill’ Wednesday in a massive budget bill that would avoid a government shutdown. Himes’ spokesman, however, insisted the congressman didn’t know how the provision was placed in the budget bill.
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Chances improve for national park in Hartford’s Coltsville
WASHINGTON – The chances of establishing a national park in Hartford’s Coltsville neighborhood have improved because Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has held tough on keeping a lands package in a massive defense bill – despite pressure to strip out the lands package to allow speedy approval of the bill.
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Operation Fuel: Poor households in CT short $784M for heating bills
Poor Connecticut households this winter will face about $784 million in energy bills above what they can afford, according to a new study released Wednesday by Operation Fuel.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Stop the ‘slow wreck’ of the Connecticut college system
Dear Gov. Malloy, I am a senior at Southern Connecticut State University and during my time at SCSU have experienced positives and negatives. The constant positive is that the students here and at the other state universities and community colleges continue to enjoy the college experience. We study hard, socialize with classmates, attend events, and […]
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Op-Ed: Stop the ‘slow wreck’ of the Connecticut college system
I am a senior at Southern Connecticut State University and during my time at SCSU have experienced positives and negatives. The constant positive is that the students here and at the other state universities and community colleges continue to enjoy the college experience . . . On the negative side are CSCU president Gregory Gray and the Board of Regents. In my time at SCSU the molehill of problems presented by the previous Board of Trustees has turned into mountains ever since the reorganization that combined the universities and community colleges.
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Waterbury says regulators endanger hospital deals
Waterbury’s mayor and the state’s hospital industry say that Connecticut regulators are jeopardizing plans by a national for-profit hospital chain to buy the city’s two struggling hospitals and others in Bristol, Manchester and Vernon.
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Despite robust options, thousands pass on school-choice lottery
Just one in four students in Grades 3 through 7 attending Hartford schools entered the lottery for a seat at a regional magnet or a suburban public school last school year, according to a recent study by Trinity College.
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State lands federal funds to move toward universal preschool
Connecticut has landed federal funding to offer high-quality preschool to hundreds of additional children from low-income families, with an emphasis on those who are homeless or in foster care.