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UConn water source decision nears
The Hartford Courant reports that the University of Connecticut plans to chose the Connecticut Water Co. as the source of an additional two million gallons of water per day needed for campus expansion. The plan calls for five miles of pipe from the company’s Tolland reservoir to the Storrs campus. It would be built at no […]
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Reaction to the DOMA ruling from around Connecticut
Gay people and their supporters rejoiced and celebrated all over Connecticut Wednesday following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Here’s what some members of state’s Congressional delegation, the state legislature and others had to say: “The Supreme Court today reaffirmed the core principles of our country – that all […]
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Winners and Losers from the 2013 legislative session
There are new restrictions on gun ownership and limits on the release of crime-scene photos. The minimum wage is going up, as is the cost of gasoline. Immigrants here illegally will be able to get driver’s licenses in a couple of years, and genetically engineered foods will get labels — maybe. There will be a […]
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Record death tax revenue produces budget surplus
A record-breaking and unanticipated year for state inheritance tax revenue has helped create a budget surplus for the state. Hartford Courant reporter Christopher Keating explains.
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State releases plan for using $71 million in Storm Sandy relief
Before the federal government will release any of the $71 million in Storm Sandy relief it has apportioned for Connecticut, the state must seek public comment on its plan to use the funds. Gov. Dannel Malloy’s office released that plan today. “This funding isn’t just about getting people’s lives back to normal following the devastation […]
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Donovan campaign manager pleads guilty to conspiracy
Joshua Nassi, the manager of former state House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan’s failed 2012 bid for the 5th Congressional District seat, pleaded guilty Friday in federal court to conspiracy charges, the Hartford Courant reported. Nassi, 34, of Fairfield, was one of eight people arrested last summer following a federal investigation into campaign contributions and their connection […]
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Sandy Hook parents on 60 Minutes
The parents of the slain children and faculty at Sandy Hook Elementary School appeared Sunday on 60 Minutes in advance of today’s lobbying for gun-control in Washington and Hartford. Here is that video: Part One: Part Two: Part Three:
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Connecticut Senate roll call on gun-control bill
ConnecticutState Senatevote on gun-control bill District State Senator Party Vote 23 Ayala, Andres D Y 13 Bartolomeo, Danté D Y 26 Boucher, Toni R Y 5 Bye, Beth D Y 4 Cassano, Steve D Y 30 Chapin, Clark J. R N 2 Coleman, Eric D. D Y 17 Crisco, Joseph J. D Y 9 Doyle, […]
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Malloy to lift travel ban, but urges residents to ‘stay off the roads’
(Updated at 6:14 p.m.) Gov. Dannel P. Malloy lifted the travel ban Saturday evening, but is asking residents not to leave their houses unless it is an emergency. Local roads across the state are expected to remain impassable for days as public works crews continue to deal with the aftereffects of the blizzard that dumped […]
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Transit improvement ideas way outnumber means of paying for them
In a six-hour session Monday, Connecticut lawmakers discussed a lot of good ideas on how to improve transportation in the state; but, as is often the case lately, money is an issue.Rant & Rail, the Mirror’s transportation blog by Neena Satija, has some thoughts on the problem.
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FERC grants state’s request for hearing on ISO-New England budget increase
Press release from offices of Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen, Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection: HARTFORD – The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has agreed to a state request to hold an unprecedented hearing on the proposed budget increase for ISO New England Inc. […]
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As Connecticut’s results start to come in……
Polls in Connecticut, on this most unusual Election Day, have closed. Here’s a quick view of what’s been happening in the state, at election parties, at polling places and at candidate headquarters: In Bridgeport While turnout numbers weren’t available from Bridgeport’s Registrar of Voters, polling places across the city showed that voters made a […]
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Storm report from shoreline towns
At 8 p.m. Monday, one-half of Stamford was in the dark, and Norwalk had shut down its sewage plant. Also in Fairfield County, the expected shutdown of electric substations in Bridgeport was to turn off power to 50,000 city residents and businesses. Meanwhile, just before 1 p.m. Monday, these were the reports from some shoreline […]
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List of Connecticut delegates at the Democratic National Convention
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