News organizations across the country used to write these kind of high-interest, insider stories about their D.C. delegations all the time. Stories on congressional travel were part of the repertoire.
CT delegation’s travel raises eyebrows
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Obama salutes Malloy on minimum wage
In a meeting Friday at the White House, President Obama praised Gov. Dannel P. Malloy as one of the governors who are pushing his call for a $10.10 minimum wage at the state level.
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House GOP releases grand jury subpoenas
Copies of federal subpoenas released Friday by the House Republican office show the U.S. attorney’s office seeking a wide range of documents relating to the GOP’s campaign committees and its departed chief of staff, George Gallo. He was the only individual named in the subpoenas.
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Rep. Elaine O’Brien dies after cancer struggle
Rep. Elaine C. O’Brien, D-Suffield, died Friday after a long struggle with brain cancer, the House Majority office announced. She was 58.
O’Brien, a one-time commuter airline pilot, wife, mother of three and longtime member of the Board of Education in Suffield, was a two-term legislator elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2012.
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Wyman hires Rifkin as legal and policy adviser
Howard Rifkin, a former deputy state treasurer and gubernatorial legal counsel, is temporarily joining the staff of Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, giving her an experienced policy and legal adviser in the run up to the November election.
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Access Health CT marketing Obamacare “exchange in a box”
Connecticut’s health insurance exchange has run more smoothly than many of its counterparts across the country and now officials at the state’s insurance marketplace are in discussions about franchising the system to other states.
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Coming soon: 3 new presidents for community colleges
Dozens of people are vying to become the president of one of the three community colleges in Connecticut with an opening. The leader of the 92,000-student Connecticut State College and University system announced Thursday that 35 people have applied to be the president of Asnuntuck Community College, 37 people for Three Rivers and 23 for […]
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Top aide to CT House GOP quits as feds investigate campaign mailings
George Gallo, the chief of staff to the House Republicans in the General Assembly, resigned Thursday as FBI agents questioned legislators and reviewed records relating to campaign mailings he oversaw as the caucus’ political strategist. Gallo managed Gov. John G. Rowland’s campaign in 2002 and was state party chairman under Gov. M. Jodi Rell.
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Access Health CT Spanish-language website to launch Friday
After months of delays, the Spanish-language website for Connecticut’s health insurance exchange is slated to be available Friday.
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Obama taps Yale psychologist for national education panel
New Haven — Modern-day school reformers focus too much on standardized tests and too little on kids’ hearts and minds, a legendary Yale child psychologist said as he prepares to advise the president.
Dr. James P. Comer made the remarks in an interview this week in his office at the Yale Child Study Center. President Obama in January named Comer one of 15 appointees to a new President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans.
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Access Health CT claims an ‘Olympic bump’
Connecticut’s health insurance exchange has been advertising heavily during broadcasts of the winter games, and in the week after the opening ceremony, the number of daily enrollments rose by 67 percent.
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New locked girls’ facility in CT spurs questions about DCF’s direction (Part 2)
A group of prominent state lawmakers are not convinced that relying on locked facilities, which is the direction DCF seems to be headed in, is what’s best for these young offenders,
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“The Knowledge Economy” panel discussion set for Feb. 24
Connecticut is home to almost 50 colleges and universities and has created an industry in surrounding towns and cities. What is expected as we continue into the 21st Century?
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Not quite a candidate, Malloy’s back on the road
A few came to score points, eager to scuff up Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on the opening night of a listening tour, but mostly he was confronted with questions, pleas and complaints about the workings of government at the granular level.
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CT legislative leaders want to repeal Keno
The majority leaders of the Connecticut General Assembly Wednesday said they support repealing Keno, a bingo-style gambling game that lawmakers approved last year when facing a deficit to generate new revenue.