The issues that have been raised about industrial wind turbines are not new. They date back to the legislature’s Energy & Technology Committee public hearing on Feb. 3, 2011, which led to the passage of Bill 11-245 in the last hour of the legislative session in June 2011. I testified at that public hearing and […]
Connecticut deserves a good wind turbine law
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Newtown Police, prosecutor won’t stop release of 911 tapes
Danbury State’s Attorney Stephen J. Sedensky III said Monday that he and Newtown police no longer will fight an order by the Freedom of Information Commission to release audio tapes of 911 calls made from Sandy Hook Elementary School during the attack that left 26 students and staff dead on Dec. 14, 2012. “After consultation […]
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Federal audit: Background checks of foster families ‘inadequate’
A federal audit of the state’s child welfare agency has found that nearly 3,000 high needs children may have been put at risk, as the Connecticut Department of Children and Families couldn’t prove it conducted background checks on the majority of foster and adoptive families where children were sent to live. The audit — which […]
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NU execs shine brightest as source of cash for Connecticut’s Democratic Party
Over the previous decade, it’s unlikely that anyone at the Connecticut Democratic Party had the top echelon of Northeast Utilities on speed dial. On average, the party squeezed a paltry $307.50 a year out of the entire NU workforce.
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McKinney reaches right with endorsement of Greenberg
The endorsement Monday of Mark Greenberg by Senate Minority Leader John P. McKinney, R-Fairfield, is an effort by McKinney to end the party’s search for another candidate in the 5th Congressional District, while strengthening his own gubernatorial candidacy among conservatives. “I think he’s the right candidate at the right time,” said McKinney, who backed the […]
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Malloy makes no promises to increase school funding further
One of the key components of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s education reforms has been for the state to provide millions of dollars more in funding in an effort to turn around the lowest performing districts and schools.
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CT treasurer finds strong market for special transportation bonds
State Treasurer Denise Nappier on Monday reported strong investor interest in the sale of $600 million in special transportation bonds. Demand exceeded supply as investors placed $734.2 million in orders. The overall interest cost on the 20-year bonds is 3.67 percent. The treasurer’s office sold $173.4 million to individual investors on the retail market before […]
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Malloy to talk education reform at American Enterprise Institute
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is back on the D.C. shuttle. He’s headed to an American Enterprise Institute forum on education Monday. The session is billed as, “School reform dos and don’ts: Lessons from Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy.” If you’re curious, you can watch. The event is being live-streamed at 1:30 p.m., and video also will […]
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Bronx derailment kills 4, bringing new inquiry into Metro-North
Washington – The Metro-North train derailment Sunday that killed four and injured 67 in New York is once again subjecting the commuter railroad to congressional criticism and a federal safety investigation. The accident near the Spuyten Duyvil station in the Bronx shut down the Hudson line, but it did not affect Amtrak or Metro-North service through Connecticut. The […]
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Help with Obamacare — and some strong stories from a short-but-packed week
Three weeks remain if you’d planned to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act in Connecticut – if you want that coverage to start Jan. 1.
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Introducing the Obamacare Maitre d’
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Connecticut lawmakers sponsor bills that go nowhere
Washington — When Sen. Chris Murphy returns from his Thanksgiving break, he hopes to introduce a bill that would pressure colleges to keep tuition rates down. It will be the 14th bill Murphy, D-Conn., has introduced since he was sworn into the Senate in January. His co-sponsor is someone with nearly as little seniority, Brian […]
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College officials to get Christmas raises … but amounts will be kept secret
Dozens of administrators and top officials at the Board of Regents for Higher Education will get raises in their Dec. 27 paychecks, but how much of a raise they receive will be a secret. The 279 managers and administrators could see their pay increase by 6.5 percent this fiscal year. Regardless of what they’re earning […]
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Bye to lead CT legislature’s budget committee
Sen. Beth Bye, D-West Hartford, was named Wednesday as the co-chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, succeeding the long-serving Sen. Toni Harp, D-New Haven, on the eve of an election-year General Assembly session likely to be dominated by fiscal issues.
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6 things to consider when picking your health insurance
Buying health insurance? Here’s what you should consider.