Editor’s note: The Mirror will be looking this week at how Connecticut has reacted, and changed, in the year since the Sandy Hook shootings. Washington — High on a rise overlooking Washington, D.C., the National Cathedral is the nation’s spiritual heart — the place, chosen by Congress, where Americans of all faiths have expressed some […]
Americans to remember Newtown at National Cathedral vigil
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Trial guaranteed on CT school funding and reforms
A Superior Court judge Thursday rejected the state’s request to throw out a lawsuit charging that Connecticut has failed to provide enough money to its poorest school districts. The decision comes eight years after a group of mayors and teachers’ unions across the state filed the lawsuit alleging chronic underfunding of education and nearly three […]
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Dueling state budget forecasts: There’s no escaping fiscal realities
The General Assembly’s Appropriations and Finance Committees recently met to hear annual budget forecasts from both the governor’s budget office (OPM) and the legislature’s nonpartisan budget office (OFA). Certain disparities between their projections were striking. While both agencies project substantial deficits for the next biennium, their projections differ by a vastly greater margin than ever before.
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Dueling state budget forecasts: There’s no escaping fiscal realities
The General Assembly’s Appropriations and Finance Committees recently met to hear annual budget forecasts from both the governor’s budget office (OPM) and the legislature’s nonpartisan budget office (OFA). Certain disparities between their projections were striking. While both agencies project substantial deficits for the next biennium, their projections differ by a vastly greater margin than ever before.
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CT school ratings released — How does your school stack up?
Parents can now see if their child’s school is among the best or worst in the state. A new website with school-by-school ratings — based on a 100-point scale — was put up by the State Department of Education Thursday afternoon. As expected, many of the schools in urban districts scored poorly. In fact, 91 […]
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Why exchanges matter for those with coverage through jobs, too
Connecticut’s health insurance exchange is intended to offer coverage to the uninsured, people who buy their own health plans and small businesses. But CEO Kevin Counihan said broader changes in the health insurance market mean that exchanges will soon become relevant for people who get coverage through their jobs, too.
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GOP, Dems wrangle over propriety of NU contributions
Republican State Chairman Jerry Labriola, who has stopped collecting a salary because of his party’s precarious finances, called Thursday on Democratic State Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo to refund $46,500 in recent donations to the Democratic State Central Committee by Northeast Utilities executives. The executives responded to a solicitation by NU’s chief executive, Thomas J. May, saying […]
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Senate names new co-chairs for Higher Ed, Planning & Development
The ripple effect of Sen. Toni Harp’s election as New Haven mayor continued Thursday with the Senate Democratic leadership naming new Senate co-chairs of two committees: Higher Education & Employment Advancement, and Planning & Development. Sen. Steven Cassano of Manchester will take over at Higher Education, succeeding Sen. Beth Bye of West Hartford. Bye was […]
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Nappier says JPMorgan was too slow to disclose data breach
Treasuer Denise L. Nappier said Thursday that JPMorgan Chase & Co. was too slow to disclose a security breach that potentially compromises the personal data of 465,000 debit cardholders, including about 14,000 in Connecticut. The state uses the debit cards for tax refunds, unemployment benefits and child support payments that flow through the Department of […]
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Malloy seeks charity, moment of reflection on Sandy Hook anniversary
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is asking for charitable acts and a simple moment of reflection to mark the anniversary of the Sandy Hook school massacre.
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College system chief to release officials’ raises
After denying The Mirror’s requests for a list of salaries of the top university officials slated for raises this month, the president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education said Wednesday he’d release the information. “My fear is it’s getting out of hand,” President Gregory Gray said Wednesday. Two leaders of the legislature’s Higher […]
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Unions, Malloy negotiate comp time for Sandy Hook responders
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy disclosed Wednesday that his administration concluded negotiations last week for a one-time Sandy Hook benefit that will provide 40 hours of compensatory time to an undisclosed number of state workers who were “directly and significantly involved” in the response to school massacre of 26 women and children on Dec. 14, 2012.
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UConn officials get raises, many topping $10,000
Hundreds of top officials and administrators at the University of Connecticut received raises this fall after their evaluations, many of the increases topping $10,000.
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Malloy defends economic record, touts transparency initiative
Bloomfield – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed an executive order Tuesday authorizing a searchable website detailing who has benefited from $475 million in direct economic aid granted during his tenure, a concept opposed by a top administration official when proposed by Comptroller Kevin Lembo.
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Oh, yes, NU does ‘encourage’ political contributions
Northeast Utilities last week declined to answer questions for the story we posted Sunday night about the startling turnaround by NU executives on political giving to the Connecticut Democratic Party since Thomas J. May took over as chief executive officer. After giving no more than $1,000 in any previous year, they are well over $50,000 this year. […]