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Murphy travels to Europe to smooth relations after NSA spying revelations
Washington — Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., said he took a quick trip to Europe this week to try to improve strained relations in the wake of revelations that the U.S. National Security Agency spied on Europeans, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. He said he was met in Brussels and Berlin by “anxiety, frustration and even […]
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Malloy’s 2013 Thanksgiving proclamation
On the eve of Thanksgiving, Governor Dannel P. Malloy shared the following message with Connecticut residents: “Thanksgiving is our traditional American holiday, one that only seems to get more important given how easy it is to get caught up in the fast pace of our daily lives. “Technology, while a blessing in countless ways, makes […]
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To Rep. Rojas: Let’s talk about what Sheff is doing for East Hartford
In his Sunday op-ed article in the Courant, state Rep. Jason Rojas, D-East Hartford, voices support for school integration and the goals of Sheff v. O’Neill, but he complains about the cost of the remedy, and the perceived effects on his hometown of East Hartford.
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To Rep. Rojas: Let’s talk about what Sheff is doing for East Hartford
In his Sunday op-ed article in the Courant, state Rep. Jason Rojas, D-East Hartford, voices support for school integration and the goals of Sheff v. O’Neill, but he complains about the cost of the remedy, and the perceived effects on his hometown of East Hartford.
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Wind power blocked again in CT — political charges fly
For the fourth time in a little less than a year, a legislative committee has declined to approve regulations for wind turbines in Connecticut, leaving in place a moratorium on wind power projects that has been in effect for more than two years. It reaffirms Connecticut as the only state in the region, and possibly in the nation, that specifically does not permit wind projects.
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Judge orders police to release tapes of 911 calls from Sandy Hook Elementary
A Superior Court judge refused Tuesday to stay the Freedom of Information Commission’s order that Newtown police release tapes of the 911 calls made after gunfire erupted at Sandy Hook Elementary School, killing 26 students and staff. Judge Eliot D. Prescott ordered police to release the tapes by 2 p.m. on Dec. 4 unless Danbury […]
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Malloy picks Dzurenda to oversee prisons
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy named James E. Dzurenda as Correction Department commissioner Tuesday, choosing the career employee over two out-of-state finalists and making it clear that Dzurenda impressed during his six months as interim boss. Dzurenda, 48, of Stratford, takes over at a time when parole and correction professionals are trying to formalize risk-assessment procedures, […]
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Nearly half the students from Hartford now attend integrated schools
Nearly half of the students from Hartford now attend integrated schools, the state reports — 17 years after the Connecticut Supreme Court ordered the state to eliminate the educational inequities caused by the segregation of Hartford’s overwhelmingly black and Hispanic school population. “We are proud of the progress we’ve made to date,” said Kelly Donnelly, […]
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Malloy administration defends its deficit forecast
No one’s disputing that Connecticut’s budget is heading for a deficit after next year’s gubernatorial election. The only question is how big it will be: $612 million? Or $1.1 billion? Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration defended its rosier view of state finances Monday, though it told lawmakers that major new spending must likely be postponed […]
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CT one of four states meeting Head Start quality benchmarks
Only four states require their Head Start preschool programs to meet certain benchmarks recommended by child experts: keeping class sizes under 20 students, and below eight students for infant classrooms; and keeping certain adult-to-child ratios.
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Prosecutor’s report provides details, not answers, on Sandy Hook
A state prosecutor’s report released Monday concludes that 20-year-old Adam Lanza acted alone in planning and executing his horrific attack on Sandy Hook Elementary School, but offers no answer to the one-word question that has plagued Connecticut and the nation since the murders of 20 children and six women at the Newtown school Dec. 14, […]
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Connecticut Democrats find generous donors among those doing business with state
Their game plan is secret, but the results are public: Solicitors for the Connecticut Democratic Party found generous donors among the ranks of state contractors in October, collecting $78,000 from five companies that did $67 million in business last year with the state.
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New CT customers to pick up most of tab for natural gas conversions
The Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Friday signed off on the final version of a plan to convert 280,000 homes and businesses to natural gas heat from oil and other fuels over the next 10 years. The gas conversion plan is the cornerstone of the state’s Comprehensive Energy Strategy unveiled just over a year ago and officially approved by the legislature in the last session.
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Obamacare, the state college system, and justice v. redemption for juvenile offenders
Nationwide, the week started badly for Obamacare and plunged downhill from there. In Connecticut, whose insurance exchange Access Health CT continues to roll along quite smoothly, officials worked all week to determine how to react to the president’s proposal that insurers be allowed to renew policies in 2014 even if they don’t comply with the Affordable Care Act. Obama’s plan was in response to the anger of millions of policyholders whose health plans are being canceled.