New London — The State Board of Education has extended the appointment of special master Steven Adamowski to the New London school district for three more months. Adamowski, who was appointed to a one-year term July 1, 2012, will remain with New London through Sept. 30. He was charged by the state to help the New […]
Adamowski, New London school district’s special master, has term extended
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Malloy one of 11 governors urging House passage of immigration reforms
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was one of 11 governors to sign a letter urging House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-California, to back the swift passage of the immigration reforms approved by the Senate. The letter was signed by governors from Arkansas, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Minnesota, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, […]
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UConn case renews debate on who should have to report abuse
DCF Commissioner Joette Katz (left), Rep. Diana Urban , House chairwoman of the Children's Committee (Right) The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp reported Robert Miller to the Department of Children and Families in February, a day after learning that police were investigating sexual abuse allegations that led to Miller’s dismissal as a camp volunteer […]
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Supreme Court will decide Bridgeport’s leadership drama (again)
The Connecticut Supreme Court will decide the fate of ousted Bridgeport schools Superintendent Paul Vallas, the chief justice announced Tuesday. Vallas was determined by a lower court judge last month to not be qualified to run Bridgeport’s schools — the state’s largest public school system. In announcing Chief Justice Chase Rogers’ decision for the high court to hear […]
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Nuclear option avoided – vote cleared for McCarthy
A last-minute deal Tuesday avoided a blowup of the Senate over President Obama’s nominees and cleared the way for a confirmation vote for Gina McCarthy, the president’s choice to head the Environmental Protection Agency. McCarthy once headed Connecticut’s environmental protection agency. She was caught up in a bitter partisan fight over a group of nominees […]
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UConn to consider restricting some faculty/student relationships
The governing board for the University of Connecticut is expected to consider changes to its policies that would prohibit “romantic relationships” between faculty and any undergraduate or graduate student over whom they have authority. “The University’s rationale is that it’s very difficult to gauge consent when there’s a power imbalance,” a spokeswoman said. This announcement […]
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Malloy chooses patent lawyer to chair Connecticut Innovations
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Tuesday named Michael Cantor of West Hartford, a prominent patent attorney, as chairman of Connecticut Innovations, the quasi-public agency that manages a revolving fund that invests in high-tech companies.
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Gina McCarthy may feel heat from ‘nuclear option’
Washington — It looks like Gina McCarthy, President Obama’s pick to head the Environmental Protection Agency, will finally get a Senate confirmation vote Tuesday. But the circumstances surrounding that vote could get ugly. McCarthy, who was the head of Connecticut’s Department of Environmental Protection under the administration of former Republican governor M. Jodi Rell, is […]
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UConn discloses sex abuse investigation, initial failure to act
The University of Connecticut disclosed Monday that allegations of sexual abuse of minor children by a music professor went unreported for years until the appointment of a new dean, who notifed police and touched off a criminal investigation going back decades and involving a famous children’s camp and a Virginia junior high school. The professor, […]
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Report: Connecticut’s ‘asset limits’ hurt the poor
Washington — When it comes to helping the poor climb out of poverty Connecticut doesn’t do a very good job, a new report says. The survey of all 50 states and the District of Columbia by the New America Foundation determined that a family of three needs at least $4,773 in assets to survive for […]
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State board decides not to meet privately to discuss Bridgeport leadership drama
The State Board of Education on Monday decided they would not be meeting in private to discuss the Bridgeport leadership drama. A judge last month ruled that Paul Vallas — the district’s superintendent — does not have the proper qualifications to run the district. In April, the state board approved an independent study created for Vallas to complete at the University […]
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Malloy vetoes bills regulating medical spas, noncompete agreements
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy vetoed two bills Friday that would have limited the use of noncompete agreements by employers and imposed new standards on “medical spas” providing cosmetic medical procedures. With the two vetoes, Malloy was negating bills passed with the support of trial lawyers and labor lawyers and associations representing dermatologists and plastic surgeons. […]
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More transparency headed for State Education Department
A bill aimed at increasing transparency at the State Department of Education has been signed into law by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. The bill follows the state auditors’ reporting that they are “concerned” with the department’s use of an organization not bound by public disclosure or competitive bidding requirements to help craft and implement the governor’s […]
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A death and a retirement leaves Elections Enforcement with just three commissioners
The death of Joan B. Jenkins of New Haven has left the State Elections Enforcement Commission with three commissioners, the minimum necessary to conduct business. Jenkins, 70, who died July 2, was named to the commission in 2007 by Kevin B. Sullivan, then the top leader of the state Senate. It is up to Senate […]
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Chances of resolving Bridgeport leadership drama by end of summer ‘unlikely’
As students and teachers head back to school this fall in Bridgeport, a big question mark will likely linger over who is in charge. “I would be extremely surprised if this were resolved” before September, said attorney Steven D. Ecker, who represents ousted Bridgeport Superintendent Paul Vallas. Last month, a Superior Court judge ruled that Vallas is […]