Gov. Dannel P. Malloy gets his highest approval rating in the fourth in a series of polls sponsored by the Yankee Institute: 54 percent say they approve of the Democrat and 45 percent disapprove. But the poll, which was conducted by Pulse Opinion Research for the conservative think tank, also found a tighter margin when […]
Yankee Institute poll rates Malloy well, budget poorly
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Blizzard delivers crushing blow to Connecticut agriculture
Patti Popp of Sport Hill Farm in Easton was at least managing to laugh a bit as she described the collapsed hoop house. “It’s mess,” she said. “I went inside praying it didn’t fall on me.” The hoop house at Sport Hill Farm collapsed under the weight of snow. Popp is among Connecticut farmers who […]
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A Recap: Nemo’s Impact on Connecticut and the Northeast
Photo Courtesy of International Business Times By: Georgia Lobb I was surprised to find my roommate home early from her internship in NYC when I got home last night, so I asked her why she got off early. “The train times are still funky cause of all this Nemo stuff!” She said. “They let me […]
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With no GOP consensus on gun control, Cafero bows out of rally
House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk, is listed as among those scheduled to address a gun control rally outside the State Capitol on Thursday, but a spokesman says he has withdrawn. Cafero’s caucus is still working on reaching a consensus on what it measures it can support in response to the shooting deaths […]
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White House grades state’s colleges
The White House today released scorecards for public and private colleges. The criteria: “Where you can get the most bang for your educational buck,” President Obama said when announcing the report cards Tuesday during his State of the Union Address. The goal of the scorecards, Obama said, is to pressure college officials to keep the […]
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Between a rock (salt) and a hard place
The Motor Transport Association of Connecticut has a little problem on its hands. The salt and liquid magnesium chloride mixture the state Department of Transportation uses to treat roads after a snowstorm works well. But they want it banned anyway. “We were pretty happy with it earlier this week,” said Mike Riley, the association’s president. […]
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Universal preschool headed for Connecticut?
President Obama is calling for universal preschool for every 4-year-old. “I propose working with states to make high-quality preschool available to every child in America,” Obama said during his State of the Union speech Tuesday night. “Let’s do what works, and make sure none of our children start the race of life already behind. Let’s give […]
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Transcript of President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union
THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, members of Congress, fellow citizens: Fifty-one years ago, John F. Kennedy declared to this chamber that “the Constitution makes us not rivals for power but partners for progress.” (Applause.) “It is my task,” he said, “to report the State of the Union — to improve it is the […]
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President Obama talks jobs, economy — and guns
Washington — Before a joint session of Congress, before a television audience of millions of Americans and before dozens of individuals whose loved ones had been victims of gun violence, President Obama Tuesday night declared that “the families of Newtown deserve a vote” on gun legislation, as do other American communities “ripped open by gun […]
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Howls as Malloy tries to shorten leash on watchdogs
With a renewed effort to erode their resources and autonomy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is attempting the most dramatic makeover of the state’s watchdog agencies since their creation as post-Watergate reforms in the 1970s. Malloy is proposing to consolidate and place under the supervision of a gubernatorial appointee the legal staffs of three autonomous agencies […]
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President to sound familiar themes in State of the Union
Washington — President Obama’s State of the Union Address to the nation tonight will have little that’s new, and instead focus mainly on themes the White House has promoted for months, if not years. The president will focus on manufacturing, the need for better roads and bridges, clean energy and education in his prime-time address, […]
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Water shortages come home to Connecticut
The controversy over the University of Connecticut’s proposals to quench its thirst shows that water isn’t just the Southwestern states’ problem anymore. The Northeast has often been seen as a water-rich part of the country and, in fact, the amount of rainfall in Connecticut has actually increased slightly in the last century. But weather patterns […]
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Gun-violence victims becoming advocates for regulation
Washington — Dozens of gun-violence victims and the families of those slain by guns are in the Capitol Tuesday to hear President Obama’s State of the Union speech and to lobby lawmakers. At an afternoon press conference those victims, who included Lynn and Chris McDonnell, parents of slain Sandy Hook Elementary student Grace McDonnell, beseeched members […]
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White House names Newtown teacher who will be First Lady’s guest
The White House today announced that Kaitlin Roig of Greenwich, a first-grade teacher at Sandy Hook Elementary School, will be among the two dozen guests of First Lady Michelle Obama during tonight’s State of the Union Address. The release describing the guest list is below: Sergeant Sheena Adams (Vista, CA) Team Advisor & Lead Instructor, Female […]
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Ready or not, commuters return to cities
State employees are off for Lincoln’s birthday, but other commuters are expected to return to the roads in force Tuesday, testing urban centers plagued by scarce parking and roadways still constricted by the weekend’s record snow. Bridgeport, Hartford, New Haven and Waterbury labored Monday to clear streets with the state’s most in-demand assets: bucket loaders […]