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List of Connecticut delegates at the Democratic National Convention
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Rell gives Roraback her first public endorsement since leaving office
She has stayed out of the limelight since leaving office 21 months ago, but former Gov. M. Jodi Rell popped back into the political arena briefly Tuesday to endorse Goshen Republican Andrew W. Roraback in the 5th Congressional District race. Rell, a Brookfield Republican who has been represented by Roraback in the state Senate for […]
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Higher prevalence of mental health problems recorded in Norwich
Norwich residents have a higher incidence of mental health issues than those of any other city in the state, according to the 2012 annual report’s summary of the Connecticut Commission on Health Equity (CHE). After conducting forums in six major cities, the Connecticut Commission on Health Equity cited four issues as contributing to Norwich’s high rate: unemployment, poor […]
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Governor names state’s next child advocate
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Jamey Bell, executive director of Connecticut Voices for Children, will become the state’s next child advocate. The position is that of an independent watchdog over state departments responsible for abused and neglected children. Voices for Children is a New-Haven based public policy advocacy group. “This position is the voice for […]
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Malloy, Larson and DeLauro on DNC roster in Charlotte
Charlotte, N.C. — President Obama’s re-election slogan is “Forward,” but Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and two congressional leaders from Connecticut will take the stage at the Democratic National Convention this week to look back — to the GOP’s record and its convention in Tampa. “You have to beat back the B.S.,” said Malloy, who will […]
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‘Landslide Leo’ to fly home for court hearing on his one-vote win
Good thing for Leo Canty that Charlotte is only two hours by air to Hartford, with plenty of direct flights. The Democratic National Convention delegate from Windsor is flying home for the day Wednesday. He has an important little chore: a court appearance relating to his contested one-vote win in the Democratic primary for the […]
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Nine school districts to apply for Race to the Top federal money
Having watched the state strike out in its three attempts to land federal Race to the Top money to reform schools in Connecticut, officials at eight urban districts and the state’s technical high school system have decided to try their luck in the fourth round. “We look forward to submitting a strong application that speaks […]
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State closing in on new home for IT operations
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration is closing in on a new home for the state’s data processing operation, which is expected to leave its East Hartford home when the current lease expires in 2015. The State Bond Commission released $250,000 Friday, to be combined with $2.5 million previously approved for new site acquisition. Department of […]
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Malloy finds UConn economist insightful — and a little depressing
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was careful Friday neither to dismiss nor embrace a new report from the University of Connecticut that concluded the state technically might still be in a recession. The study, prepared by the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis — which is helmed by economist Fred V. Carstensen — shows the state’s economy […]
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State makes $10M investment in Hartford Hospital expansion
The state will provide a $10 million grant to Hartford Hospital to support a major expansion of its Center for Education, Simulation and Innovation, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced following Friday’s State Bond Commission meeting. The center, which will gain 30,000 square feet in the expansion, is a training facility that allows health care professionals […]
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Karl Rove reconsiders: McMahon now running smart campaign
At the end of a piece in Bloomberg’s Business Week about super PACs, Karl Rove offers a reappraisal of Linda McMahon, the Connecticut Senate candidate he disparaged before she won the Republican primary and emerged with a narrow general-election lead in some public polling. “In Connecticut, Rove noted that Linda McMahon, the former head of […]
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Romney’s promise: ‘To help you and your family’
Tampa, Fla. — Mitt Romney accepted the Republican presidential nomination Thursday night with a speech contrasting his business success, family values and straightforward focus on job creation with what he says are President Obama’s unrealized promises and lofty rhetoric of the 2008 campaign. With nearly 45 minutes of prime time television, a relaxed Romney made […]
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Even off the A-list, state GOP happy in Tampa
Tampa, Fla. — They often are treated as poor relations at Republican National Conventions, notwithstanding their financial generosity to the GOP. They are at odds with the party’s long, steady turn to the right, which continued with the 2012 edition of the platform. But Connecticut Republicans say they will leave the convention in Tampa reconnected, […]
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Forum discusses ways to control rapid growth of Lyme disease
Stamford — Improved diagnostics, more research and controlling animal populations are keys to stemming the rapid growth of Lyme disease in New England, experts said Thursday at a forum at the University of Connecticut’s Stamford campus. Hosted by U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, the forum was held in anticipation of congressional review of his proposal to […]