Connecticut’s so-called “roll-your-own” cigarette industry, which became embroiled two weeks ago in a congressional campaign scandal, won’t avoid a stiff new state fee, but will have an extra three months to prepare for it. That’s according to draft legislation that the General Assembly is expected to adopt Tuesday in a special session that also is […]
Roll-Your-Own shops will face new state fee, but get 3 months to prepare
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As sales drop, boating industry struggles to stay afloat
Just when boat dealers were expecting a promising recovery in boat sales this year, the state’s luxury sales tax, which went into effect July 1, 2011, seems to have dashed their hopes. The traditional start of the boating season — the July 4 weekend — is only three weeks away, but the sales of new […]
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Legislature looking for more money from Washington, but it may not exist
Washington — In a recount of a very close referendum, New London residents in November narrowly rejected a plan to sell nearly 10 acres of the city’s Riverside Park to the U.S. Coast Guard to expand operations at its military academy. As soon as the New London vote was finalized, $4.9 million appropriated by Congress […]
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At UConn, two key players’ paths cross again
The first time they met, in the early 1980s, Frank Torti and Edison Liu were newly minted doctors, Liu training to be a cancer specialist at Stanford University and Torti a young oncology professor who taught him. Soon after, they would both shift their focus to basic science, motivated by what they expected would be […]
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With NCLB gone, new school grades are in
When Connecticut was awarded a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind requirements, state officials set up a new system to begin rating its districts and schools to identify those struggling the most. Those grades were released Monday, with the New Britain school system rated the lowest-performing district in the state, followed closely by […]
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Seeing double?
Connecticut’s Luke Foreman Staples High School in Westport has tied the Guinness World Record for having the most sets of twins in a grade at 16. But they may not hold that title for long, as another Connecticut high school in Greenwich is close behind, CNN reports. Nationwide, one in every 30 children is a […]
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Let Germany, not Greece, bow out of the euro zone
Red Jahncke, president of business consulting firm, the Townsend Group International LLC in Greenwich, is a euro-crisis contrarian. But he makes an interesting case, as this opinion piece on Bloomberg View shows.
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Let Germany, not Greece, bow out of the euro zone
Red Jahncke, president of business consulting firm, the Townsend Group International LLC in Greenwich, is a euro-crisis contrarian. But he makes an interesting case, as this opinion piece on Bloomberg View shows.
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Abortion to be considered essential health benefit
While hundreds of Connecticut residents rallied in New Haven against abortion and federal requirements that religious organizations cover their employees’ contraceptives, officials at the State Capitol complex took up a measure on whether the insurance everyone will be required to purchase under the federal health law will cover the procedures. The panel unanimously decided that […]
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Malloy, leaders close to setting scope of special session
The scope of next week’s special budget session at the General Assembly is expanding to include state police staffing levels, energy issues, economic development, roll-your-own cigarettes and the sale of state land. Not on the list — at least not by late Friday afternoon as Democratic legislative leaders were to try to finalize the scope […]
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Malloy says Congress ‘crazy’ for failing to approve transportation bill
Washington — Gov. Dannel Malloy called Congress “crazy,” “irresponsible” and “insane” for failing to approve a long-term transportation bill that would allow the state to move forward on new road projects. Failure to approve a long-term bill has forced Congress to pass short-term authorizations to keep federal transportation money flowing to states. The latest stopgap […]
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UConn Journal: Job growth continues, but won’t match early 2012 pace
After opening the year with a bang, the state’s job market likely will return to more modest growth over the next year, leaving Connecticut well shy of recovering all jobs lost in the last recession, according to the University of Connecticut’s latest economic journal. The summer issue of The Connecticut Economy, unveiled Friday at the […]
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The cost of lobbying education reform: millions
More than $3 million was spent lobbying both sides of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s education reform package during the 2012 legislative session. And at least one good government organization is concerned that not every lobbying group is required by law to report the sources of the money. Active groups this year included teachers’ unions fighting […]
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Short of signatures, Brian K. Hill suspends Senate campaign
Brian K. Hill said today he was suspending his campaing for U.S. Senate after failing to gather sufficient signatures to earn a place on the Republican primary ballot. In a five-candidate field, only Chris Shays had more than the required 15 percent of the GOP convention vote to automatically qualify for the primary against the […]
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Facing primary, Roldan will not seek re-election
State Rep. Kelvin Roldan, D-Hartford, who faced a difficult primary, announced today he will not seek a fourth term. Roldan, 33, was on the losing end of a fight for control of the Democratic town committee slate in his district, which foreshadowed his losing the party endorsement for re-election. Had he run, he would have […]