Washington — Connecticut’s “Tax Freedom Day” is May 5, not April 17, when state and federal returns are due. That’s according to the Washington-based Tax Foundation, which calculates May 5 as the day Connecticut residents have earned enough money to pay off their total tax bill. The foundation says Connecticut’s “Tax Freedom Day” is later […]
Connecticut’s income is high, but its taxes are average
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With court approval of bank deal, Connecticut homeowners can get help
Court approval of a $26 billion deal between the nation’s biggest banks and the Justice Department and all 50 states means Connecticut homeowners who may be eligible for federal aid can apply for a number of new programs for help. Homeowners who were foreclosed upon by Ally Bank, Bank of America, Citbank, JPMorgan Chase and […]
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How health care is like a thermostat
A urologist who specializes in prostate cancer, Dr. Peter C. Albertsen said he’s long been astounded at how many patients referred to him have had CT scans and bone scans performed that weren’t warranted. So when he and colleagues at Yale and New York University began researching the use of imaging in prostate cancer patients, […]
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Tuesday is Occupy New Haven’s last day
Occupied New Haven Green to be un-Occupied, judge rules. http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/occupynewruling/
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Malloy takes a dig at Whitnum
An hour before the the five Democratic candidates vying to become Connecticut’s next U.S. senator take the stage for another debate, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy took a dig at one of the candidates. “You are talking about someone who is on the fringe of the fringe,” Malloy told reporters at the State Capitol Monday of […]
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After awkward exit from SCSU, Norton lands a new gig
Cheryl Norton, the former president of Southern Connecticut State University who lost her job last year, has landed a new gig as the president of Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania. Norton’s controversial dismissal by the former chancellor of the Connecticut State University System led to state legislators, former Gov. M. Jodi Rell and the attorney general’s chastising […]
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Lawmakers use budget plan to protest insufficient conservation funds
The legislature’s budget-writing panel sent a subtle protest to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration over what some argue is inadequate funding for conservation programs: If those programs remain a target for spending cuts in the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, perhaps they would be safer in another agency? That was the message behind the […]
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Live Senate debate ends with personal attack on Murphy
West Hartford — A U.S. Senate race that has followed a fairly consistent script to date took a sharp twist Thursday as the first live, televised debate among the five Democratic candidates closed with a bizarre flurry of name-calling, including a label of “whore” aimed at 5th District Rep. Christopher Murphy. Frustrated over what she […]
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Herbst urges UConn to raise its profile
Storrs — Mention the University of Connecticut, and many people immediately think of the university’s championship basketball teams. UConn President Susan Herbst would like them to think of cutting-edge research labs, top-notch professors and talented students, too. “I want to bring our academic brand up to par with our athletic brand,” Herbst said Thursday, moments […]
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Roll call on death penalty repeal
Senate Bill 280 was passed by the Senate, 20 to 16, at 2:05 a.m. on April 5, 2012 Voting for repeal Beth Bye of West Hartford Steven Cassano of Manchester Eric Coleman of Bloomfield Joseph Crisco of Woodbridge Eileen Daily of Westbrook Bob Duff of Norwalk John Fonfara of Hartford Terry Gerratana of New Britain […]
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Connecticut’s Senate rejects a rarely used death penalty
Democrats in the state Senate voted at 2:05 a.m. Thursday to repeal the death penalty for future crimes, placing Connecticut on a path to become the 17th state to step away from capital punishment. On a 20-16 vote, the Senate approved and sent to the House a measure that would make life in prison without possibility […]
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Supreme Court health care decision likely to spark fight in Connecticut Senate race
Washington — The Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of the health care act will put the justices on the front lines of political campaigns this summer and likely fire up Connecticut’s Senate race. The Supreme Court will issue a ruling, probably in late June, that would uphold the Affordable Care Act, toss out the […]
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What you missed during the death penalty debate
OK, and from several days before. Catching up a bit in the world of energy and the environment, here’s a laundry list of some things that have happened lately that could actually affect you. 1. The merger of Northeast Utilities and NSTAR not only was approved Monday by the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority Wednesday, […]
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DPH gets funds to expand home visits to at-risk families
A federal grant will allow the state to expand a program that provides home visiting services to families with young children at high risk for problems including abuse or neglect, poor maternal or infant health outcomes, childhood injuries, poor school readiness or achievement, and crime and domestic abuse. The program currently serves about 20,000 families, […]
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Health plan customers to get notices when insurers seek to change rates
Consumers will receive a notice in the mail whenever their health insurance company seeks a rate change, the Connecticut Insurance Department announced Thursday. The notices will apply to individual and small group policyholders, and will go out when insurers submit a request for a rate change to the insurance department. People who buy individual insurance […]