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Malloy, Democrats Reach Tentative State Budget Deal
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Negotiators for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the Democrat-controlled legislature have reached a tentative agreement on a new, two-year state budget that could be approved later this week, sources said Saturday night. Lawmakers have been...Tags: Government, Budgets and Budgeting, M. Jodi Rell, Elections, Waterbury
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Connecticut Celebrates 107 Parks, 100 Years
The Hartford CourantIt was 1918, five years after the Connecticut State Park Commission was created and charged with developing a statewide system of parks. Even though the commission was presented within its first year of existence with a grand plan identifying ideal park...Tags: Hurricane Sandy (2012), Travel, Dinosaur State Park and Arboretum, Lobbying, Tourism and Leisure
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Malloy, The Supposed 'Transparency' Governor, Blasted As 'Foe Of FOI'
The Hartford CourantDannel P. Malloy came into office as governor two years ago saying he's committed to "open and transparent" government, but recent events have put that assertion in question. "Transparent" and "transparency" are the words that leaders use these days...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Government, Justice and Rights, Omar S. Thornton, Elections
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LETTER: Forget Hydropower, Try Community Choice Aggregation
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's plan to raise $80 million by auctioning off the right to be the standard-issue retail electricity supplier is a clear admission that electricity market deregulation has failed. Why else would a company pay to provide the standard-...Tags: Hydroelectricity, Renewable Energy, Auction Service, Environmental Issues, Electricity Production and Distribution
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State Officials Ignore Ethics Office At Their Peril
The Hartford CourantConnecticut government officials often fail to seek ethics opinions in advance of doing something that lands them in hot water. Connecticut has an excellent Office of State Ethics to help officials deal with potential conflicts of interest, and to...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Justice System, Government, Lawyers, Executive Branch
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U.S. Education Secretary Talks School Safety In Hartford
The Hartford Courant— Local students gathered in a town hall meeting Friday asked U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan his opinion of armed guards in schools, how much standardized testing is too much, and a long list of school security issues. "The...Tags: Government, U.S. Congress, Teaching and Learning, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Personal Weapon Control
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House Changes To GMO Bill Irk Activists
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Activists pressing for a state law requiring labels on food with genetically modified ingredients are disappointed and angry that the House of Representatives weakened a bill approved by the Senate earlier this week. "It's very clear...Tags: Government, Justice System, European Union, Hamden (New Haven, Connecticut), Executive Branch
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Legislature Backs Planting Restrictions On 'Running' Bamboo
The Hartford CourantActivists in Connecticut pushing for restrictions on how "running" bamboo is planted praised legislation that has cleared both the state House and Senate. "We are thrilled beyond belief," Terri Groff, a field researcher in Preston, who has documented...Tags: Fines, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, New London (New London, Connecticut), New London County
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Anti-GMO Forces Frustrated By State House Cop Out
The campaign to require the labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) took a gut punch Thursday. State House lawmakers rejected a tough GMO labeling bill passed by the state Senate, and voted instead for a watered-down...Tags: Genetic Engineering
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Goodwin College Begins Credential Program in Manufacturing
The Hartford CourantEAST HARTFORD — Goodwin College is joining the state's community colleges and four-year universities in offering classes to prepare students to go to work for the state's manufacturers, who employ more than 165,000 people. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Goodwin College, Colleges and Universities, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc., Teaching and Learning
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Chief State Medical Examiner Carver Retires
The Hartford CourantLong-time chief state medical examiner H. Wayne Carver announced Thursday that he is retiring and will be replaced by the deputy medical examiner in New York City. Carver, who always joked he was aptly named for the job, has been the chief state...Tags: New York City, University of Connecticut, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Murder, Cheshire
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Light Must Shine On Government Secrecy
The Hartford CourantMamie Till did the unspeakable almost 60 years ago. She opened the casket at her son Emmett's funeral so the world could see how this 14-year-old was shot, bludgeoned, mutilated and then drowned in Mississippi's Tallahatchie River with a cotton gin fan...Tags: Racism, Justice System, Government, Justice and Rights, North Korea
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