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M. Jodi Rell is Connecticut¿s 87th governor and the first female Republican to head the state. Rell, the lieutenant governor, assumed the office July 1, 2004, upon the resignation of former Gov. John Rowland, who later was convicted of a corruption charge and sent to prison. She was elected to her own term in Nov. 2006. Rell came into office with a plan to restore public confidence in state government, and signed into law legislation creating a restructured Ethics Commission and campaign finance reforms. Her agenda was tainted, however, by an ethics inquiry involving the conduct of her chief of staff, M. Lisa Moody. Rell pushed to make Connecticut more attractive to business and was a key fi...
M. Jodi Rell is Connecticut¿s 87th governor and the first female Republican to head the state. Rell, the lieutenant governor, assumed the office July 1, 2004, upon the resignation of former Gov. John Rowland, who later was convicted of a corruption charge and sent to prison. She was elected to her own term in Nov. 2006. Rell came into office with a plan to restore public confidence in state government, and signed into law legislation creating a restructured Ethics Commission and campaign finance reforms. Her agenda was tainted, however, by an ethics inquiry involving the conduct of her chief of staff, M. Lisa Moody. Rell pushed to make Connecticut more attractive to business and was a key figure in dissuading the federal government from closing the Groton/New London submarine base ¿ a move that would have cost the state an estimated 31,000 jobs. Rell made large investments in child care and transportation in the state, and signed into law a bill allowing for civil unions between same-sex couples. Before serving as lieutenant governor, Rell represented the 107th House District of Brookfield, her longtime home. She underwent reconstructive breast surgery in December, 2004, and has been an advocate for breast cancer treatment. She and her husband, Lou, have two grown children. She was born June 16, 1946.
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Three More Rell Administration Appointees Get The Ax
The Hartford CourantThere were three more firings this week of Rell-administration political appointees -- both high-level and low -- who landed on the permanent state civil-service payroll during the waning months of Republican M. Jodi Rell's governorship. Officials in...Tags: Elections, Public Employees, Dannel P. Malloy , Connecticut, Executive Branch
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State Police OT Dilemma: High Price Of Protecting Governor
Last October, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced a laudable goal of reducing state overtime payments by 10 percent, which would save $25 million over the previous year. Although the Malloy administration has made real progress — overtime payments are...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , September 11, 2001 Attacks, John G. Rowland, Executive Branch, Regional Authority
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Busway Opposition Hits End Of The Road?
The Hartford CourantThe long-running campaign to scrap the New Britain busway ran out of gas Monday when legislators voted down an amendment to strip its funding. "Legislatively, there's nothing more we can do," said Rep. Whit Betts, R-Bristol, after lawmakers shot down the...Tags: Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Democratic Party, Joe Markley, Parties and Movements, Mary Fritz
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Steady Drop In Teen Driver Deaths
The Hartford CourantThe number of teen drivers killed in car crashes has dropped steadily since 2008, when tough driving laws for teenagers went into effect, according to the state Department of Motor Vehicles. A DMV analysis of 16 and 17-year-old drivers' crashes shows...Tags: Health, Parenting, Crime, Law and Justice
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Malloy's Security Detail Nears $700,000 In Overtime Pay
The Hartford CourantGov. Dannel P. Malloy has spent a good part of his first 15 months in office on the road, listening to the public about tax increases and budget cuts and even traveling out of the country to promote the state as a good place to do business. That road...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Dannel P. Malloy , John G. Rowland, Executive Branch, Swiss Confederation
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Marathon Debate In Senate On Medical Marijuana Bill
The Hartford CourantThe Connecticut Senate was locked in a marathon debate late Friday on a bill to legalize and regulate the medical use of marijuana. Although lawmakers have pondered the issue several times in the past decade, Sen. Eric Coleman, D-Bloomfield, said that...Tags: Marijuana Use, John A Kissel, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Food and Drug Administration
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Medical Marijuana Bill Clears State Senate
The Hartford CourantFollowing a passionate debate that stretched on for nearly 10 hours, the Connecticut Senate early this morning gave final legislative approval to a bill that legalizes and regulates the medical use of marijuana. Gov. Malloy hailed the bill's passage...Tags: Marijuana Use, John A Kissel, Eileen M Daily, Multiple Sclerosis, Waterbury
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Is Dannel Malloy's busy travel schedule helping or hurting Connecticut?
In his first year in office, Gov. Dannel Malloy spent all or part of 70 days outside Connecticut’s borders.
State records show he made 38 different trips that required him to notify Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman that she would serve as acting chief...Tags: Radio, Entertainment, Andrew Cuomo, Regional Authority, Dannel P. Malloy
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Making The Arts Sing For Their Suppers
Hartford CourantI attended two events Wednesday in Hartford about arts funding in Connecticut and taken together they speak of new -- and troubling -- ways the state is attempting to deal with its cultural treasures. The first event was an "arts forum," one of several...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Arts and Culture, Economy, Business and Finance, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Regional Authority
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Keeping Watch On Teen Drivers
When Governor M. Jodi Rell's Teen Driving Task Force was created in November 2007, a multitude of proposals surfaced on how to enhance teen driving safety. One called for teens to display a sticker on any car they drove. This would alert law...Tags: Health, Laws, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Judges, Marketing
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Clown-O-Meter: "I don't sell drugs, I buy drugs"
-The tightfisted state budget enacted by Gov. Dannel Malloy last spring has meant an official portrait of his predecessor, M. Jodi Rell, has yet to grace the state library in Hartford. The Stamford Advocate found that Connecticut still pays up to $40,...Tags: Bristol (Hartford, Connecticut), Shelton, Occupy Wall Street, Ansonia, Waterbury
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Malloy says he'll sign on to governors' petition asking feds to relax ban on medical pot
Gov. Dannel Malloy says he plans to sign on to a petition by the governors of Rhode Island and Washington state asking the feds to reclassify marijuana so it can be used in medical pot programs.
“The governor continues to support the palliative use...Tags: Health, Morphine (drug), Hospitals and Clinics, Lincoln Chafee, OxyContin (drug)
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