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Donovan Says: He Never Fell For Scheme; His Vote Was Never For Sale
The Hartford CourantIn his most detailed comments since the scandal broke last year, former House Speaker Christopher Donovan said Tuesday that he never fell for a campaign finance scheme by an FBI informant and that his vote in the legislature was never for sale....Tags: FBI, Small Businesses, Christopher G Donovan, Waterbury, Heart Attack
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Update on State Rep. Terry Backer Case: Fined for Ethics Violation
Here’s an update on a story we did a couple of years ago about an apparent conflict of interest involving a state legislator and his influence over an agency that directed hundreds of thousands of dollars to a non-profit he operated. The...Tags: Religion and Belief, Government, Politics, Punishment, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection
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State's 'Essential' Workforce Exceeded 14,500 During Sandy
The Hartford CourantThree short items this week: How many essential vs. non-essential state employees were working, or not, during Hurricane Sandy; an ethics fine is announced Friday against a state legislator, three days after he's re-elected; and a Fifth Amendment claim by...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Executive Branch, Civil and Public Service
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Where Have Connecticut's Lobsters Gone?
It may already be too late — 12 years too late. Connecticut environmental officials say new tests on weak and dying Long Island Sound lobsters show traces of pesticides used to kill West Nile virus mosquitoes. That came as a shock for them. They'...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Aquaculture, Sexual and Reproductive Organs, Fishing, Global Warming
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House Votes To Repeal Death Penalty
The Hartford CourantThe Connecticut House of Representatives late Wednesday gave final legislative approval to a measure repealing the state's seldom-used death penalty after more than 9 1/2 hours of often gut-wrenching debate. Senate Bill 280 cleared the House 86-62, a...Tags: Cheshire, T.R. Rowe, Punishment, Trumbull, Stamford
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State Legislature: 2012 Session Opens With Malloy Proposing Education Reform, Pension Funding Changes
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Gov.Dannel P. Malloyopened the 2012 legislative session Wednesday with plans for education reform, pension funding changes and the largest increase in funding for affordable housing since Gov. William A. O'Neill was in office more than 20...Tags: Finance, Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Financial Aid, State Budgets
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Rep. Terry Backer To Run For Re-election
After fighting brain cancer for more than a year, state Rep. Terry Backer said Tuesday that he will run for re-election if he keeps feeling as good as he does now. Backer, a Stratford Democrat who is among the longest-serving legislators, was looking...Tags: Government, Executive Branch, M. Jodi Rell, Chemotherapy, U.S. House of Representatives
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Primaries Abound Among Legislative Races
Capitol Bureau ChiefVeteran politicians with long tenures in their towns are supposed to cruise to victory with little opposition. That's one reason voters sometimes push for term limits — as incumbents rarely face serious challenges. But that's not the case this...Tags: Regional Authority, Georgetown University, M. Jodi Rell, Connecticut Citizen Action Group, AFSCME
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Shellfish Tax
As if oysters on the half-shell aren't pricey enough, oystermen say the appetizer could soon force the shellfish lover to "shell out" more to slurp them down. Governor Jodi Rell proposes to charge Connecticut commercial shellfishmen a $1 tax...Tags: Politics, Executive Branch, Government, Oysters, Regional Authority
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Aug 3, 2008
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Jul 23, 2008
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Feb 27, 2009
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