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Lawmakers set to take on deficit
Legislative leaders from both sides of the aisle on Tuesday promised a different, cooperative effort to deal with Connecticut's anticipated multi-billion-dollar budget deficit.
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Connecticut Looks Set to Pass Trans Protection Law
Connecticut lawmakers may clear the way for the state's anti-discrimination laws to extend to transgendered residents.
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McKinney wants to protect whistleblowers
Senate Minority Leader John McKinney said Tuesday if the state had an independent inspector general's office, Connecticut whistle-blowers would be better protected when they complain about wrongdoing.
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Rip Torn faces drunken driving charges in Conn.
Actor Rip Torn has pleaded not guilty to drunken driving charges in Connecticut, nearly two years after being fined and losing his license for similar charges in New York.
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Connecticut - January 5 - 1796
Connecticut native, Oliver Wolcott, elected governor of Connecticut (1796-December 1, 1797).
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State residents give to inauguration
Connecticut residents have contributed more than $575,000 to help pay for the official inaugural celebration of President-elect Barack Obama later this month.
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Budget woes promise to overshadow session
Budget woes promise to overshadow session By SUSAN HAIGH AP Political Writer HARTFORD -- When state lawmakers return to the Capitol on Wednesday, they'll be greeted with the daunting task of having to fix the ...
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Enfield - Hartford County - January 3 - 1812
Elisha Marshall Pease born in Enfield, Hartford County, Connecticut. Governor of Texas (1853-1857).
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Connecticut Department Of Public Health Urges Residents To Consider...
Main Category: Public Health Also Included In: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness ; Smoking / Quit Smoking Article Date: 03 Jan 2009 - 1:00 PST The Connecticut Department of Public Health is urging people to ...
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Regulators discipline Bristol Hospital
Connecticut regulators have disciplined Bristol Hospital after state inspections revealed various violations.
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US to bail out troubled newspapers next?
Connecticut lawmaker Frank Nicastro sees saving the local newspaper as his duty.
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Clean Contracting, Hospice Coverage Among New Laws
Key provisions of a state contracting reform law and mandated Medicaid coverage for hospice services are among a handful of new laws that took effect on Thursday.
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Officials want money for fire training school
Local fire officials and state legislators hope the state will consider making money available to buy land for a new fire training school in the Naugatuck Valley, despite the turbulent economic times.
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Cruel December cuts state jobs
The job market continued to deteriorate at an alarming pace this month, with Connecticut workers suffering through the largest number of mass layoff notices for any December in a decade.
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Sex abuse lawsuit alleges racketeering by diocese
A Connecticut woman has filed a federal racketeering lawsuit accusing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich of conspiring to cover up sexual abuse of children by priests.
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5 companies express interest in Conn. newspapers
Connecticut's economic development commissioner says she's received responses from five media companies that may be interested in buying some or all of the daily and weekly newspapers put up for sale by Journal ...
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Conn. Minimum Wage Increasing With New Year
About 65,000 workers in Connecticut will see their paychecks increase slightly with a boost in the minimum wage.
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Dodd to meet with housing advocates on economy
U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, D-Conn., is meeting with state housing advocates in Hartford today to discuss the faltering economy and its impact on Connecticut.
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DMV: 200 Problems Found On Preston Buses
Preston officials were summoned to court and the school system was fined after state inspectors said they found about 200 safety problems with the town's school buses.
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New Haven - Connecticut - December 29 - 1800
Charles Goodyear, born in New Haven, Connecticut. Vulcanization process inventor died in poverty in 1860. The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company founded in 1898, was named after him.
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