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Official warns of fiscal disaster for schools
Warning that education in Connecticut's cities faces impending disaster, the chief of the Bristol school system is calling on state lawmakers to suspend standardized testing, shorten the school year and ...
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Feedback sought on new campaign finance system
Connecticut elections officials are gathering comments on the state's new public financing program for political campaigns.
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New England Could Lose 250,000 Jobs
Connecticut lost 3,600 jobs from September to October, driven partly by a large drop in education and health services positions.
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Enrollment Booming At Conn. Colleges
Connecticut education officials said enrollment at the state's public universities and colleges has hit a new record high of 184,544. It's the seventh-consecutive year that the enrollment total has broken ...
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New Haven eyes 4-day work week; Cornwall, Roxbury and Seymour made the switch
Some New Haven aldermen are considering a proposal to shift the city to a four-day workweek, joining a dozen other Connecticut communities which have.
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Conn., NY, NJ seek aid for Wall Street workers
The governors of Connecticut, New York and New Jersey are asking the federal government for a $48 million emergency grant to help thousands of financial industry workers who are losing their jobs.
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Himes meets Conn. delegation on Capitol Hill
Connecticut's congressional delegation is formally welcoming its newest member, Rep.-elect Jim Himes.
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Connecticut Gov. Rell Keeps HUSKY Kids Insurance Program Separate From Adult Coverage Program
Physicians and hospitals have been slow to join Charter Oak because of concerns over reimbursement rates.
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Connecticut Legal Services faces funding challenges
Amy fled her home to escape an abusive spouse. She and her six children entered the local domestic violence shelter.
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Some of Connecticut's deficit woes tied to market
HARTFORD a ' Budget experts from the legislature and Gov. M. Jodi Rell's office said Tuesday the state's shrinking revenue problem may worsen if the stock market continues to underperform.
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McCain backer Lieberman keeps committee chair
Sen. Joe Lieberman will keep his chairmanship of the Senate Homeland Security Committee despite hard feelings over his support for GOP nominee John McCain during the presidential campaign.The Connecticut ...
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Connecticut Gets Married
This weekend, all 50 states participated in protests against the passing of antigay legislation in California, Arizona, Arkansas, and Florida.
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Alpine Access to Hire More Than 100 People in Connecticut
Contact center provider to hire home-based employees in Connecticut to meet demand from new and existing customers Alpine Access, the premier provider of contact center solutions for brand-conscious companies, ...
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DeLuca To Pay $2,500 For Ethics Complaint
Former Connecticut Senate Minority Leader Louis DeLuca is paying $2,500 to settle a state ethics complaint stemming from his misdemeanor threatening conviction last year.
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Connecticut to Check Amber Alert System
Broadcasters in Connecticut will test the state's Amber Alert abducted child notification system on Monday, Nov.
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Connecticut Medicaid Beneficiaries Should Not Have To Switch Insurers
CMS has asked Connecticut health officials to clarify to HUSKY Health beneficiaries that they are not required to switch to new insurers by the end of December, the New Haven Register reports.
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Connecticut's probate court outrages will continue until probate is...
This week, I wrote about the latest probate outrage, the story of 85-year-old Marilyn Plank, trapped in Connecticut and blocked from returning home because a Greenwich probate judge deemed the Michigan woman ...
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Same-Sex Marriage Officially Legalized In Connecticut
It was anticipated that Proposition 8 in California would not pass. However on Election Day 2008, Proposition 8 did end up passing.
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Conn. mortgage program helps fewer than expected
Connecticut officials say a program created last year to refinance subprime mortgages for financially troubled homeowners is not helping as many people as expected.
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JFK: Ethnic Heritage Center at SCSU proudly shows - His Ties to Connecticut'
For its newest showcase, the Ethnic Heritage Center is focusing on a charismatic, young president who charms the nation with his eloquence and transfixes America's youth with his vitality.
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