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Diversity in Connecticut: Working Women
Kathy Walsh is like a growing number of women in Connecticut. She owns her own business, Homeward Bound, with locations in West Hartford and New Milford.
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Q Poll: Bysiewicz' Lead In AG Race A Little Less Huge
Despite two months of bad press about her legal credentials, Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz has held on to a huge lead over her lesser known Democratic opponents in the race for state attorney general, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday.
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GOP debaters want smaller state government
A smaller state government, fewer employees and a renewed focus on attracting jobs to Connecticut are among the top issues for the eight men seeking the Republican nomination for governor.
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Milford Superintendent, School Board, Reach Resignation Deal After Sex Assault Charges
A Connecticut school superintendent facing sexual assault charges and local school board members have agreed to a tentative deal for him to resign.
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Murder convictions of 2 Conn. men overturned
A Connecticut judge has overturned the convictions of two men serving 80 years for a 1993 murder and ordered their immediate release from prison, saying they are the victims of a "manifest injustice." Superior Court Judge Stanley Fuger ruled Thursday that Ronald Taylor and George Gould are "actually innocent" of the crime and even threw out their ...
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CT attorney general candidates pledge to join fight against DOMA
The six candidates vying for the seat vacated by Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal have come clean about their feelings regarding DOMA.
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13-Year-Old UConn Student Claims Bias After Being Denied Trip Abroad
To Colin Carlson, it's clearly a case of discrimination. As a double-degree honors student with a 3.9 grade-point average at the University of Connecticut, he was a natural candidate for an African ecology course offered this semester that involved a summer field study in South Africa .
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HARTFORD: Lawmakers Look to Education to Fight Unemployment
Connecticut lawmakers are pushing legislation that would subsidize higher education to help reduce unemployment.
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East Haven Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Selling Cocaine
Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHN CRISANTI, 48, of Venice Place, East Haven, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by six years of supervised release, for selling cocaine.
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Thousands remain without power in Connecticut
Utility crews are still on the job in Connecticut trying to restore electricity to nearly 41,000 homes and businesses that remain in the dark after a strong storm brought down trees and power lines.
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Rowlands purchase Connecticut Gardener
When Connecticut Gardener's devoted readers pick up the March/April issue, they'll discover the local, information-packed magazine they've always loved.
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Fairfield County Cleans Up After Storm; Many Schools Remain Closed
Cleanup is continuing in the wake of a weekend storm that killed three people in Connecticut.
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Re-Regulation Bills Will Impede Electricity Choice, Reduce Savings...
Specifically, RESA and its member companies will speak in opposition to House Bills 5505, 5507 and 5508.
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$70M in Prescription Drugs Stolen in Conn. Heist
Authorities say prescription drugs worth tens of millions of dollars have been stolen in a brazen, well-planned heist at a pharmaceutical company warehouse in Connecticut.
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HARTFORD: Buckle Up for Safety on School Buses
A bill requiring Connecticut school buses to have seat belts has cleared its first legislative hurdle, but lawmakers say the details of the proposal will likely change in the coming weeks.
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Connecticut Pushes Health-Care Network to Create 5,000 Jobs
A proposed $352 million health partnership network would transform health-care delivery in Connecticut and create 5,000 new health-care jobs, according to Gov.
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The running of the rich: Is wealth changing Connecticut politics?
Connecticut Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, posed in his Greenwich home, Monday, March 8th, 2010.
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2 dead in Conn., thousands without power after massive storm rips through Northeast
Tens of thousands of Connecticut residents remained without power Sunday after heavy rain and high winds whipped the state over the weekend, toppling trees, dropping power lines, flooding roads and delaying trains.
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Storm downs trees, power lines, leaves one dead
Traffic slows to drive through a flooded portion of Main Street in Stratford, Sunday, March 14, 2010.
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Conn. would waive student loans in 'green' jobs
Paul Goulet hopes Connecticut will help him get from under nearly $8,000 he's borrowed for college after losing his job in a paper manufacturing plant.
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