May 17, 2012
New CEO Promises Better Response Time, But Says New Regulations May Increase Costs
by Michael Lee-Murphy | May 17, 2012 5:30am
Posted to: Energy | Environment | Weather
More than five weeks into the job, the new Northeast Utilities CEO Thomas J. May held unprecedented 30-minute Connecticut press conference Wednesday where he reminded reporters that he was a “poor kid from the streets of Hartford,” and that he grew up in the shadows of Trinity College.
May 16, 2012
Minimum Wage Bill, Jobs Package Won’t Stay Dead
by Hugh McQuaid | May 16, 2012 4:15pm
Posted to: Business | Jobs | Labor
The Senate Democrats’ jobs package and a bill to raise the minimum wage were among the those that dropped dead last Wednesday. But both appear to be ready to crawl from the grave to latch onto budget implementers when the legislature meets for special session.
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Group Ups The Ante In Education Lawsuit With High- Powered Law Firm
by Christine Stuart | May 16, 2012 12:50pm
Posted to: Courts | Education
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy may have signed what supporters are calling a sweeping education reform bill Tuesday, but its 185-pages don’t begin to touch upon how the state finances all of its public schools.
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Watchdog Group Sues Over Senate Filibuster Rule
by Hugh McQuaid | May 16, 2012 5:30am
Posted to: Congress | Courts
Common Cause, a Washington-based watchdog group, is suing the U.S. Senate over the constitutionality of its filibuster rule that enables a 41-member minority to block the debate of bills.
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May 15, 2012
Opponents Set Aside Their Differences For Education Bill Signing
by Christine Stuart | May 15, 2012 4:46pm
Posted to: Education
School reform advocates and representatives of the teacher unions sat next to each other Tuesday as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed a law that they all believe to be a step toward eliminating the worst-in-the-nation achievement gap.
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Veteran State Senator Won’t Seek Re-election
by Christine Stuart | May 15, 2012 11:44am
Posted to: Election 2012 | State Capitol
Foregoing the pomp and circumstance of announcing her retirement before the end of the legislative session, longtime state Sen. Eileen Daily of Westbrook announced Tuesday that she won’t be running for re-election in the fall.
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May 14, 2012
Delegates Pick Donovan in 5th, But Both Esty and Roberti Can Primary
by Christine Stuart & Scott Benjamin | May 14, 2012 10:53pm
It was no surprise that a majority of the 336 Democratic delegates for the 5th Congressional District nominated House Speaker Chris Donovan on Monday evening. The question was, how many delegates would go for two of the other three Democrats vying for the nomination?
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Senate Candidate Calls Convention ‘Drop Rule’ An Outrage
by Hugh McQuaid | May 14, 2012 3:59pm
Posted to: Election 2012
With Friday’s state Republican convention just around the corner, at least one candidate is upset about the rules the party has agreed upon to tally delegate votes.
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Two-Year, $27M Marketing Campaign Seeks To Capture CT’s Past & Present
by Christine Stuart | May 14, 2012 1:43pm
Posted to: Business | Town News | Jobs | Labor | Media Matters
Connecticut is not a theme park or resort, but it‘s the birthplace of the constitution and so many more inventions, social revolutions, and innovations. Think Sam Colt, Eli Whitney, Igor Sikorsky, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Mark Twain.
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Unemployment Benefits End For 11,000
by Christine Stuart | May 14, 2012 5:30am
Posted to: Business | Jobs | Labor
This weekend about 11,000 people received their final unemployment checks. That’s because Connecticut is no longer considered a “high unemployment state.”
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