February 27, 2013
Lawmakers Unite Behind Screening For Rare Disease
by Hugh McQuaid | February 27, 2013 3:40pm
The parents of a Branford man suffering from a debilitating disease asked lawmakers Wednesday to require screening of the illness in newborns in hopes of preventing others from experiencing the challenges their son has faced.
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Tags: Adrenoleukodystrophy, Branford, Brian Kelley, Brian's Hope, Len Fasano, public health committee, Hugh McQuaid, dh
January 25, 2013
Senator Seeks To Protect Integrity of Public Campaign Fund
by Hugh McQuaid | January 25, 2013 6:30am
Former Sen. Ernie Newton’s most recent arrest has motivated Sen. Ed Meyer, D-Guilford, to propose legislation prohibiting public officials convicted of corruption from using public campaign funds
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Tags: Ed Meyer, Ernie Newton, John McKinney, Citizens Election Program, campaign funds, unconstitutional, convicted felon, dh
December 31, 2012
Different Speaker, New Committee Assignments In House
by Christine Stuart | December 31, 2012 6:30am
They were a team for four years, but House Majority Leader Brendan Sharkey, who will take over as House Speaker on Jan. 9, has a slightly different view of his caucus than outgoing Speaker Chris Donovan.
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Tags: committee assignments, co-chair, Brendan Sharkey, Linda Gentile, Peter Tercyak, Susan Johnson, David Baram, Lonnie Reed, Chris Perone, Cathy Abercrombie, dh
October 29, 2012
Malloy Issues Katrina-Like Warning
by Christine Stuart | October 29, 2012 9:49pm
Thousands of people may people may be trapped in their homes because they didn’t heed the state’s evacuation warnings before Monday’s storm surge hit “and our worst fears were being reached,“ Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said in a hastily called press conference Monday night around 9:15.
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Tags: connecticut, Sandy, katrina, storm, malloy, CL&P, UI, disaster, electricity, flooding, dh
June 5, 2012
Knock Knock: Is It Painters? Or Feds?
by Marcia Chambers | June 5, 2012 9:57am
At 7 a.m., the doorbell rang at the home of state Rep. Pat Widlitz, co-chair of the state General Assembly’s powerful Finance Committee.
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Tags: Pat Widlitz, finance committee, Roll-Your-Own, cigarettes, Capitol, Chris Donovan, federal investigation
10 School Districts Chosen To Shape Teacher Evaluation System
by Natalie Missakian | June 5, 2012 5:30am
Calling it another step to “fix what’s broken in our public schools,” Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Monday announced which school districts will test a much-debated plan to grade teacher performance that will soon be mandatory for every teacher in the state.
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Tags: teacher evaluation, education reform, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Stefan Pryor, Mary Loftus Levine, Joseph Cirasuolo, dh
May 11, 2012
Frantic Texts Save Cell Tower Bill
by Diana Stricker | May 11, 2012 11:57am
Only minutes before the midnight deadline for the legislative year came to a close Wednesday, state Rep. Lonnie Reed’s cell tower bill was unanimously approved by the state Senate.
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