November 9, 2012
Update: No Recount In 13th Senate District
by Hugh McQuaid | November 9, 2012 3:13pm
When amended vote returns were counted in Meriden and Cheshire Friday, the 13th senatorial district race was no longer close enough to force a recount, leaving Democrat Dante Bartolomeo the winner in a tight race over Meriden Republican Len Suzio.
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November 7, 2012
Lawmaker: Powerful Special Interests Played Role in Defeat; Opponent Says She Won on Shoe-Leather
by Christine Stuart | November 7, 2012 4:17pm
State Rep. Vickie Nardello of Prospect, who lost her re-election bid, said Wednesday that she had a big target on her back from both the Republican Party and special interest groups.
Tags: Lezlye Zupkus, Vickie Nardello, Prospect, Voters for Good Government, special interest money, campaign finance, dh
October 3, 2012
Bond Commission Approves ‘First Five’ Funding
by Christine Stuart | October 3, 2012 6:13pm
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is unapologetic about his approach to the state budget or his controversial economic development program, which critics are calling “corporate welfare.”
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Tags: first five, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, corporate welfare, CareCentrix, Infinity Hall, Sustainable Building Systems
June 20, 2012
Republican Lawmakers Call For Tax Incentive Transparency
by Christine Stuart | June 20, 2012 5:30am
While New Haven leaders cheered a pharmaceutical company’s return to the city Tuesday, two suburban Republican lawmakers weren’t sold on the idea and prodded Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration for more information.
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Tags: Alexion, Cheshire, New Haven, First Five, John McKinney, Lawrence Cafero, Dannel P. Malloy, tax incentives
June 19, 2012
Alexion Flees Cheshire For New Haven
by Thomas MacMillan | June 19, 2012 12:47pm
History went into reverse Tuesday, as a major employer crossed municipal limits on I-91—but this time it moved from the suburbs into the city.
February 28, 2012
A View of Malloy’s Education Proposal From The Classroom
by Natalie Missakian | February 28, 2012 6:29am
Amy Farrior, a first-grade teacher in Marlborough, was excited at first when she heard Gov. Dannel P. Malloy calling 2012 the year for education reform. But then she heard the governor’s remarks on tenure, and how he suggests teachers can earn it. “Basically the only thing you have to do is show up,” he said.
Farrior says she was shocked.
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Tags: education, tenure, certification, teacher, license, classroom, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Stefan Pryor
February 20, 2012
Suzio Seeks Public’s Help On Gas Tax Debate
by Christine Stuart | February 20, 2012 4:36pm
Sen. Len Suzio is trying to get the public pumped up about capping the state’s second gas tax because without their support it’s unlikely the concept will be raised by the Democrat-controlled legislature.
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