May 15, 2012
Opponents Set Aside Their Differences For Education Bill Signing
by Christine Stuart | May 15, 2012 4:46pm
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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Tags: education bill, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Steve Simmons, Council For Education Reform, Connecticut Education Association, Phil Apruzzese, dh
CT Delegation Poo-Poos Partisanship Over Domestic Violence
by Elizabeth Bowling | May 15, 2012 4:06pm
It’s hard to understand how something like the Violence Against Women Act can get caught up in partisan politics in Washington, but members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation say that is exactly what has happened.
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Tags: domestic violence, jarmoc, Murphy, DeLauro, Courtney, partisan politics, Washington, Congress, dh
Veteran State Senator Won’t Seek Re-election
by Christine Stuart | May 15, 2012 11:44am
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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Tags: Eileen Daily, senate, retirements, dh
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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Tags: 5th congressional district, Democrat, donovan, Esty, Roberti, Randy Yale, connecticut, republican, dh
Senate Candidate Calls Convention ‘Drop Rule’ An Outrage
by Hugh McQuaid | May 14, 2012 3:59pm
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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Tags: Brian K. Hill, Republican Convention, U.S. Senate race
Two-Year, $27M Marketing Campaign Seeks To Capture CT’s Past & Present
by Christine Stuart | May 14, 2012 1:43pm
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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Tags: tourism, culture, still revolutionary, brand, advertising, slogan, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Kip Bergstrom
Unemployment Benefits End For 11,000
by Christine Stuart | May 14, 2012 5:30am
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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Tags: unemployment, Connecticut, federal government, congress
May 13, 2012
OP-ED | Politically Poetic: Week of May 13
by Jennifer Just | May 13, 2012 3:16pm
This was the week we took off our coats-
And put on our boxing gloves, fighting for votes!
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May 12, 2012
Murphy Wins, Bysiewicz Received Enough Support To Primary
by Christine Stuart | May 12, 2012 2:02pm
NEW BRITAIN — Democrats crowned U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy their nominee for U.S. Senate with 76 percent of the delegate vote Saturday, but former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz received enough support to force a party primary.
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Tags: chris murphy, Susan Bysiewicz, U.S. Senate, Democratic convention, North Branford, dh
Bysiewicz Lobbying Hard for Delegate Support in New Britain (watch Realtime Results Grid)
by Christine Stuart | May 12, 2012 10:15am
NEW BRITAIN — Former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz is no stranger to tough party battles, and Saturday morning at CCSU’s Kaiser Hall in New Britain she showed no signs of backing down from her fight for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.
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