It was more than three years ago that CTNewsJunkie.com started paying a diverse group of columnists to contribute their opinions to the site. The addition of commentary to an already steady stream of hard news from the Capitol helped the site grow its community of readers, and eventually led to the next logical leap last week when an editorial board was formed.

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Connecticut’s post-recession economic recovery generally lags behind that of the national economy, but a new report from the Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis concluded that with the large capital investments the state is making there‘s a chance it will continue to outperform the national economy.

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(Updated 9:30 a.m.) MANCHESTER—Senate Democrats want to expand on programs created during the jobs special session and organize a “Connecticut Made” marketing campaign when the new legislative session starts Feb. 8.

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Gubernatorial aide Kip Bergstrom is ready to tell other states, “We will steal your scientists”—but he wants high-speed trains to help him do it.

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(Updated) Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Thursday he will be traveling to Davos, Switzerland to participate in the annual World Economic Forum where he plans to promote the state’s bio-science initiatives.

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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced the formation of a 13-member board Thursday aimed at “reigniting” the effort to encourage development in the Hartford area.

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Surrounded by supporters at Enfield Town Hall on Saturday, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy unveiled a liquor law reform package that will allow for Sunday sales and a whole host of changes to how wine, beer, and liquor are distributed and regulated in the state. The governor said the proposed changes will allow Connecticut to compete with surrounding states in the liquor market.

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(Updated 4:42 p.m) Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who sat on the sidelines last year as the legislature debated and defeated a bill to allow Sunday alcohol sales, will be endorsing the idea this year, according to sources.

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(Updated 10:10 a.m.) Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed an executive order to create a nine member Business Tax Policy Review Task Force Thursday hours after a national expert on tax policy gave a speech on that very issue at the state Capitol and weeks after state Comptroller Kevin Lembo urged the legislature to reconvene a similar task force.

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Making way for new businesses and jobs the Department of Economic and Community Development’s ‘Reinventing Connecticut’ series is nearing the end of its course.

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