March 11, 2013
CCSU Students Rally Against Proposed Tuition Hike
by Megan Merrigan | March 11, 2013 6:04pm
“Education is a right. Say ‘no’ to tuition hikes,” Central Connecticut State University students and professors chanted at Monday’s rally against a proposed tuition increase for all four Connecticut state universities and 12 community colleges.
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Tags: Eric Bergenn, CCSU, university, tuition hike, Board of Regents, Megan Merrigan, dh
October 20, 2012
Esty Says Roraback ‘Waffled’ on Death Penalty Repeal; Roraback Stands By His Vote
by Hugh McQuaid | October 20, 2012 6:33pm
NEW BRITAIN — Fifth District Congressional candidates Andrew Roraback and Elizabeth Esty share a fundamental opposition to the death penalty, but Roraback voted against repeal this year and Esty accused him of waffling on the issue during Saturday’s debate at the Trinity on Main Theater.
Tags: 5th District, Andrew Roraback, Elizabeth Esty, debates, death penalty, Hugh McQuaid, dh
October 16, 2012
Gov. Malloy Picks Barack O’Berry Over Creme De Mitt
by Hugh McQuaid | October 16, 2012 5:10pm
Gov. Dannel Malloy said he wasn’t being partisan Tuesday when he picked a President Barack Obama-themed soda over another one themed for Mitt Romney at a visit to Avery’s Beverages in New Britain. It just tasted better, he said.
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Tags: Avery Beverages, connecticut, Malloy, Mitt Romney, Barrack Obama, debate, taste test, barack o'berry, creme de mitt, Hugh McQuaid, dh
August 17, 2012
State Used Primary to Pilot New Election Results Reporting System
by Susan Bigelow and Doug Hardy | August 17, 2012 11:00am
Despite some opening-night hiccups, the Secretary of the State’s office is hoping municipal election officials will embrace an instantaneous, public, digital returns reporting system in time for November.
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Tags: election results, PCC, Secretary of the State, Denise Merrill, Av Harris, Tim Becker, Manchester, voting, polls, Susan Bigelow, dh
August 14, 2012
Esty Picks Up Voters In Farmington; Donovan Fares Better In New Britain
by Hugh McQuaid | August 14, 2012 4:02pm
(Updated 6:35 p.m.) The federal investigation involving Chris Donovan’s congressional campaign was on the minds of some Democrats heading to the polls in Farmington Tuesday. Several former supporters said they casted votes for his primary opponent Elizabeth Esty due to their uneasiness.
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Tags: Chris Donova, Elizabeth Esty, 5th District, voters, Farmington, Andrew Roraback, primary 2012
July 30, 2012
DFA Not Fazed By Indictments
by Christine Stuart | July 30, 2012 5:30am
Two members of his now former campaign staff have been indicted by the federal government, but it hasn’t diminished Democracy for America’s support of Chris Donovan.
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Tags: Chris Donovan, Jim Dean, Democracy for America, David Pudlin, New Britain
July 19, 2012
Crisis Averted, Candidate Finds More Candy
by Christine Stuart | July 19, 2012 1:32pm
NEW BRITAIN—“You’re very handsome,” one woman told Dan Roberti as he worked his way around the tables at the New Britain Senior Center Wednesday.
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Tags: Dan Robeti, Chris Donovan, Elizabeth Esty, 5th District, New Britain
July 13, 2012
Blessing or Boondoggle?
by Hugh McQuaid | July 13, 2012 4:40pm
The New Britain-Hartford busway is happening. Construction crews are working on it across the state. But that hasn’t stopped a group of Republican lawmakers from calling reporters to raise objections at every turn, and the Malloy administration seems to be growing tired of it.
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Tags: busway, joe markley, Roy Occhiogrosso, sampson, betts
May 30, 2012
Busway Lawsuit Not The Silver Bullet Opponents Were Hoping
by Hugh McQuaid | May 30, 2012 1:16pm
For opponents of the New Britain - Hartford Busway, a pending lawsuit between Pan Am Southern railroad company and the state Transportation Department has been held out as a last-ditch effort to stop the controversial project. But the lawyer who filed the complaint says stopping the busway isn’t the objective.
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Tags: busway, Joe Markley, lawsuit, ctfastrak
April 18, 2012
Busway Opponents Booed By Construction Workers
by Christine Stuart | April 18, 2012 12:19pm
(Updated 4:11 p.m.) Opponents of the 9.4-mile New Britain-to-Hartford busway rallied at the Legislative Office Building Wednesday morning where they were booed by dozens of construction workers who support the nearly $570 million project.
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