February 21, 2012
Tax Credit Program Will Help Pay The Bills
by Sharon Bass | February 21, 2012 5:30am
A new tax credit incorporated in last year’s state budget will help Chintamari Kandel finally pay off some of his household expenses.
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February 20, 2012
Suzio Seeks Public’s Help On Gas Tax Debate
by Christine Stuart | February 20, 2012 3:36pm
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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Tags: gross receipts tax, gas, Cheshire, Len Suzio
February 17, 2012
Richards Receives Unanimous Approval of Judiciary Committee
by Hugh McQuaid | February 17, 2012 4:40pm
A Friday judicial nomination hearing demonstrated lawyers’ obligation to represent their clients, regardless of their personal positions.
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Tags: judicail nominations, Judges, Superior Court, Judiciary committee
February 16, 2012
Officials Say Red Light Cameras Are About Safety, Not Revenue
by Christine Stuart | February 16, 2012 12:58pm
Lawmakers and local officials claim their desire to allow municipalities to install red light cameras at intersections is all about safety. A banner they hung behind them at a Capitol press conference Thursday gave a different message.
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Tags: red light cameras, traffic, Tony Guerrera, Martin Looney, Justin Elicker
February 15, 2012
Cafero: Malloy Broke Funding Promise To Norwalk Schools
by Christine Stuart | February 15, 2012 5:30am
When Gov. Dannel P. Malloy released his budget a week ago he promised no municipality would receive less education funding than it received last year, but House Minority Leader Lawrence Cafero said Tuesday that the governor cut $72,000 from his city’s education grant.
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Tags: norwalk, ECS, Lawrence Cafero, Gov. Malloy, Roy Occhiogrosso, education
February 10, 2012
Teacher Tenure No Longer Taboo
by Christine Stuart | February 10, 2012 5:30am
A day after unveiling his sweeping $128 million education reform proposal, including controversial changes to teacher tenure, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy toured Benjamin Franklin Elementary School in Meriden.
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Tags: education, tenure, Meriden, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, union, AFT, CEA
February 8, 2012
UConn Students Rally Against Rape
by Joseph Adinolfi | February 8, 2012 12:43am
University of Connecticut students rallied outside the Student Union Monday afternoon to protest what they felt was an offensive skit produced by campus television station UCTV.
February 7, 2012
Education Group Calls State Subpoena of Schools ‘Harassment’
by Christine Stuart and Hugh McQuaid | February 7, 2012 5:30am
A state subpoena for records from 10 schools districts—all named as plaintiffs in the landmark school funding lawsuit—couldn’t have come at a worse time, one school superintendent said Monday.
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Tags: education, CCJEF, school superintendent, Dianne Kaplan deVries, Abby I. Dolliver, Norwich
February 6, 2012
Malloy To Give Charter Schools A Boost
by Christine Stuart | February 6, 2012 11:33am
(Updated 6:10 p.m.) As part of his education focused budget address, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will propose increasing charter, magnet, and vocational school funding.
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Tags: education, charter school, municipality, funding, ECS, teacher
February 2, 2012
Dems Pitch Price Gouging Protections
by Caitlin Emma | February 2, 2012 5:30am
When the next hurricane or major snowstorm hits Connecticut, Sen. Majority Leader Martin Looney and his colleagues have an idea that will keep plowers and roofers from ripping people off.
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