The Federal Aviation Administration has decided to keep open 149 small airport control towers, including six in Connecticut, but tower operators and lawmakers are concerned about what will happen at the end of the fiscal year.

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When the next session of the General Assembly opens tomorrow there will be more Hispanic state legislators than at any other moment in Connecticut’s history, Secretary of the State Denise Merrill said Tuesday.

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Tags: connecticut, Latinos, election, Art Linares, Andres Ayala, Hilda Santiago, Angel Arce, Victor Cuevas, Merrill, Blumenthal, Democrats, Republicans

Homeowners in trouble with their mortgages will get the chance on Nov. 28 to discuss foreclosure prevention options with their lenders at a state-sponsored event in Waterbury.

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Tags: homeowners, foreclosure prevention, banking department, banks, waterbury, malloy, jepsen

Former state Rep. Elizabeth Esty emerged victorious in a close contest against veteran state Sen. Andrew Roraback on Tuesday, outpolling Roraback 52 to 48 percent and helping the Democratic Party hold onto all five of Connecticut’s congressional seats.

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Tags: Elizabeth Esty, Andrew Roraback, 5th District, money, Super PACs, dh

Former President Bill Clinton was able to pack the Palace Theater in Waterbury with 2,600 Democratic Party faithful, but as soon as his speech ended they left almost as quickly as they had arrived.

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Tags: Bill Clinton, Chris Murphy, Linda McMahon, Waterbury, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Beth Bye

Secretary of the State Denise Merrill says that Hispanics account for nearly 9 percent of all registered voters in the state.

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The Tuesday following the Memorial Day holiday will be full of activities and since we decided to give Melissa Ozols one more day off from the Morning Coffee & Politics email the following is a brief description of what’s happening.

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We fully support Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s education-reform package, especially his proposal to increase funding for public charter schools. As mayors of Hartford, Bridgeport and Waterbury, we understand the importance of securing economic and civic prosperity by investing in our students.

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Tags: hartford, Bridgeport, Waterbury, mayors, Pedro Segrarra, Bill Finch, Neil O'Leary

Less than 24 hours after the 2011 municipal Elections, the Republican Party is trying to change Tuesday’s narrative to say preliminary tallies show that it made more gains than losses. But Democrats say they’re using “fuzzy math.” 

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Early Election results showed Democratic candidates making big gains in Tuesday’s election, knocking out Republican incumbents and in some instances winning open seats vacated by Republicans.

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Tags: Bristol, New Britain, Middletown, Waterbury, Connecticut, Democrat, Republican, election, election day 2011, vote