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by Susan Bigelow | Dec 18, 2015 10:00am
Posted to: Analysis | Business | The Economy | Gaming | Jobs | Opinion | Editorial Board | State Budget | Pensions | Taxes | Transportation | Tribes
There is a lot of pessimism in Connecticut these days, but very little of it seems to have bled through to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
by Terry Cowgill | Dec 18, 2015 6:30am
Posted to: Analysis | Business | Civil Liberties | Opinion | Editorial Board | Public Health | Public Safety
When he was a kid, Dan Malloy must have had a poor self-image. After all, in a story the learning disabled governor loves to repeat, some of his elementary school teachers told the young Dannel as late as fourth grade that he was mentally retarded and would amount to nothing. His classmates — the meanies anyway — called him a dummy.
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by Christine Stuart | Dec 14, 2015 3:21pm
Posted to: Campaign Finance | Election 2018 | Taxes | State Capitol | Transparency | Editorial Board
He only has a 32 percent approval rating, but that won’t necessarily be a factor in the decision-making process if Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy decides to run for a third term.
by Sarah Darer Littman and Susan Bigelow | Feb 21, 2012 6:30am
Posted to: Education | Opinion | Editorial Board
Experienced teachers produce higher student test scores. So it should be a matter of great concern that there are more novice teachers in our schools now than there were a decade ago. In 1987-88, the most common level of experience for K-12 teachers was 14 years; by 2007-08, it had dropped to 1-2 years. This is a problem, and a big one. But Gov. Dannel P. Malloy doesn’t see it that way.
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by CTNJ Editorial Board | Feb 21, 2012 6:28am
Posted to: Education | Energy | Jobs | Opinion | Editorial Board | State Budget | Transportation
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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