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Welcome to Pinktober
Published:
Oct 18, 2011
Turn on an NFL game this month and you're likely to see linebackers sporting pink cleats and gloves. Buy groceries and you'll have your choice of products--from yogurt to mushrooms--in pink packaging. There's a pink KitchenAid "cook for the cure" mixer, pink office supplies, and a Smith & Wesson... read more
State Is Ready To Plug Its Own Energy Leaks
Published:
Oct 10, 2011
After a balky start, due in no small part to the budget uncertainties in the first half of the year, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is on the verge of launching its first major energy efficiency initiative. Called Lead By Example--a name not uncommon around the nation for... read more
How The Lab Was Won
Published:
Sep 30, 2011
A leading genetics laboratory based in Maine committed today to establishing a $1.1 billion research institute at the UConn Health Center, a deal t... read more
Longevity Bonuses Still Happen
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Sep 29, 2011
While most veteran unionized employees are forfeiting their longevity pay as part of the labor concession deal, thousands of non-union workers, inc... read more
Benefits Continue to Flow to The Dead
Published:
Sep 29, 2011
The state Department of Social Services continued to pay cash benefits to clients after they died and failed to adequately review client eligibilit... read more
She's Back!
Published:
Sep 20, 2011
SOUTHINGTON -- Linda McMahon kicked off her second try for U.S. Senate today at a small manufacturing company whose physical plant and young owners... read more
UConn formally inaugurates Herbst as 15th president
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Sep 19, 2011
  It wasn't until Friday that Susan Herbst was formally inaugurated as the University of Connecticut's 15th president, but long before the cere... read more
CL&P ready to defend its response to Tropical Storm Irene
Published:
Sep 19, 2011
Facing a legislative inquiry after the state's worst power outage, Connecticut's largest electric utility intends to defend its performance today b... read more
Under Water: Farms Washed Out and Not Finding Help
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Sep 13, 2011
Shelly Oechsler managed a touch of humor offering a photo of fields on her family's 400-acre Botticello Farms two days after tropical storm Irene s... read more
Decrim Is One Thing, College Rules Another
Published:
Aug 30, 2011
After the decriminalization of marijuana this summer, students at the state's four-year colleges face more lenient sanctions under the law if caugh... read more
Irene Breaks Records
Published:
Aug 29, 2011
Irene hit Connecticut as a strong tropical storm Sunday with torrential rains and gusty winds that destroyed coastal homes, toppled trees and left... read more
As The Tests Become Important, Are More Schools Cheating?
Published:
Aug 15, 2011
Despite the high stakes attached to its multimillion-dollar statewide school testing program, new allegations of cheating show that Connecticut--li... read more
Source: Shays will join race for 2012 GOP Senate nomination
Published:
Aug 10, 2011
  WASHINGTON--Republican Chris Shays is gearing up to run for Connecticut's open U.S. Senate seat, a source familiar with the former congressma... read more
DMV Delays Closings
Published:
Aug 5, 2011
The state Department of Motor Vehicles will delay planned closings of branch offices and other facilities in eight communities - and layoffs of dep... read more
The hottest ticket in Washington: A seat on the 'super committee'
Published:
Aug 3, 2011
WASHINGTON--It's the hottest new club in Washington, even if the name isn't very snazzy: the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction. That's the 12-member congressional panel created under the debt ceiling agreement that just passed Congress, hours before a possible U.S. default. It's al... read more
Tax Hikes Begin to Hit Paychecks
Published:
Aug 2, 2011
Depending on how much they earn, Connecticut workers could start noticing less in their paychecks at week's end as state government starts collecti... read more
West End, Park-Like Setting, Needs Work
Published:
Aug 1, 2011
As tempers flare over the contentious vote and revote on a labor concession deal, one of the questions that occasionally pops up on comment boards... read more
A Little-Known Program Helps Farmers Solve Energy Problems
Published:
Jul 25, 2011
WILLIMANTIC--Richard Berger and Nancy Roman were on a reconnaissance mission last week for White Flower Farm, the nationally known nursery in Litch... read more
Hair Care Tangled, Yoga In Knots and Other Sales Tax Snarls
Published:
Jul 21, 2011
Connecticut shoppers might need to bring cheat sheets with them for the rest of the summer as they struggle to adjust to nearly two dozen changes i... read more
Malloy and Unions May Make a New Deal in 48 Hours
Published:
Jul 19, 2011
TORRINGTON--Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said today he hopes to negotiate a new tentative concession agreement with state employees in 24 or 48 hours, but... read more
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Connecticut Has More Wind Power Potential
03/30/2011
Supreme Court Skepticism May Ripple Toward CT Elections
03/28/2011
Malloy's Town Halls: Kabuki or Substance?
03/28/2011
Malloy Speaks of "Nasty, Ugly" Alternatives to his Budget
03/25/2011
So, What Makes A Town "Rural?"
03/24/2011
The Malloy-Legislature Honeymoon Is Over
03/24/2011
UConn Board Will Review Non-Faculty Salaries
03/23/2011
Vo-Tech School Restructuring Put On Back Burner
03/23/2011
Scientists and Malloy Rock Out at StemCONN
03/23/2011
Courtney and Larson Question Mission Creep in Libya
03/22/2011
UConn's Herbst: We're Not Broken; Don't Merge Us
03/21/2011
Hard Times hit Teacher Pay
03/18/2011
What Works in Education: Continual Assessment
03/17/2011
D.C. Delegation Moderately Sunny (With Light Jitters) About Nuclear Power
03/16/2011
Malloy's Rough Ride Doesn't Faze Donovan
03/16/2011
Closing The Gap - In The Suburbs, Too
03/15/2011
Pothole Patching Aid Is Flat, Even Though the Roads Aren't
03/14/2011
Parties Pressure Connecticut To Move Its Primary
03/14/2011
Could Biofuels Be Connecticut's Next Big Breakthrough?
03/11/2011
Q-Poll: Malloy Faces a Grumpy Electorate
03/09/2011
The Importance of Being Nancy
03/07/2011
Malloy, Esty And The Road To A "Green Economy"
03/07/2011
A New Push to Place Children with Relatives
03/04/2011
Employers Try to Keep Their Workers Healthy
03/04/2011
Kindergarten Age Bill Dies in Committee
03/03/2011
UTC Exec. Gives Malloy "Thumbs Up" For Improving Business Climate
03/02/2011
Food Stamp Program Is Understaffed, Swamped, Horrible
03/01/2011

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In Fairfield County, Different Views On Waterfront Land Use
10/29/2010
A New Tone of Chaos in the Attorney General's Race
10/29/2010
Connecticut's Congressional Clout Could Ebb
10/27/2010
Lamont, Griebel Find Deficit Less Daunting After The Campaign
10/26/2010
Clock Strikes 12 in CT Senate Poll
10/26/2010
Two Views of McMahon and the WWE
10/25/2010
Will Women's Vote Save Blumenthal and Other Dems?
10/25/2010
Himes And Debicella Find Much To Agree On, Much To Debate
10/24/2010
Big Money Ad Campaign Drowns Out Other Candidates
10/21/2010
Grab and Go: Five Stories You'll Like
10/20/2010
Michelle Obama Rallies Democrats In Stamford
10/19/2010
Candidates For Governor Differ Over State DEP Funding
10/19/2010
Attack of the Anonymous Ads
10/18/2010
As Food Stamp Use Grows, Some Lawmakers Eye Program's Funding
10/18/2010
McMahon Meets the Press? No So Much.
10/18/2010
Malloy opens a 7 point poll lead
10/15/2010
Deficit The Big Issue In 4th District Debate
10/14/2010
Malloy, Foley Trade Promises, Swap Charges In Second TV Debate
10/14/2010
Spotlight On Wrestling In Final Blumenthal-McMahon Debate
10/13/2010
Brown Rallies McMahon Backers--In Quick Fashion
10/11/2010
Federal cuts will put holes in the state budget
10/11/2010
Scott Brown Trucks Through Connecticut
10/11/2010
Door-To-Door Politics In A "Moderate" District
10/11/2010
Foley promises not to cut early childhood funding
10/08/2010
Palin Gives McMahon 'Mama Grizzly' Status
10/08/2010
Grab and Go: Five Stories You'll Like
10/08/2010
Poll Shows Caligiuri Leading Murphy In 5th District
10/07/2010
Rising Enrollment Strains Community Colleges
10/06/2010
Foley: Dan Seems Angry. Malloy: He Started It
10/06/2010
Blumenthal, McMahon Jab And Retreat In Opening Debate
10/05/2010

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