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Connecticut governor signs bill banning 'gay panic defense' 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1381
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Fires Up Connecticut Democrats 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1308
The Connecticut legislature approved a sweeping health insurance transparency measure. 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1196
Lamont Floats Middle Class Tax Cut, Toll Credit With Latest Pitch for Tolls 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1159
Connecticut job losses have economists worried 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1220
Bridgeport judge in Alex Jones InfoWars case gets threats 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 5 1286
A shuttered college campus in Connecticut will be auctioned 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 2 1498
Pain Foundation Founder and CEO Pleads Guilty to Fraud and Tax Charge Related to Embezzlement Scheme 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1224
Doctor sentenced to 3 mos. in compounded medicine case that defrauded CT taxpayers for $878K 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1365
Why did the drive to make pot legal fail? 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1381
Fairfield University, others liable for $60 million settlement ordered in Haiti orphanage abuse case 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1207
Lamont Stops in East Hartford to Reassure Aerospace Workers Their Jobs Are Safe 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1121
UConn balances books despite big gaps in state aid 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1216
Blumenthal, Murphy try again to strip legal shield from gun industry 2 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1298
Bridgeport, CT, leads nation in credit card debt 0 left-of-center2012 Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1316
Finally--finally!--Connecticut is free from the scourge of unlicensed eyelash technicians. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1601
Lamont Signs Minimum Wage Increase; Business Lobby Continues Protest 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1271
Hartford councilman who works for MDC suggests taxing the city's major nonprofits 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1402
Minimum age for buying tobacco products going to 21 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1293
Connecticut House approves major sexual harassment reform bill 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1052
Puerto Rican residents opting to stay stateside after Hurricane Maria 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1211
Sprague finances in $1M financial hole 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1114
Pharmaceutical distributors push back at possible state opioid tax 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1098
Connecticut activists are giving early to White House hopefuls 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 1 1111
Democratic Legislative Leaders Press Forward With Opioid Tax 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1134
Handshake Agreement on Budget 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1117
Adam Lanza's psychiatrist pleads guilty to sex assault 1 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1759
Speaker Asks For Decorum From Members Following Prank 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1364
House Sends Paid Family and Medical Leave To Governor 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1111
Former State Employee Sentenced to Prison for Role in Medicaid Fraud Scheme 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1331

Connecticut Continued...

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Waterbury Man Guilty of Fraud and Money Laundering Offenses Related to $1.5 Million Fraud Scheme 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1191
Stamford Woman Sentenced to Prison for Million-Dollar Embezzlement Scheme 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1547
'We can't cut them fast enough': State to spend millions to cut down 60,000 potentially dangerous 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 3 2265
New Haven Police Chief: no indication yet that intentional mosque fire was hate crime 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1428
Nancy Pelosi coming to Hartford to keynote Connecticut Democrats' dinner 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1339
House Passes Bill Banning Styrofoam Use By Restaurants, Caterers 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1167
Lamont Releases Toll Bill, Calls For Special Session 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1153
Lamont Threatens Veto, Senate Moves Forward With Paid FMLA 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1175
Connecticut Students With 'Emotional Disturbances' Face High Rate Of Suspensions 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1215
CT school staffer accused of sexually assaulting student in school arrested, fired 0 left-of-center2012 May 2019 May 2019 0 1564
DPH Update: 109 Schools Below CDC Standard for Measles Vaccine; Hearing Set for Monday 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1391
Today's 420 -- Clergy to Legislators: 'Just Say No' 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1443
Fire at mosque in New Haven 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1329
House passes bill criminalizing improper gun storage in motor vehicles 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1183
Gov. Lamont says a cut in the gasoline tax is possible -- if the General Assembly approves 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1282
Gov. Ned Lamont faces reality of leading as disputes over tolls, state spending and taxing the 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1180
House Sends Minimum Wage Hike To Senate After Marathon Debate 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1190
DPH: 116 CT Schools Report MMR Vaccine Rates below 95%, Including 6 Kindergarten Schools Under 80% 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1198
Hospitals fighting back after Lamont, Democrats cancel previously promised tax break 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1356
UConn Law dean apologizes for his handling of a campus speech on Islamophobia by Palestinian-America 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1316
Connecticut Budget Expected To End Year In The Black 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1147
LGBTQ Bills Headed for Senate Vote 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1147
Public Option Bills Advance Toward House And Senate 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1175
Connecticut Nursing Home Workers Renew Strike Threat 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1156
Pharmaceutical Company Agrees to Pay $17.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Kickbacks to Medicare 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1321
Yale grad accused of running hedge fund scam while in school 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1545
Bill requiring presidential candidates to release tax returns to get on the ballot in Connecticut 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 4 1393
Lawyer for Alex Jones faces possible censure for submitting false affidavit in Sandy Hook lawsuit 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 6 1908
April 23, 1987: L'Ambiance Plaza collapse, the worst construction accident in Connecticut's history 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1591
Nader urges Connecticut governor to reject community college consolidation 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1295

Connecticut Continued...

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Democrats Propose Capital Gains Tax 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1358
Healthcare Experts Tell Panel That Gun Violence Should Be Treated Like An Epidemic 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1278
Anti-Toll Rally Has Grassroots Organizers Wondering If They Can Stop It 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1669
Lamont Holds Firm On Teacher Pension Costs, Backs Away from Cost of Living Adjustment 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1321
Politics Former Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez will announce comeback plans on Thursday 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1382
Leaks, cracks, filth stain State Capitol building 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1668
Gov. Lamont predicts Connecticut lawmakers will pass tolls, marijuana and sports betting this year 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1301
Aid-In-Dying Fails To Get A Vote 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1246
Lawmakers Frustrated At State Contractor's Refusal To Attend Meetings 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1295
Former CFO of New Haven Biotech Firm Who Embezzled $1 Million Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison 2 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1528
Tobacco Wholesaler Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Defrauding Connecticut of $5.8M in Taxes 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1667
Ex-University of Connecticut official fined for improperly awarding fellowship to husband 1 left-of-center2012 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1421
Alex Jones hires controversial lawyer 5 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 2223
Bill banning unneeded surgery on intersex children sparks debate at the state Capitol 4 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1661
Feds: Former CT woman used 'ghost employees' in $712,446 tax fraud 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1485
One-percent tax would hit one-percenters hardest 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1365
Unlike AOC, Rep. Jahana Hayes takes guarded approach with media, colleagues during first two months 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1329
Committee Urged to Raise the Age For Tobacco, Vaping Sales 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1159
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Work To Strengthen Mental Health Parity 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1136
Dueling marijuana billboards in New Haven: 'Weed in 60 miles,' 'Addiction treatment is closer' 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1647
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