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Speaker Asks For Decorum From Members Following Prank 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1337
House Sends Paid Family and Medical Leave To Governor 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2019 Jun 2019 0 1082
Former State Employee Sentenced to Prison for Role in Medicaid Fraud Scheme 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1302
Waterbury Man Guilty of Fraud and Money Laundering Offenses Related to $1.5 Million Fraud Scheme 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1162
Stamford Woman Sentenced to Prison for Million-Dollar Embezzlement Scheme 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1515
'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 2228
New Haven Police Chief: no indication yet that intentional mosque fire was hate crime 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1396
Nancy Pelosi coming to Hartford to keynote Connecticut Democrats' dinner 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1308
House Passes Bill Banning Styrofoam Use By Restaurants, Caterers 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1136
Lamont Releases Toll Bill, Calls For Special Session 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1126
Lamont Threatens Veto, Senate Moves Forward With Paid FMLA 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1146
Connecticut Students With 'Emotional Disturbances' Face High Rate Of Suspensions 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1189
CT school staffer accused of sexually assaulting student in school arrested, fired 0 left-of-center2012 May 2019 May 2019 0 1535
DPH Update: 109 Schools Below CDC Standard for Measles Vaccine; Hearing Set for Monday 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1354
Today's 420 -- Clergy to Legislators: 'Just Say No' 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1403
Fire at mosque in New Haven 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1297
House passes bill criminalizing improper gun storage in motor vehicles 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1159
Gov. Lamont says a cut in the gasoline tax is possible -- if the General Assembly approves 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1242
Gov. Ned Lamont faces reality of leading as disputes over tolls, state spending and taxing the 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1155
House Sends Minimum Wage Hike To Senate After Marathon Debate 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1162
DPH: 116 CT Schools Report MMR Vaccine Rates below 95%, Including 6 Kindergarten Schools Under 80% 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1164
Hospitals fighting back after Lamont, Democrats cancel previously promised tax break 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1328
UConn Law dean apologizes for his handling of a campus speech on Islamophobia by Palestinian-America 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1290
Connecticut Budget Expected To End Year In The Black 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1121
LGBTQ Bills Headed for Senate Vote 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1121
Public Option Bills Advance Toward House And Senate 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1147
Connecticut Nursing Home Workers Renew Strike Threat 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1128
Pharmaceutical Company Agrees to Pay $17.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Kickbacks to Medicare 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1290
Yale grad accused of running hedge fund scam while in school 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1497
Bill requiring presidential candidates to release tax returns to get on the ballot in Connecticut 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 4 1358

Connecticut Continued...

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Lawyer for Alex Jones faces possible censure for submitting false affidavit in Sandy Hook lawsuit 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 6 1874
April 23, 1987: L'Ambiance Plaza collapse, the worst construction accident in Connecticut's history 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1546
Nader urges Connecticut governor to reject community college consolidation 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1268
Democrats Propose Capital Gains Tax 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1327
Healthcare Experts Tell Panel That Gun Violence Should Be Treated Like An Epidemic 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1248
Anti-Toll Rally Has Grassroots Organizers Wondering If They Can Stop It 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1632
Lamont Holds Firm On Teacher Pension Costs, Backs Away from Cost of Living Adjustment 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1280
Politics Former Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez will announce comeback plans on Thursday 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1354
Leaks, cracks, filth stain State Capitol building 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1601
Gov. Lamont predicts Connecticut lawmakers will pass tolls, marijuana and sports betting this year 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1267
Aid-In-Dying Fails To Get A Vote 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1213
Lawmakers Frustrated At State Contractor's Refusal To Attend Meetings 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1262
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 1478
Tobacco Wholesaler Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Defrauding Connecticut of $5.8M in Taxes 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1626
Ex-University of Connecticut official fined for improperly awarding fellowship to husband 1 left-of-center2012 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1382
Alex Jones hires controversial lawyer 5 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 2159
Bill banning unneeded surgery on intersex children sparks debate at the state Capitol 4 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1593
Feds: Former CT woman used 'ghost employees' in $712,446 tax fraud 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1448
One-percent tax would hit one-percenters hardest 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1331
Unlike AOC, Rep. Jahana Hayes takes guarded approach with media, colleagues during first two months 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1295
Committee Urged to Raise the Age For Tobacco, Vaping Sales 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1126
Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Work To Strengthen Mental Health Parity 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1104
Dueling marijuana billboards in New Haven: 'Weed in 60 miles,' 'Addiction treatment is closer' 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1601
OMG, another yearbook photo! 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 2715
Lawmakers seek to regulate faith-based crisis pregnancy centers 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1416
Lawmakers Push Again To Eliminate Statute of Limitations for Rape 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1306
Will Connecticut Become The First State to Ban Energy Drinks Anyone Under 16? 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 1028
Alex Jones seeks venue change in Sandy Hook defamation cases 5 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 2005
Police cite more than 100 for underage drinking at bar 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1405
Connecticut Democratic Party received $116,000 from Sacklers 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1303

Connecticut Continued...

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Blumenthal leads effort to make Mueller report public 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1342
Underfunded teacher pension fund could hinder future budgets 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1120
There's no sales tax on groceries in Connecticut. But Gov. Ned Lamont's budget could change that. 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 2 1400
UConn declines to return Sackler family donations amid furor over opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1163
Regionalization and Consolidation of School Districts Has Towns on Edge 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1373
Massive fire erupts at the Shakespeare American Theater in Stratford 4 Recursion Jan 2019 Jan 2019 6 2295
Legal recreational weed moving closer to Connecticut 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1540
NAACP condemns lawyer Norm Pattis over 'racist' image 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1379
Battle Over Tolls Begins 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1271
Lamont: "Fix This Damn Budget, Once and for All!" 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1171
New MGM Springfield could be headed toward job cuts 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1685
State fines Groton business owner $6,000 over $30 in illegal campaign donations 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 2019
Gov.-elect Ned Lamont personally paying transition costs 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1479
Big state budget surplus still projected for this fiscal year 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1366
Connecticut Supreme Court Asked To Define The Word 'Collapse' Regarding Crumbling Foundations 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1324
Dozens of Yale students arrested protesting the university's investment in Puerto Rican debt, fossil 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1597
Senate Republican Leader Fires Legal Counsel After Disclosure of Theft 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1460
Progressive Caucus Sees Mandate on Wages, Paid Leave, and Legal Pot 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1324
Judge Concludes That Tesla Is 'Selling' Out of Greenwich Gallery 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1614
Nursing home has man arrested for trying to kiss his wife 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 7 1974
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