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Malloy Proposes Plan To Balance State Budget

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy

Malloy Proposes Plan To Balance State Budget

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy handed the General Assembly a strategy to reduce the state budget deficit by $243 million Friday, slicing deeper into programs that serve children and the needy.

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PAC's Fundraiser Draws Criticism As Contractor Hosts Malloy, Other Officials

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and other top Democrats attended a political action committee's fundraising reception hosted Thursday night by a...

Malloy's Cuts Prompt Regents To Freeze Hiring for Universities, Community Colleges

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's budget cuts announced last week have prompted a hiring freeze for the state's four regional universities, 12...


Latest In State Politics

State Releases New 'Performance Index' For Every School

Parents who want a quick, easy snapshot of their child's school's performance can have it now with the release of a "school performance...

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Rocky Hill Officials Demand Public Explanation Of Plan For Nursing Home For Prisoners and Mental Patients

Local leaders on Friday called on state officials to hold a public meeting to explain the decision to open a nursing home for prisoners...

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ACLU Survey: Some Connecticut Police Make Complaint Process Intimidating

Filing a civilian complaint against police is a daunting and at times intimidating process, the American Civil Liberties Union of...

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PAC Headed By Malloy Pal Gets Boost From Donors With Ties To Ferry Business

Executives and others with ties to a major New York-based tugboat and ferry business made about $11,000 in contributions this year to a...

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State May Tap Line Of Credit To Run Government

Faced with "reduced levels of cash," state Treasurer Denise Nappier has received approval from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to seek lines of credit...

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Blogger Acquitted In Threatening Case Sues For $50 Million

A New Jersey blogger who was acquitted a year ago on charges of threatening and inciting violence against three Connecticut officials has...

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Political Columnists

Jon Lender

Jon Lender

PAC Headed By Malloy Pal Gets Boost From Donors With Ties To Ferry Business - December 8, 2012 - Executives and others with ties to a major New York-based tugboat and ferry business made about $11,000 in...

Rick Green

Rick Green

Connecticut's Few Remaining Ski Areas Adapt To Warmer Winters But Face Gloomy Future - December 8, 2012 - The future of skiing in Connecticut may be as obvious as yet another warm day in December.

Kevin Rennie

Kevin Rennie

Republicans' Hand Needed With State's Grim Finances - December 7, 2012 - Life in a one-party state may require Republicans in the General Assembly to serve only as noisy spectators as...

Colin McEnroe

Colin McEnroe

Searching The Ballot For Worthy Republicans - December 7, 2012 - Let me tell you something you don't know about me.

Jim Shea

Jim Shea

My Power Ball Spending Plan For The Next Big Pot - December 8, 2012 - I'm still disappointed that I didn't win Power Ball.

Latest In National Politics

Congress, dreading automatic cuts, eyes yet another trigger

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Of the many distasteful elements to the year-end "fiscal cliff" that Washington is desperately trying to avoid, few...

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More "fiscal cliff" talks but neither side giving ground

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House and House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner's office held more negotiations on Monday on ways...

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Critics urge much bigger cost savings in U.S. farm bill

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congress should slash at least $100 billion in costs from the U.S. farm bill - three or four times more than cuts...

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Obama takes his case to people for "fiscal cliff" deal

REDFORD, Michigan (Reuters) - Making no visible headway in direct talks with Republicans, President Barack Obama took to the road on...

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U.S. approves upgrades of Japan's Aegis missile systems

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department on Monday notified Congress that it had approved an arms sale valued at $421 million to...

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Obama opposes proposed "right to work" measures in Michigan

REDFORD, Michigan (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday threw his support behind labor unions opposed to a Republican-led drive for...

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COURANT OPINION

EDITORIAL
Arnold Dean's Gentle Voice

Arnold Dean was the beloved dean not just of local sports talk radio but, since Bob Steele's death in 2002, of Connecticut radio. His...

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Searching The Ballot For Worthy Republicans

Let me tell you something you don't know about me.

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OTHER OPINION
Taking Fiscal Cliff Best Route To Recovery

As the nation hurtles toward 2013's "fiscal cliff" — a combination of tax increases and spending cuts designed to tackle the nation'...

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