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Nancy Pelosi coming to Hartford to keynote Connecticut Democrats' dinner 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1270

House Passes Bill Banning Styrofoam Use By Restaurants, Caterers 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1102

Lamont Releases Toll Bill, Calls For Special Session 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1093

Lamont Threatens Veto, Senate Moves Forward With Paid FMLA 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1113

Connecticut Students With 'Emotional Disturbances' Face High Rate Of Suspensions 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1153

CT school staffer accused of sexually assaulting student in school arrested, fired 0 left-of-center2012 May 2019 May 2019 0 1500

DPH Update: 109 Schools Below CDC Standard for Measles Vaccine; Hearing Set for Monday 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1320

Today's 420 -- Clergy to Legislators: 'Just Say No' 2 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1367

Fire at mosque in New Haven 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1261

House passes bill criminalizing improper gun storage in motor vehicles 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1128

Gov. Lamont says a cut in the gasoline tax is possible -- if the General Assembly approves 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1199

Gov. Ned Lamont faces reality of leading as disputes over tolls, state spending and taxing the 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1121

House Sends Minimum Wage Hike To Senate After Marathon Debate 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1121

DPH: 116 CT Schools Report MMR Vaccine Rates below 95%, Including 6 Kindergarten Schools Under 80% 1 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1128

Hospitals fighting back after Lamont, Democrats cancel previously promised tax break 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1295

UConn Law dean apologizes for his handling of a campus speech on Islamophobia by Palestinian-America 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1258

Connecticut Budget Expected To End Year In The Black 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1079

LGBTQ Bills Headed for Senate Vote 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1088

Public Option Bills Advance Toward House And Senate 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 2 1116

Connecticut Nursing Home Workers Renew Strike Threat 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 0 1092

Pharmaceutical Company Agrees to Pay $17.5 Million to Resolve Allegations of Kickbacks to Medicare 0 TexasTowelie May 2019 May 2019 1 1259

Yale grad accused of running hedge fund scam while in school 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1457

Bill requiring presidential candidates to release tax returns to get on the ballot in Connecticut 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 4 1324

Lawyer for Alex Jones faces possible censure for submitting false affidavit in Sandy Hook lawsuit 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 6 1836

April 23, 1987: L'Ambiance Plaza collapse, the worst construction accident in Connecticut's history 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1514

Nader urges Connecticut governor to reject community college consolidation 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1238

Democrats Propose Capital Gains Tax 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1296

Healthcare Experts Tell Panel That Gun Violence Should Be Treated Like An Epidemic 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1214

Anti-Toll Rally Has Grassroots Organizers Wondering If They Can Stop It 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1596

Lamont Holds Firm On Teacher Pension Costs, Backs Away from Cost of Living Adjustment 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1242

Connecticut Continued...

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Politics Former Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez will announce comeback plans on Thursday 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1320

Leaks, cracks, filth stain State Capitol building 4 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1552

Gov. Lamont predicts Connecticut lawmakers will pass tolls, marijuana and sports betting this year 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1228

Aid-In-Dying Fails To Get A Vote 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 1 1181

Lawmakers Frustrated At State Contractor's Refusal To Attend Meetings 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2019 Apr 2019 0 1229

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 1441

Tobacco Wholesaler Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Defrauding Connecticut of $5.8M in Taxes 1 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1591

Ex-University of Connecticut official fined for improperly awarding fellowship to husband 1 left-of-center2012 Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1344

Alex Jones hires controversial lawyer 5 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 2104

Bill banning unneeded surgery on intersex children sparks debate at the state Capitol 4 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1546

Feds: Former CT woman used 'ghost employees' in $712,446 tax fraud 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1408

One-percent tax would hit one-percenters hardest 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1295

Unlike AOC, Rep. Jahana Hayes takes guarded approach with media, colleagues during first two months 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 1 1261

Committee Urged to Raise the Age For Tobacco, Vaping Sales 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 0 1093

Bipartisan Group of Lawmakers Work To Strengthen Mental Health Parity 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2019 Mar 2019 3 1068

Dueling marijuana billboards in New Haven: 'Weed in 60 miles,' 'Addiction treatment is closer' 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1565

OMG, another yearbook photo! 2 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 2675

Lawmakers seek to regulate faith-based crisis pregnancy centers 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1371

Lawmakers Push Again To Eliminate Statute of Limitations for Rape 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 0 1273

Will Connecticut Become The First State to Ban Energy Drinks Anyone Under 16? 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 2 995

Alex Jones seeks venue change in Sandy Hook defamation cases 5 TexasTowelie Feb 2019 Feb 2019 1 1958

Police cite more than 100 for underage drinking at bar 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1371

Connecticut Democratic Party received $116,000 from Sacklers 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1272

Blumenthal leads effort to make Mueller report public 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1312

Underfunded teacher pension fund could hinder future budgets 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1090

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 1365

UConn declines to return Sackler family donations amid furor over opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1130

Regionalization and Consolidation of School Districts Has Towns on Edge 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1334

Massive fire erupts at the Shakespeare American Theater in Stratford 4 Recursion Jan 2019 Jan 2019 6 2249

Legal recreational weed moving closer to Connecticut 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 3 1492

Connecticut Continued...

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NAACP condemns lawyer Norm Pattis over 'racist' image 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 1 1346

Battle Over Tolls Begins 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1238

Lamont: "Fix This Damn Budget, Once and for All!" 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1135

New MGM Springfield could be headed toward job cuts 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2019 Jan 2019 0 1648

State fines Groton business owner $6,000 over $30 in illegal campaign donations 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1983

Gov.-elect Ned Lamont personally paying transition costs 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1440

Big state budget surplus still projected for this fiscal year 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1333

Connecticut Supreme Court Asked To Define The Word 'Collapse' Regarding Crumbling Foundations 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1291

Dozens of Yale students arrested protesting the university's investment in Puerto Rican debt, fossil 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 3 1562

Senate Republican Leader Fires Legal Counsel After Disclosure of Theft 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 2 1419

Progressive Caucus Sees Mandate on Wages, Paid Leave, and Legal Pot 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 0 1286

Judge Concludes That Tesla Is 'Selling' Out of Greenwich Gallery 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2018 Dec 2018 1 1574

Nursing home has man arrested for trying to kiss his wife 1 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 7 1944

Amity ups security, calls in ADL to stem fear of anti-Semitic climate 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1374

Surging tax receipts dramatically shrink hole in next Connecticut budget 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2 1299

Herbst: 'Connecticut Republicans Need A Political Enema' 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1390

After Recount, Aresimowicz Wins By 50 Votes 0 TexasTowelie Nov 2018 Nov 2018 11 1911

Anyone here have crumbling foundations? 2 mindfulNJ Nov 2018 Nov 2018 0 1448

URGENT---Last Chance to Check Online & Make Sure Your Early Ballot Vote Has Been Counted! 0 PandoraAwakened Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 967

Hey there from MA you CT People! ...... 2 Little Star Nov 2018 Nov 2018 1 1549

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