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$1 Million In Lawyers' Bills To Taxpayers For State's Defeat In Court
The Hartford CourantThe U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals on May 31 reversed a lower court ruling, and gave unionized state employees a major victory in a 2003 class action lawsuit against ex-Gov. John G. Rowland and his budget chief, Marc Ryan. The appeals panel of...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Job Layoffs, Civil and Public Service, Unemployment, John G. Rowland
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Legislature Resisting Federal Investigators
The Hartford CourantClues to how serious the federal investigation of corruption at the General Assembly is come from the reaction of state officials to routine requests for documents under the Freedom of Information Act. Facts surrounding a list — that an official's...Tags: Christopher G Donovan, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Services and Shopping, Justice System
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Auditors To Legislature: Tighten Overused Bidding Loophole
The Hartford CourantThe General Assembly should consider limiting what qualifies under law for a waiver for competitive bidding on state contracts, state auditors John C. Geragosian and Robert M. Ward said in their annual report to lawmakers, released Friday. The law...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Legal Service, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws
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Searching The Ballot For Worthy Republicans
The Hartford CourantLet me tell you something you don't know about me. I'm itchin' to vote for a Republican. This is really true. I mostly vote Democratic, but it seems healthier to me to occasionally cast a vote the other way. I don't like being a knee-jerk Democrat. Or...Tags: Andrew W Roraback, Colin McEnroe, John Boehner, Republican Party, Martha Dean
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Chimp Attack Comes To Life In Testimony Transcripts; Key Hearing On Friday
The Hartford CourantMarcella Leone came home from a trip in September 2008, turned on her answering machine, and discovered a disturbing, frantic message from Sandra Herold, the owner of Travis the chimpanzee. "She was yelling at me to get my dart [tranquilizer] gun and get...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Stamford
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A Neighborhood Endures, With No Power And Little Sympathy For CL&P
The Hartford CourantAmong the brave 5 percenters — the unlucky folks in the Lake Garda neighborhood who might not get power for days — there was little sympathy for Connecticut Light & Power's dramatic failure. People can't work. There's no water. Toilets can'...Tags: Government, Dannel P. Malloy , Politics, Economy, Business and Finance, Mike Clark
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Officer Fired For Alleged Overtime Fraud Collecting $73,800 Pension
The Hartford CourantBenjamin Quinones was fired March 24 from his high-paying state job as a lieutenant on the police force at the state mental hospital in Middletown after an internal investigation concluded that he had put in for 528 overtime hours that he didn't work. Now...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Middletown, Health, Crime, Law and Justice, Connecticut
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New Poll That Patrick Murphy Paid For Shows Patrick Murphy Leading AG's Race.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekA New Internal Poll ... ... commissioned by Democratic Attorney General candidate Patrick Murphy shows Murphy (brace yourselves now) with a double-digit lead over rivals Kathleen Granahan Kane and Dan McCaffery in the run-up to this weekend's... -
Ruling Ties State's Hands On Union-Only Layoffs
A court victory for 2,800 state employees laid off in 2003 will cost Connecticut taxpayers dearly. The federal appeals court ruling will impose a big burden on any governor trying to negotiate with unions to ease a financial crisis. Under the ruling, a...Tags: Job Layoffs, Union (Tolland, Connecticut), Civil and Public Service, Unemployment, John G. Rowland
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AG Jepsen Will Appeal Unions' Victory In Lawsuit To U.S. Supreme Court
State Attorney General George Jepsen said Thursday that his office will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court a recent ruling that gave state employee unions a major victory in a 2003 case concerning then-Gov. John G. Rowland's layoff of more than 2,800...Tags: Job Layoffs, Lawyers, Civil and Public Service, Crime, Law and Justice, John G. Rowland
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Connecticut's Landmark Gun Law Faces Challenge In Federal Court
The Hartford CourantA coalition of gun owners, gun dealers and firearms rights organizations have sued the governor and members of the state's attorney's office, contending that the gun law passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings violates the...Tags: Gun Control, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Executive Branch
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