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Senate votes to cut crop insurance help for the wealthiest farmers in five-year farm bill
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday voted to limit the amount of government subsidies the wealthiest farmers receive when purchasing crop insurance. The vote was one small victory this week for critics of a massive, five-year farm bill that...Tags: Food and Drug Administration, Genetic Engineering, U.S. Congress, Debbie Stabenow, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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Minimum Wage Hike Would Give Women A Needed Boost
Recently, the Appropriations Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly took a strong step toward growing and strengthening the wages of Connecticut's lowest-wage earners by voting to increase the state's minimum wage. In doing so, the committee also...Tags: Killingly, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, CEO Pay, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Adolescent Offenders Shouldn't Be Tried As Adults
As most parents are acutely aware, and scientists have proved, the brains of adolescents are not fully developed. That's why youngsters are often impulsive, reckless and blissfully unaware of the consequences of their actions. It's also why...Tags: Judges, Juvenile Delinquency, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System
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Legislative Proposals Dim The Lights On Freedom Of Information
The Hartford CourantEvery year the lights go out a little more on the public's right to know about its government, and they're growing dimmer again in 2013. Legislation pending in the Connecticut General Assembly could further erode the state's Freedom of Information Law...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Economy, Business and Finance, Elections, Government, Laws
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READER SUBMITTED: Community Health Charities Of New England Elects New Officers And Board Members
Greater HartfordCommunity Health Charities of New England has appointed new officers and members to their board of directors. Michael Caron, director of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA), has been elected as chairman of the board. Michael served in the...Tags: Charity, Wethersfield, Social Services, Social Issues, Corporate Officers
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Connecticut Senate Gives Final Approval To Constitutional Amendment On Early Voting
The Hartford CourantIn November of 2014, Connecticut voters will consider amending the state Constitution to eliminate restrictions on early voting and allow greater access to absentee ballots. The referendum is the result of a joint resolution approved by the state Senate...Tags: Polls, Elections, Executive Branch, Dannel P. Malloy , U.S. Senate
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Count Inmates In Hometowns, Not In Cells
The Hartford CourantIf a Hartford resident is in a Somers prison, should he be counted for census purposes as a resident of Somers or of Hartford? For ages, the U.S. Census Bureau's answer — and Connecticut's — has been Somers. But in 2010 the Census Bureau...Tags: East Lyme, Elections, Prisons, United States Census Bureau, NAACP
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Higher Minimum Is No Threat To Businesses, Jobs
The Hartford CourantAlthough decades of research indicate that raising the minimum wage does not adversely affect employment, this untrue claim is recycled whenever the Connecticut General Assembly considers providing working people with a small wage increase. Businesses...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Trinity College, Regional Authority, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Government
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READER SUBMITTED: YWCA To Honor Women Leaders In Connecticut
Greater New BritainYWCA New Britain will be hosting its 15th biennial Women in Leadership Luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., on Wednesday, May 15 at the Aqua Turf Club in Plantsville. The event will recognize women in central Connecticut who demonstrate extraordinary...Tags: Laurie Perez, High Schools, New Britain, New Britain Museum of American Art, The New York Times
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State GOP Chairman Seeks AG Probe On DEEP Commissioner's Conference Call With Investment Firm
The Hartford CourantState Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola asked the state attorney general Monday to investigate the propriety of a conference call last week in which the state’s energy and environment commissioner, Dan Esty, gave a briefing to an...Tags: Elections, Regional Authority, Government, Energy Saving, Renewable Energy
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GOP Chief Questions Propriety Of Esty's Conference Call With Investment Firm
The Hartford CourantState Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola asked state Attorney General George Jepsen Monday to investigate the propriety of an April 23 conference call where state energy Commissioner Dan Esty gave a briefing to clients of the investment firm UBS...Tags: Elections, Economy, Business and Finance, Energy Saving, Values, George C. Jepsen
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LETTER: Driver's License Cause Continues
We appreciate The Courant's editorial support for legislation pending in the Connecticut General Assembly to allow undocumented immigrants access to driver's licenses if they can prove their identity and residency and pass the written and road tests, just...Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
May 23, 2013
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