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LETTER: Knows Real Reason For Poor Students: Bad Parentling
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy wants to provide more money for "low-performing schools" [May 14, CTNow, "Malloy Vows School Funding Boost"]. But isn't that a misnomer? Shouldn't it be "low-performing students"? Chances are the physical plant is conducive to...Tags: Students, Teaching and Learning, Education
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House Republican Leader Cafero In An Unwanted Spotlight
The Hartford CourantThe last thing that a candidate for governor wants is to be mentioned in any way in a federal criminal trial. But that's what happened this week to longtime House Republican leader Larry Cafero, who was thrust into an unwanted spotlight when he was...Tags: Regional Authority, Politics, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Gray's Priority As Regents President: Restore Trust, Integrity
The Hartford CourantGregory Gray says his top priority as the new president of the state's Board of Regents for Higher Education will be "to restore trust and integrity" in the position and in the regents system. Gray, 64, who is expected to be appointed by the regents...Tags: Politics, Charter Oak State College, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities, Students
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Clone: Key Witness Talks Of $5,000 In Refrigerator And Texts About Killing Smoke-Shop Bill
The Hartford CourantHarry Raymond Soucy, the key witness in the federal trial of Robert Braddock, gave explosive testimony Wednesday, claiming that he put $5,000 in a Republican legislative leader's refrigerator last year — and was featured in audiotapes and text...Tags: Politics, Elections, Crimes, Police Arrests, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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House Democrats Lead New Gun Control Effort
The Hartford CourantThe leader of gun-violence prevention efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives was in Connecticut on Friday to help Democrats execute their new strategy: Demonstrate enough support in the lower chamber to compel the U.S. Senate to revisit the bill...Tags: Gun Control, Laws, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Vietnam War (1955-1975), Elections
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Newtown Will Build A New Sandy Hook Elementary School At Existing Site
The Hartford Courant— A new Sandy Hook Elementary School building will be built at the site of the existing school, a task force of town leaders decided Friday night. The school, at a cost of almost $60 million, will take the place of the old building, where a mass...Tags: Students, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Renovation, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Adam Lanza
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Malloy Meeting Wednesday With New York City Mayor Bloomberg On Gun Control
The Hartford CourantGovernor Dannel P. Malloy will be meeting Wednesday with New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg regarding gun control. Bloomberg is a national leader in the effort, and he will be discussing with Malloy the comprehensive package that was passed in...Tags: Michael Bloomberg, Gun Control, Politics, American Cancer Society, Personal Weapon Control
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Former Secretary Of The State Julia Tashjian Dies At 74
The Hartford CourantPoliticians around the state are mourning the death of former Secretary of the State Julia H. Tashjian, a well-known figure in state politics in the 1980s. Tashjian, a Windsor Democrat who served as the state's chief elections official from 1983 to...Tags: Politics, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Primaries, West Hartford, Heart Attack
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Green Wheels: Our Fuel-Cell Future
I do a radio show on WPKN (listener-supported, 89.5) Radio in Bridgeport, and I'm celebrating my 40th anniversary on the air this year. In that time I've had frequent occasion to talk to the Connecticut public during call-in shows, and I think I've gotten...
Tags: Ceremonies, Hybrid Vehicles, Radio Industry, United Technologies Corporation, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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State Drops Plans For State Police Gun Range In Glastonbury
The Hartford CourantA new, state-of-the-art firearms training facility remains a top priority for the state, but it won't be built in Meshomasic State Forest. As nearly 100 residents prepared Tuesday night to speak at a town council meeting against the state's plan to...Tags: Politics, Simsbury, Government, Forestry and Timber, Executive Branch
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Pressure Builds At State Capitol Over Budget, Spending Cap
The Hartford CourantTension is mounting at the state Capitol this week as legislators battle over Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposal for a budget that would take effect as he is running in his 2014 re-election campaign. The stakes are high for both Malloy and lawmakers...Tags: Politics, Regional Authority, Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Republican Party
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Transformación de UConn excluye algunos profesores
El Hartford CourantEn la carrera por hacer de la Universidad de Connecticut más prominente y transformarla en un motor económico para el estado, algunos profesores dicen que sus opiniones están perdiéndose entre el montón. Desde la década de los 1960, el "gobierno...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), West Hartford, Storrs
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