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Tea party may lose local members to 'less partisan' group

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 7:42 pm

Some local members are considering abandoning tea party groups and instead joining Americans for Prosperity, a grassroots organization aimed at educating and mobilizing citizens around economic policy issues.

Malloy gets middling scores in Quinnipiac poll

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 11:53 pm

In the latest poll on the 2014 gubernatorial election, 2010 Republican challenger Tom Foley is ahead of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy by 3 percentage points, about the margin of error.

Governor signs $37.6 billion biennium budget

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 6:34 pm

“The budget makes historic investments in growing jobs and improving our public schools,” Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said in a press release. “It makes the state’s finances more transparent and honest by complying with Generally...

Connecticut chimpanzee attack victim to appeal

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:08 am

New Haven - A woman disfigured by a friend's pet chimpanzee in 2009 plans to appeal a decision denying her permission to sue the state for $150 million on her claim that officials knew the chimp was dangerous but didn't do anything about...

Freshman senator from Westbrook still opposed to gas tax hike

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:13 am

State Sen. Art Linares, R-Westbrook, has gathered 1,150 signatures from people who oppose the scheduled increase of the gross receipt tax at the gas pump, which is scheduled to take effect July 1.

Drill this week to hone state disaster response

 June 19, 2013; Updated: 12:10 am

In the wake of four major storms in the last two years, the state will hold a drill this week, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday, and the state’s major electrical utilities are joining in an industrywide plan for response to weather...

Courtney says he'll work to maintain student loan interest rates

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 6:02 pm

U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, announced Monday that he will be working hard over the next 13 days to keep interest rates of Stafford federal student loans from doubling.

DEEP reminds residents to refrain from approaching deer fawns

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 7:09 pm

The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection reminded residents today to leave deer fawns alone, even if they believe it to be abandoned.

Norwich man among new members of Last Green Valley board

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 6:56 pm

Five new members have been appointed to serve on The Last Green Valley's board of directors, the organization announced this week.

Grants available for children's health care

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 6:52 pm

Qualifying families can receive up to $5,000 to help pay for medical services and equipment such as physical, occupational and speech therapy, counseling services, surgeries, prescriptions, wheelchairs, orthotics, eyeglasses and hearing aids.

Body of missing New Milford photographer found in Conn. lake

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 5:02 pm

Authorities have recovered a body from a lake near where a commercial photographer was reported missing last week.

Report lauds state’s effort to reduce incarceration of youths

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 11:45 am

Connecticut has become a national leader in a "critical but quiet revolution" in policies to reduce youth incarceration, according to a report released Tuesday by the National Juvenile Justice Network and the Texas Public...

Metro-North suspended 2 after fatal accident

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 11:29 am

A Metro-North Railroad spokeswoman says a student traffic controller and his supervisor were suspended without pay after a track foreman was struck and killed by a train last month.

UPDATED: Warrants: Murder suspect threatened ECSU student

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 10:40 am

Police say a man charged with murdering a Connecticut college student threatened to kill her after she tried to break off their relationship shortly before she disappeared in April.

Cops: Connecticut teacher threatened school shooting

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 7:30 am

A Greenwich middle school teacher accused of threatening to "shoot up" the school has been ordered by a judge to undergo mental health counseling and to stay away from the building.

State court: Use of force to get DNA sample OK

 June 18, 2013; Updated: 11:55 pm

Hartford (AP) - Prison officials can use reasonable force to take DNA samples from convicted felons who refuse to provide them, Connecticut's second-highest court ruled Monday.

State law requires all convicted felons to provide DNA...

Courtney to highlight student loan bill today in Hartford

 June 17, 2013; Updated: 10:09 am

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney is highlighting legislation he has proposed in Congress to prevent interest rates on need-based student loans from doubling next month.
The...

Texas governor visiting Connecticut

 June 17, 2013; Updated: 10:05 am

STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Texas Gov. Rick Perry is bringing his job-poaching tour of the Northeast to Connecticut.
Perry is scheduled to speak Monday evening at the Ferguson Library in Stamford as part of...

Delays hamper state's doctor discipline process

 June 17, 2013; Updated: 12:10 am

A review of disciplinary decisions over the past 18 months shows that it can take two years or longer for complaints against physicians to result in license suspensions, revocations and other disciplinary actions by the state Medical Examining Board.

Malloy to meet with utility companies as hurricane season approaches

 June 17, 2013; Updated: 12:16 pm

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced today that he will meet with the state’s utility companies on Tuesday to discuss preparedness efforts and readiness in advance of the height of hurricane season in Connecticut, which is from mid-August to...

Clock repairman decides it's time to take it easy

 June 17, 2013; Updated: 11:43 pm

Stamford (AP) - After decades in the clock repair business, one Stamford man recently decided it's time to retire.

This isn't good news for the customers of Jerry Fishman, who is apparently one of the last repairman of his kind in...

Rhode Island considers paid leave for family caregivers

 June 17, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Providence - When Jennifer Marks was pregnant with her son Shawn, her doctor ordered her on bed rest. She lost her job and her family struggled to pay the bills on her husband's pay as a mechanic.

People like Marks who care for a new...

Greenwich to patrol Sound for drunken boaters

 June 17, 2013; Updated: 11:42 pm

Greenwich (AP) - The Greenwich Police Department will soon patrol Long Island Sound checking for drunken boaters.

The Greenwich Time reports that Operation Dry Water, a national three-day campaign against boating under the influence,...

Miss Connecticut wins Miss USA pageant

 June 17, 2013; Updated: 12:01 am

A 25-year-old contestant from Connecticut, Erin Brady of South Glastonbury, won the title of Miss USA in Las Vegas on Sunday night.

Malloy announces funding for new Sandy Hook Elementary School

 June 14, 2013; Updated: 11:51 pm

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced a bond allocation of $750,000 for the design of a new building for Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary school. The State Bond Commission is expected to approve the funds next week.

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