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Think Tank Blasts "SustiNet," Board Says, "Not So Fast" NBC Connecticut ... reduced employment, longer waits, higher costs and fewer choices. "Connecticut residents who are worried about the big government health care bills ...

Here's how a campaign for governor ought to germinate, bloom and grow: A person with an interest in politics and public affairs has some ideas on how government ought to work.

High-Speed Government Waste The Ledger How will Florida high-speed rail benefit the taxpayers from Idaho, Texas, Connecticut or the other 47 states? Millions of dollars have been spent on ...

Robert Egan's company was supposed to restock cash in Webster Bank ATMs, but ended up making quite a hefty withdrawal instead, law enforcement officials say.

Moviemakers are coming to Connecticut, though Sen. Gary LeBeau says the state can keep them coming and save money at the same time by adjusting its film tax-break program.

The courage to bring Connecticut back Ridgefield Press Compare Connecticut's government employee paid portion for health insurance of $28 to the $150 that federal employees pay. Other spending excesses include a ...

What Simmons lacks in star power, the Senate contender says he more than makes ... American Chronicle Businesses that receive loans from the Small Business Administration should instead be allowed to postpone the principal or interest payments until the end ... and more »

A four-year, $26.8 million program involving public and private sector money will bring 183 new natural gas-powered vehicles into the state and allow for the creation of 10 fueling stations, according to an announcement made Friday.

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Obama Targets Connecticut Health Insurance Rates Hartford Courant The Obama administration, in criticizing health insurers this week, singled out Connecticut and three other ... Fight Over Health-Care Premiums Heats UpWall Street Journal Blue Cross Blue Shield used by Sebelius as example of health costs run amokThe Detroit

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Feb. 19--Greenwich state legislators are proposing a bill that would prohibit building cell towers within 750 feet of a school or day care, but some parents say that distance isn't far enough to ensure their kids' safety.

CLINTON — The Connecticut Water Co. has spent about $600,000 to acquire two small water systems that serve 55-and-older housing complexes in Killingworth and Mansfield, as well as a small utility in Old Lyme.

The owner of the Shaw's supermarket chain said today it is selling all its 18 stores in Connecticut.

MIDDLEFIELD — The developer with whom the town had been negotiating to buy Powder Ridge and turn it into a year-round recreation area has pulled out, citing the state’s high cost of electricity and heavy tax burden.

Future of Middletown plant remains unclear Danbury News Times That contract was set to begin in 2011, according to Mitch Gross, a Connecticut Light & Power Co. spokesman. The contract was cited by a Project Finance ... and more »

United Technologies Corp is interested in making bigger investments in alternative energy, possibly including a majority stake in wind turbine maker Clipper Windpower Plc , a top executive at the diversified U.S. manufacturer said on Thursday.

Westport R ex Wednesday, February 10, 2010 Job loss will continue in Connecticut through 2011, according to the latest quarterly economic forecast by UConn's Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis , and growth may not resume until 2012 or even later.

Yale University, the top-rated Ivy League school founded in 1701, won lower 15-year tax-exempt yields than Harvard University, also ranked AAA, thanks in part to demand from its home state of Connecticut.

Between 50 and 75 people will be laid off April 1 at Millstone nuclear power complex, Connecticut's largest power plant.

Gambling proposal may be gaining Boston Globe “We plan to be able to compete with casinos in Rhode Island and Connecticut, with no problem,'' Carney said. “We're not just going to throw a few hundred ... and more »

Or a plumber, or an electrician...I'd have a trade to last a lifetime. So what's up with Connecticut's tech schools? Read It politics Feb 3, 2010 First U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said owners of Toyotas under recall should stop driving them immediately, then he said he "misspoke." Read It local_beat Feb 3, 2010 If you lost your job

Tuesday, February 2, 2010 The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee has chided the Obama administration for recommending new banking restrictions late in his negotiations for a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations.

Nora R. Dannehy, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JOSE I. FLORES, 50, of Fairfield Avenue, Stamford, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty yesterday, January 20, before United States District Judge Christopher F. Droney in Hartford to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud stemming from

The unemployment rate in Connecticut hit its highest point in the Great Recession last month, jumping to 8.9 percent from November's 8.2 percent, according to a state report issued today.

Ten Connecticut companies received venture capital funding in the last quarter of 2009, all in New Haven and Fairfield counties, according to the MoneyTree report by PricewaterhouseCoopers and the national Venture Capital Association.

Connecticut's Attorney General says the banking industry has admitted it is charging higher credit card fees to low risk customers, in order to be able to lend to those with less credit.

Connecticut biotech Kolltan Pharmaceuticals Inc. has raised $2.5 million in new funding, according to federal documents.

"Let's turn big banks into smaller banks." With that rallying cry, online news maven Arianna Huffington and four dinner-party guests this week launched an online appeal to consumers to move their money from the bailout-hungry and credit-hoarding banks on Wall Street to the more agile, loan-friendly banks on Main Street.

As Connecticut voters remain wary of Sen. Chris Dodd, one state Democrat is openly suggesting the five-term senator abandon his re-election bid "for the good of the party." "Chris has had Obama in for him, Biden in for him, a lot of TV ads and they haven't moved the numbers," former Connecticut Democratic Party Chair Ed Marcus told local

Victims of Bernard Madoff and accused Ponzi schemer R. Allen Stanford are banding together to lobby Congress for a law that could require Wall Street firms to pay billions of dollars to cover some of the losses they suffered.

Waltham woman's business a four-legged frolic Daily News Tribune A Pennsylvania native, Applebaum graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in English literature. Entering the workforce as a reporter, ... and more »

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Obama prods undecided to pass climate, energy bill Boston Globe A bill sponsored by Senators John F. Kerry, Democrat of Massachusetts, Lindsey Graham, Republican of South Carolina, and Joe Lieberman, a Connecticut ...

Senate negotiators are closing in on a deal to create a $50 billion trust fund from fees on large financial firms that may include Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

Victims of Bernard Madoff and accused Ponzi schemer R. Allen Stanford are banding together to lobby Congress for a law that could require Wall Street firms to pay billions of dollars to cover some of the losses they suffered.

Defaults Signal Bursting Muni Junk Bubble on High-Yield Surge BusinessWeek The Hartford, Connecticut-based firm doesn't buy below investment-grade municipal bonds. Rising taxes are also driving investors to munis, ... and more »

Global financial reform topped the agenda Tuesday as President Obama huddled with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, whose country is at the center of Europe's debt crisis.

Lawmakers considering revision to RI tax system Providence Journal Some details of the plan emerged during interviews with several participants at a Bryant University conference on Tuesday about the Rhode Island economy. ...

Senator Bob Corker, the Republican leading Banking Committee negotiations on legislation to overhaul financial rules, said the bill will be "surgicala and probably amended in committee and on the floor.

World stock markets news summary (US, UK, Europe, Asia) (March 09, 2010) Stock Markets Review Also says severe downside risks have diminished, employment trends surprisingly robust, but economy response to GBP drop is disappointing. ... and more »

Supply-Side Financial Reform City Journal As Connecticut Senator Chris Dodd, who is leading the legislative effort with the White House's support, sees it, the protection bureau would govern ...

MOVES-Citi, Heartland Financial, Deutsche Bank Reuters He was formerly chief operating officer of Century Atlantic Capital Management LP, a Connecticut-based hedge fund that he co-founded. ... and more »

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is trying to encourage public retirement funds that control more than $2 trillion to buy all or part of failed lenders, taking a more direct role in propping up the banking system, said people briefed on the matter.

What do the titans of Wall Street do for an encore after they created the country's worst recession since the 1930s and then conned the U.S. taxpayers out of $14 trillion in loans and guarantees ? On top of all that, big banks and Wall Street firms still hold billions in so-called toxic assets that are now backed by the U.S. government, even as ...

The story thus far: Not content with plunging the world's economy into the worst crisis since the 30's, the avaricious and reckless bankers have been saved from ruin - momentarily - by our taxes, yet they continue to treat us with breathtaking contempt.A Far from feeling any remorse or humility, they pay themselves annual bonuses larger than what

The story thus far: Not content with plunging the world's economy into the worst crisis since the 30's, the avaricious and reckless bankers have been saved from ruin - momentarily - by our taxes, yet they continue to treat us with breathtaking contempt.A Far from feeling any remorse or humility, they pay themselves annual bonuses larger than what

Berkshire Taconic Foundation distributes $7 million Berkshire Eagle GREAT BARRINGTON -- The Berkshire Taconic Foundation announced that despite the tough economy, it distributed $7 million last year throughout its service ...

U.S. regulators are encouraging public pension funds that control more than $2 trillion to inject capital directly into the banking system by buying failed lenders, said people briefed on the matter.

Nutmeg State Federal Credit Union has a long history of financial service and innovation.

SINGAPORE: Singapore is planning to create its own hedge-fund capital modelled after Greenwich, Connecticut, in a cluster of ex-British army homes called Nepal Hill, a 15-minute cab-ride from the city-state's main banking district.

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Although 15 of Connecticut's 55 federally insured banks were unprofitable in 2009, earnings for the industry soared last year overall compared to a dismal 2008.

Atlantic City visitors change with the times Cherry Hill Courier Post The formula rolled merrily along for years, even as places such as Delaware and Connecticut entered the East Coast casino marketplace. ... and more »

U.S. lenders, criticized for being too reckless in the past and too stingy in the present, have been sitting on as much as $1.29 trillion in cash, equal to a record 98 cents for every dollar of existing business loans.

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DeLeo speech stirs pot over gambling expansion Daily News Transcript “Our plan will be to become the gatekeeper of Mass. residents currently passing by our facility on the way to Rhode Island and Connecticut,” where large ... Slots stumble at the gateWorcester Telegram WIN SOME, LOSE SOME ; DeLeo backs 2 casinos, but his slots bet is

The deal's unusual structure and hefty fees raise concerns, particularly in light of the Oregon Investment Council 's recent insistence that it would push for better terms, more transparency and better corporate governance from investment managers it does business with.