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Paul Goulet hopes Connecticut will help him get from under nearly $8,000 he's borrowed for college after losing his job in a paper manufacturing plant.

Connecticut Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal, posed in his Greenwich home, Monday, March 8th, 2010.

Mark Pazniokas

HAMDEN -- It's been a long time between races for Larry DeNardis.

Twenty-eight years after leaving Congress and one week before his 72nd birthday, DeNardis declared his candidacy for governor Thursday at a museum dedicated to a bygone industrial age, bringing to seven the number of Republicans actively

The town's planning and zoning commission voted against the proposal 5-2, saying that the plans to build the outdoor amphitheater and the adjacent 606-space parking lot were not a permitted use of the space.

Southwest Airlines says it will start new daily nonstop flights between Bradley International Airport and Denver.

Connecticut Home Sales and Prices on the Rise: Report DSNews.com The median price for single-family homes in Connecticut climbed more than 6 percent in January compared to a year earlier, while sales increased for the ...

HARTFORD — University of Connecticut economists predict the state will add between 20,000 and 25,000 jobs over the next two years as it begins to emerge from the recession.

NEW HAVEN — The leadership of Local 243 of the United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America began Wednesday with no tentative agreement with officials at Sargent Manufacturing Co. and a 6 a.m. meeting scheduled with its members.

Community groups seeking funding for energy-, sustainability- and climate-related projects now have a new source of funding.

State invests in Norwalk tech company The Hour It is the eighth investment in early-stage Connecticut-based technology companies since the fiscal year began in July. Interactive Mobile Advertising Inc., ...

Mark Pazniokas

FARMINGTON -- Gov. M. Jodi Rell and a coalition of regional hospitals announced today they are backing a $236 million investment in a new hospital at the financially troubled University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington.

Key to the plan is a new healthcare network involving former critics of

Connecticut added 2,300 jobs in January from the last month of 2009, but not enough to keep the state unemployment rate from rising slightly to 9 percent, labor authorities said Tuesday.

Lots of people, especially those trying to battle high utility bills, believe in energy-efficient homebuilding.

Legislation to require nutritional labeling on menus was proposed in Connecticut last year but vetoed by Gov.

President Obama criticized health insurers in Pennsylvania today and the White House said "thanks, but no thanks" to CIGNA's invitation to visit its headquarters while he was in the neighborhood.

The developer of the city's most ambitious apartment building ever has begun taking deposits on units — including one for a $4,700-a-month penthouse.

Northrop Grumman has decided not to bid in the Air Force refueling tanker contract, leaving Boeing's 767, with Pratt & Whitney engines, as the sole airplane competing for the $40 billion program.

The Stop & Shop supermarkets chain has reached tentative agreements with five labor unions in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts.

While much of the congressional debate over consumer financial protection has focused on banks, lawmakers have been grappling behind the scenes over whether and how to regulate payday lenders, debt collectors, check-cashing outlets, title and installment lenders and even pawnbrokers.

Washington Post

GE's Immelt declines bonus, total pay nudges up Reuters The Fairfield, Connecticut-based company is now retrenching. On Monday, GE closed on its sale of its security arm to United Technologies, expects to close ... GE Must Keep Focus on Industrial Units, Immelt WritesBusinessWeek all 177 news articles »

The number of U.S. workers filing for jobless benefits fell last week, but a surprise decline in January pending home sales contracts to a 10-month low underscored the slow nature of the economic recovery.

House Speaker Robert DeLeo reignited the debate over expanded gambling in Massachusetts on Thursday, proposing to build two casinos and add slot machines at the state's four race tracks to generate badly needed revenue and create jobs for blue-collar workers.

U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Thursday that he is now undecided on health care reform - adding that he is concerned that Democrats might use the "reconciliation" process to pass reform with 51 votes in the Senate.

Senate president endorses Lamont's bid for governor Norwich Bulletin Lamont spoke of his support for small business and for opportunities the northeast corner provided for education, transportation and development. ... and more »

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State misses out on first round of education money The Hour Connecticut is not among the 16 finalists for the first round of funding under the federal "Race to the Top" school reform competition, prompting officials ... WEB FIRST: State not among finalists in Race to Top competitionMiddletown Press all 1,059 news articles »

In 1765, the economy in the British colonies in North America was in shambles. A Philadelphia newspaper headline said, "The Times are Dreadful, Doleful, Dismal, Dolorous, and Dollar-less." For the past two years, many not-for-profit performing arts organizations would have agreed that this assessment could be applied to the present day.

A year ago, General Electric Co. promised financial incentives to U.S. employees who kicked the smoking habit.

Casino magnate Steve Wynn presented himself to Pennsylvania gaming officials Wednesday as the savior for a stalled Philadelphia casino project started by Foxwoods Resort Casino.

Democrats are pushing a bill that they say would preserve and create jobs, and, while Republican leaders spoke favorably of the bill in testimony Monday, they disagreed with one component: the TARP bonus tax.

Publicizing serious medical mishaps would not help consumers judge the safety of the state's hospitals and surgical centers because of wide variations among medical facilities, a state public health official testified Monday in opposition to a bill that would add transparency to Connecticut's adverse-event reporting law.

Hartford Courant

Hartford's Connecticut River Plaza Complex On The Auction Block Hartford Courant Jones Lang LaSalle, the commercial real estate firm representing the partnership, declined to comment on the reasons for the sale. ... and more »

'Blue' States Most Indebted; 'Red' States Among Most Fiscally Fit AlterNet (blog) The top five are: Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and California. And among the five most fiscally sound are three predominantly “red” states ... and more »

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 ...

Torrington superintendent wants iPods out of high school Waterbury Republican American ... a professor of educational psychology at the University of Connecticut NEAG School of Education, has said smart phones, video games and other technology ...

Labor's high hopes for major gains under President Barack Obama and a Democratic Congress have dimmed.

Connecticut had the fifth most expensive group health insurance premiums in 2008 and has seen accelerating increases since, placing the state squarely in the national debate about out-of-control premium hikes.

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.

Jacqueline Rabe

The chairman of the state’s ethics panel violated state law by donating $250 to Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell and two other Republican candidates vying for the legislature in 2008, reports the Office of State Ethics.

G. Kenneth Bernhard, chairman of the Citizen’s Ethics Advisory Board and an attorney

Connecticut Innovations is the subject of two bills making their way through the General Assesmbly that would merge the state’s quasi-public technology investment arm with the Connecticut Development Authority.

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 ...

The Millstone 2 nuclear power plant had an unscheduled shutdown at 11:05 a.m. today after one of the plant's four cooling water pumps tripped off during the scheduled work that required another pump to be off, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said.

Jacqueline Rabe

Thousands of people have died in Connecticut because of their lack of health insurance says a report released today, and a group of state officials say the findings show the need for more scrutiny of rate increases.

"Let's have accountability on these rate increases," said House Speaker Christopher G.

First Ever ComiCONN In Connecticut TheForce.net Alternate Universe comic shops, Death Ray Weekly and Indy Marketing have joined forces to design a con like no other, intended to bring all the excitement, ...

An industrial practice that involved the widespread release of natural gas at a Connecticut power plant shortly before it exploded is "inherently unsafe'' and should be curbed to prevent similar incidents, a federal safety investigator said yesterday.

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.

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.

The signs were intriguing. He dropped hints. He showed up for the opening day of the General Assembly. He put a deposit on a condo in Bridgeport. But Chris Shays said today today he is not running for governor.

Shays, the Republican congressman who moved to Maryland after losing his 4th District seat in 2008, told the

Developer Bruce Becker's 360 State Street in downtown New Haven could be the first residential building to earn LEED Platinum Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council.

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 ...

Nov. 24, 1945: Adolfo M. Bruno is born in Bracigliano, Italy. - Bruno emigrates to Springfield at age 10.

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 »

NEW HAVEN a ' Helix Therapeutics, LLC, a seed-stage bioscience company, has received $500,000 in venture capital from Connecticut Innovations Inc.

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.

Boston Globe

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

UConn Trustees Increase Tuition, Room, Board, Fees Hartford Courant The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees voted Thursday to increase tuition for in-state students by 5.66 ... UConn Tuition Going UpNBC Connecticut Students Protest UConn Tuition HikeWFSB Hartford all 20 news articles »

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.

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State should yell 'cut' to film tax credit Boston Globe Connecticut gets an 8-cent return on the dollar, and Rhode Island reaps 28 cents. Michigan state senator Nancy Cassis puts the irrationality of the spending ... deMacedo: Tax credit cap could kill Mass. movie industryWicked Local Plymouth all 6 news

AT&T on Thursday said it would add 20 new cellular sites in Connecticut and upgrade about 50 others to improve its 3G mobile broadband network, part of an $18 billion to $19 billion capital investment plan nationwide.