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Legislature Backs Planting Restrictions On 'Running' Bamboo
The Hartford CourantActivists in Connecticut pushing for restrictions on how "running" bamboo is planted praised legislation that has cleared both the state House and Senate. "We are thrilled beyond belief," Terri Groff, a field researcher in Preston, who has documented...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Fines, New London (New London, Connecticut), New London County, Punishment
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Anti-GMO Forces Frustrated By State House Cop Out
The campaign to require the labeling of foods containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) took a gut punch Thursday. State House lawmakers rejected a tough GMO labeling bill passed by the state Senate, and voted instead for a watered-down...
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Goodwin College Begins Credential Program in Manufacturing
The Hartford CourantEAST HARTFORD — Goodwin College is joining the state's community colleges and four-year universities in offering classes to prepare students to go to work for the state's manufacturers, who employ more than 165,000 people. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy...Tags: East Hartford, Students, Colleges and Universities, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc., Manchester Community College
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Chief State Medical Examiner Carver Retires
The Hartford CourantLong-time chief state medical examiner H. Wayne Carver announced Thursday that he is retiring and will be replaced by the deputy medical examiner in New York City. Carver, who always joked he was aptly named for the job, has been the chief state...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Murder, University of Connecticut, Cheshire
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Light Must Shine On Government Secrecy
The Hartford CourantMamie Till did the unspeakable almost 60 years ago. She opened the casket at her son Emmett's funeral so the world could see how this 14-year-old was shot, bludgeoned, mutilated and then drowned in Mississippi's Tallahatchie River with a cotton gin fan...Tags: Interior Policy, Emmett Till, Justice System, Justice and Rights, Government
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State Senate Votes To Raise Minimum Wage Over 2 Years To $9 Per Hour
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate voted Thursday night to raise the minimum wage - an issue that has been controversial through the years. The latest version calls for raising the wage by 75 cents per hour over two years with no index for inflation. As such, the wage...Tags: Martin M Looney, Norwich, North Haven (New Haven, New York), Regional Authority, Business
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House Votes Unanimously To Strengthen State's Racial Profiling Law
The Hartford CourantThe state House of Representatives granted final legislative approval Thursday to strengthen the state’s racial profiling law by adding more police departments to monitor the race of drivers who are stopped by officers. The vote on racial...Tags: Social Issues, Labor Legislation, Justice System, U.S. House of Representatives, Career and Workplace
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Secretly Drafted Bill Would Leave Release of Some Newtown Investigative Records Up To Families
The Hartford CourantA secretly drafted bill to block release of photos, tapes of 911 calls and death certificates related to the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre could be acted on in the General Assembly as early as the end of the week, officials said Wednesday....Tags: Interior Policy, Elections, Connecticut Gun Control Law (2013), Sandy Hook Elementary School, Justice System
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Stamford Overtakes Hartford After Years Of Population Gains
The Hartford CourantIn the mind of most any longtime Connecticut resident, Stamford is not one of the Big Three. Hartford, New Haven and Bridgeport, the old-line, core New England cities, all are anchors for suburban towns that grew up in the post-World War II era, and all...Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Bedford (Bronx, New York), Population and Census, Demographics, Stamford
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Vice President Addresses Coast Guard Graduates
The Hartford CourantNEW LONDON -- Vice President Joe Biden told graduates at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony Wednesday morning that they will face new responsibilities in a changing and dangerous world. "This is not your father's Coast Guard," Biden...Tags: Thames River, Conservation, Janet Napolitano, Politics, U.S. Coast Guard
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Bill Drafted In Secret Would Block Release Of Some Newtown Massacre Records
The Hartford CourantThe staffs of the state's top prosecutor and the governor's office have been working in secret with General Assembly leaders on legislation to withhold records related to the police investigation into the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre —...Tags: Shootings, Justice System, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Justice and Rights, Government
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