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Connecticut To Become First In Nation To Mandate Mattress Recycling; Growing Problem in Cities
The Hartford CourantConnecticut would become the first state in the nation to mandate the recycling of mattresses, whose disposal has become an ongoing problem in major cities. The measure passed by 28 to 8 in the state Senate on Thursday afternoon, coming after bipartisan...Tags: Politics, Consumers, New Milford, Watertown, Litchfield (Litchfield, Connecticut)
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Developer Suggests State's Controversial Land Swap May Be Revived
The Hartford CourantLast year, conservationists celebrated the death of the so-called Haddam land swap — a controversial deal approved by the state legislature in 2011 to let private developers acquire 17 acres of state-owned land overlooking the Connecticut River in...Tags: Government, Politics, Republican Party, Parties and Movements, Human Interest
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Connecticut's rehabbed ex-con politicians: Wouldn't you rather they just went away?
Connecticut hasn’t done very well at some stuff lately (think job creation or restoring storm-downed power lines), but we’ve definitely got a talent for rehabbing ex-con politicians.
First it was our felonious former governor, John G....Tags: Government, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, Joseph Ganim, John G. Rowland
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Senator's Constituent Newsletter Draws Election Complaint
A recent taxpayer-funded newsletter from Democratic state Sen. Edward Meyer of Guilford has drawn a formal complaint, after Republicans learned it went only to constituents in one of the six towns Meyer represents – Branford – and it carried a...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Regional Elections, Tropical Storms, Labor Legislation
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Full Legislature Approves Jackson Laboratory Deal
Both chambers of the state legislature voted Wednesday night in favor of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's controversial plan to recruit the nonprofit Jackson Laboratory to Farmington with a $291 million offer to construct a new building and create 300 direct...Tags: Politics, Business, Medical Research, Labor Markets, Connecticut Labor Markets
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'First Five' Jobs Plan Passes Senate
The Hartford CourantOn the same day a grim new employment report showed continuing weakness in the job market, the Senate Friday approved Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's premier economic development initiative. The measure, dubbed "First Five" by the administration, empowers the...Tags: Politics, Crime, Law and Justice, John McKinney, Stamford, Business
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Tie-Breaking Vote Sends Pot Decriminalization Bill To House
The Hartford CourantBy the slimmest of margins, the Senate on Saturday approved a bill that decriminalizes the possession of small amounts of marijuana. The vote was 18-18, with Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman tipping the balance with the tie-breaking vote. After years of false...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Crime, Law and Justice, John McKinney, Bipolar Disorder
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