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Spying On Us, But Missing The Bombers?
The Hartford CourantMost Americans understand that in a hostile world, governments need to engage in some snooping to monitor and thwart our enemies. We know they need to crack codes and keep secrets. In exchange for handing the government that extraordinary power, we expect...Tags: Richard Donohue, Jr., Fox News Channel (tv network), Religion and Belief, Boston Marathon, Crime, Law and Justice
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Whistle Blower: My Bosses Retaliated After I Reported Katz's Storage Of Sports Car In State Garage
The Hartford CourantThe government official who blew the whistle on Department of Children and Families Commissioner Joette Katz for leaving her sports car in a state parking garage during the winter says that her superiors now are retaliating against her. Antoinette...Tags: Career and Workplace, Human Rights, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Government, Politics
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Government Revealed — A Buyers' Market
The Hartford CourantChris Donovan wanted to be a congressman. Now he's the reluctant star of a federal court multimedia show on corrupt practices, featuring a colorful lineup of bums and goodfella wannabes. Donovan lost the congressional seat he wanted to Elizabeth Esty,...Tags: Elizabeth Esty, Colin McEnroe, Gilmore Girls (tv program), Elections, FBI
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GOP Hopefuls Circling For Gubernatorial Bid
The Hartford CourantAbraham Lincoln's birthday last Tuesday marked the start of months of local Republican organization dinners and fundraising events. The annual ritual of honoring Lincoln provides an informal start to the party's 2014 race for governor. Four candidates...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Regional Authority, Republican Party, John McKinney, Government
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Ritter's Lobbying Raises Questions
The Hartford CourantWhen is a lobbyist not a lobbyist? The answer, according to the complicated state laws that determine who's allowed to influence government officials in decision-making (which is what lobbying is, pretty much), is: When a person lobbies a public official...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Bonds, Regional Authority, Lawyers, Finance
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Katz, Who Kept BMW In State Garage In Winter, Apologizes – And Lashes Out
The Hartford CourantCommissioner Joette Katz of the state Department of Children and Families said last week that she's sorry she parked her personal BMW sports car in her reserved space in a state parking garage during the winter months – and she criticized the...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Services and Shopping, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Government, Politics
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Foley's Talk Of Ethics Unsettles Legislators
The Hartford CourantRepublican Tom Foley, the 2010 Republican nominee for governor who hopes to reprise that role next year, ventured into a legislative public hearing last week. What a lesson the former ambassador to Ireland learned. You mention ethics at your peril in...Tags: Regional Authority, Lawyers, Republican Party, Religion and Belief, Government
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State's Leaders Talk Cuts, Enact Spending
The Hartford CourantThe state's political leaders may not set out to confuse the public, but they don't mind if that's one result of their conflicting declarations and policies. It may be easier to win the hefty new Breakthrough Prize for Life Sciences that were handed out...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Economy, Business and Finance, Andrew W Roraback, Republican Party, Finance
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Legislature Resisting Federal Investigators
The Hartford CourantClues to how serious the federal investigation of corruption at the General Assembly is come from the reaction of state officials to routine requests for documents under the Freedom of Information Act. Facts surrounding a list — that an official's...Tags: Career and Workplace, Services and Shopping, Justice System, Lawyers, George C. Jepsen
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Auditors To Legislature: Tighten Overused Bidding Loophole
The Hartford CourantThe General Assembly should consider limiting what qualifies under law for a waiver for competitive bidding on state contracts, state auditors John C. Geragosian and Robert M. Ward said in their annual report to lawmakers, released Friday. The law...Tags: Lawyers, Republican Party, Freedom of Information Act, Legal Service, Crime, Law and Justice
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State Spending Habit Still Out Of Control
The Hartford CourantPrepare for weeks of talk about the state's deteriorating finances as Gov. Dannel begins another unhappy chapter of the tale of declining fortunes. The problem is that state government spends more than is produced by the array of taxes it imposes. The...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Regional Authority, Lawyers, Freedom of Information Act, Government
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McDonald In Line For Democrats' Easy Pass
The Hartford CourantAcademy Award voters will probably have more time this year to consider the nominees for best costume design than the General Assembly will spend reviewing Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's nomination of Andrew McDonald to the state's highest court. This is one...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Anglicanism, Economy, Business and Finance, Harry Belafonte, U.S. Senate
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