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Democratic lawmaker calls CT budget 'a knee on the neck of the Black community' 0 TexasTowelie Jun 2021 Jun 2021 4 1326
State managers seek retroactive 5% raises, plus 3.5% hikes in next two years, claiming unfair 1 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 0 2364
Bridgeport Senator Charged With Violating Clean Election Laws, Pleads Not Guilty 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 1137
Help For Homeowners With Crumbling Foundations Gets Boost From House 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 0 1218
Strike threat could push hundreds out of group homes and into nursing homes 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 1776
Pandemic fuels continued rise in STDs among youngest sexually active adolescents 3 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 1808
State Announces Agreement to Avoid Nursing Home Strike 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 1432
Lamont: State Employees Are Headed Back To The Office 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 0 1619
Senate Democrats vote to strengthen hand of public unions 0 TexasTowelie May 2021 May 2021 1 1263
UConn student painted swastika near Jewish campus center during Passover, charged with hate crime 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1950
A fight over building apartments in mainly white Woodbridge has become a flashpoint in the debate 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 0 2022
Bill Preventing Background Checks For College Students Advances 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1273
Senate votes to repeal CT's religious exemption to mandatory vaccinations 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 1690
Financial penalties ordered for Eversource, United Illuminating for storm Isaias response 3 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1802
Aliera, Trinity HealthShare agree to stop marketing plans in Connecticut 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1092
Connecticut to end all covid restrictions May 19 (except for indoor masks) 2 Tomconroy Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1857
Finance Debates Mystery Proposal To Cut State Parks Funding 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1173
Without Vote, Aid-In-Dying Bill Expires 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 902
Ex-Greenwich, CT, police sergeant who was addicted to heroin pleads guilty to federal gun charge 0 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1513
Investigation on Naugatuck, CT, police chief ... finds no evidence of misconduct 0 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1452
Unvaccinated Fairfield County, CT, child diagnosed with measles 4 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1747
Wadsworth Atheneum to shed its stodgy image; connect with Black and Latinx communities in Hartford 0 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1533
Connecticut OKs high school proms, graduations. 0 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 0 1028
(CT) Ex-children's museum leader pleads not guilty to child porn 0 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 0 1467
Hartford police sergeant under investigation after punching Black woman in face during fight ... 2 left-of-center2012 Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1577
Connecticut bottle deposit would rise to 10 cents and include miniature liquor bottles under bill OK 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 0 1578
Officials: Swastikas found at UConn on Passover 2 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 5 1563
Lunch at the "Gris" 0 Tomconroy Apr 2021 Apr 2021 4 1217
Effort to remove CT's religious exemption from childhood vaccinations heads to House - and Senate 5 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 12 2543
COVID hospitalizations rise at Yale; Younger people account for more cases 1 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 1358

Connecticut Continued...

Title Replies Author Start time Last reply Recs Views
Somers approves sale of land to Hillsdale College for $30,000 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 1204
More concrete aid may be on the way 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 2 972
Labor Committee OKs Bills on COVID Workers' Comp Claims 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 1 872
Supreme Court Validates Lamont's Executive Powers 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 1062
Climate change, housing, vaccines: Democrats flex muscle on key bills 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 3 887
With a $900 million claim, battle begins over a coming wave of state retirements 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 0 972
Wall Street agency gives Connecticut its first bond rating upgrade in 20 years 0 TexasTowelie Apr 2021 Apr 2021 0 853
This message was self-deleted by its author 1 left-of-center2012 Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1110
Connecticut bill could raise $250M a year by taxing digital ads on Twitter, Facebook and Google 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 2052
Off-campus UConn party with 150-200 maskless revelers sparks fear of more coronavirus superspreader 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 2 1498
Workers Call For Increase In Mental Health Funding 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 3 923
Judiciary Committee Takes Steps Toward Modifying Police Accountability Law 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1655
Judge: Executive Orders Require Legislative Approval 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1219
Republicans on key committee oppose no-excuse absentee ballot voting 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 1 1302
Connecticut hasn't started collecting new payroll tax from state workers 0 TexasTowelie Mar 2021 Mar 2021 0 1289
Lawsuit: Judge suing CT town, 72-year-old instructor after breaking neck during pickleball lesson 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 4151
Atlantic Standard Time? Bill would move CT into a new time zone 4 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1882
Lamont plans to ease COVID restrictions by mid-March 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 1248
Democratic lawmakers say equity is missing from Lamont's new budget 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 1916
Connecticut congressman facing a rare challenge from the left 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 1047
Fire destroys part of Paul Newman's camp for ill children 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 4 1470
Lamont Makes Marijuana Legalization Debate Real 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 936
Home Care Workers Arrested Protesting Payroll Problems 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1050
Stratford-based Sikorsky lands $1B contract for U.S. Air Force helicopter upgrades 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 1 1023
Lamont unveils plans to reduce cost of health care, cap price of prescription drugs 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 0 1070
Unions tell Lamont they won't forgo raises to spare the rich from a tax hike 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2021 Feb 2021 4 1016
Connecticut school districts warn parents of potential March closures as highly contagious 2 TexasTowelie Jan 2021 Jan 2021 1 1860
Falling Infection Rates To Bring Opening of Religious Services 3 TexasTowelie Jan 2021 Jan 2021 0 1240
Senate President Proposes 'Mansion Tax' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 1152
Lamont to extend COVID emergency until April 20 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2021 Jan 2021 0 1370

Connecticut Continued...

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House Democratic leaders want to repeal CT's 'poverty tax' 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2021 Jan 2021 5 1296
CT budget panel leaders pledge to reverse years of eroding funds for social service safety nets 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2021 Jan 2021 2 1128
Police: Shots fired outside Shelton club where about 100 people gathered 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2021 Jan 2021 1 1620
Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz quarantining after staff member tests positive for COVID-19 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2021 Jan 2021 0 1040
For Connecticut teachers, Washington riot becomes a teaching tool 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2021 Jan 2021 0 1060
These 5 new Connecticut laws take effect on Jan. 1 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1484
Teachers' Unions Call For Remote Learning 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 2 1349
Pub Owner's Attorney Says Gov. Lamont Is 'Playing God' 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 1 1141
Child advocacy group calls for major tax shift to close 'highly unjust' income, wealth gaps 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 4 1051
With Lamont bullish on gambling expansion, the odds improve 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2020 Dec 2020 0 979
updated: Shooting at the Trumbull Mall, breaking news 3 krispos42 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 2 2379
This message was self-deleted by its author 0 sl8 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 2 1525
Connecticut rapist, on the run since 1976, arrested in Clearwater, FL 3 left-of-center2012 Nov 2020 Nov 2020 7 1839
UConn halts free tuition program amid surging budget deficits 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 2 999
Joe Biden leads President Trump in Connecticut by 25 points in Sacred Heart Poll; Gov. Lamont 1 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 4 1109
One-Third of Connecticut Lives In A 'Red Alert' Community 0 TexasTowelie Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 999
Cop shoots and kills pit bull during violent mauling as victim was being bitten, dragged by her neck 3 sl8 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 1 1619
Federal judge rules First Amend. doesn't protect CT man arrested with sign warning of 'Cops Ahead' 1 sl8 Oct 2020 Oct 2020 0 1527
Connecticut, Confused About Voting In The 2020 Election? "Better Know A Ballot" Is Here To Help! 0 Rhiannon12866 Sep 2020 Sep 2020 2 1116
UConn quarantines another dorm after 12 new coronavirus cases reported Saturday 0 TexasTowelie Sep 2020 Sep 2020 0 1097
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