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28 min ago | The Las Vegas Sun

Conn. lawmakers seek federal funds for Newtown

Members of Connecticut's congressional delegation are attempting to secure federal funds to help Newtown build a new elementary school after last year's massacre _ and they say senators owe the residents after failing to support legislation that would have expanded background checks for certain gun purchases.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Representative Elizabeth Esty, US House of Representatives, Senator Chris Murphy, Connecticut

4 hrs ago | War Is A Crime

Connecticut Advances Conversion from War to Peace Economy

The Connecticut legislature has sent to the governor to sign a bill that would create a commission to develop a plan for, among other things: "the diversification or conversion of defense-related industries with an emphasis on encouraging environmentally-sustainable and civilian product manufacturing.

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5 hrs ago | District Administration

Minority teachers: Connecticut's missing link to closing the achievement gap

School reform is like baking a cake. You need all the ingredients to make it work, many experts say.

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Related Topix: Connecticut, Education Etc.

9 hrs ago | Connecticut Post

Campaign scheme case headed to jury

For the past week, a 14-member jury heard more about FBI informants and their alleged payoffs to state legislators than they have about Robert Braddock Jr., the man on trial in federal court for violating federal campaign donation laws.

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Tue May 21, 2013

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Donovan Makes Statement As Jury Deliberates

After staying out of the public eye for months, Chris Donovan re-emerged Tuesday outside a federal courthouse to reassert his innocence as a jury inside began to mull the fate of former campaign aide accused of campaign finance corruption.

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Connecticut Post

Newton's lawyer asks judge to toss case

The lawyer for former state Sen. Ernest Newton , who is charged with campaign finance fraud, asked a judge Tuesday to throw out the case against his client.

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Ctnewsjunkie.com

Senate Poised To Approve Bill Requiring GMO Labeling

Connecticut business owners, legislators, farmers, and residents rallied outside the capitol Tuesday morning to press state legislators to move on a bill that would require labels on genetically modified foods.

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Related Topix: Connecticut, York, PA, Agriculture, Science

NBC Dallas

Conn. Waterfront Estate Hits Market for Record $190 Million

One of the most expensive homes to hit the market in the United States is now on sale - in Connecticut.

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USA Today

Conn. Sen. Murphy takes food stamp challenge

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., is learning to eat lean and mean this week. The freshman lawmaker is taking the 'SNAP' challenge, living off the equivalent of what Connecticut families receive in food stamps.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Senator Chris Murphy, Connecticut, Life, Food, Medicine, Nutrition, Weather

Connecticut Post

Walker stirs GOP faithful, protesters

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker speaks during the annual Connecticut GOP Prescott Bush Awards dinner at the Stamford Hilton Hotel in Stamford on Monday, May 20, 2013.

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Related Topix: Scott Walker, US Governors, Connecticut

The Miami Herald

Conn. foster mom pleads guilty for spoon-spanking

A Connecticut foster mother faces 100 days in jail after acknowledging she spanked a 4-year-old girl with a wooden spoon.

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WLNE-TV Providence

Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters

Commuters facing long delays after a train collision disrupted their route along Connecticut's shoreline can look forward to easier traveling.

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Related Topix: Connecticut, Oklahoma, Pop/Rock, The Doors

Mon May 20, 2013

FoodNavigator

Diageo eyes new Connecticut opportunity in malt-based frozen RTDs

Diageo executive cited 'explosive' US growth for its Parrot Bay frozen RTD cocktail range in the year ending March 20 2011 The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection tells BeverageDaily.com it opposes a successful state bill allowing sales of malt beverages in pouches on recycling grounds, as Diageo eyes frozen alcoholic RTD ... (more)

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Advocates, Newtown Moms Champion Mental Health Reforms For Children

They rallied behind a bill Sen. Dante Bartolomeo, D-Meriden, introduced that would require existing state departments to coordinate mental health services for children, increase training for mental health treatment, and create a task force to research the causes of mental health disorders.

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CNN

Damaged rail dings Conn. commuters

Telecommuting and carpooling are the recommended options for folks who would normally take the train between New Haven, Connecticut, and New York in the aftermath of a derailment that disrupted train service on one of the busiest tracks in the country.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Train Disaster, Connecticut, New Haven, CT

National Public Radio

Conn. Train Travelers Brace For Commuting Chaos

Officials in Connecticut are warning commuters to be prepared for travel chaos Monday and throughout the week.

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ANALYSIS: Will Trial Increase Voters Apathy?

An associate political science professor from the University of Hartford said Sunday that there is less cynicism now than there was before Connecticut created the Citizens' Election Program.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John Larson, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Connecticut, University of Hartford

Sun May 19, 2013

North Port Sun

Official: Broken rail eyed in Conn. train crash

Emergency personnel work at the scene where two Metro North commuter trains collided, Friday, May 17, 2013 near Fairfield, Conn.

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Red Bluff Daily News

Federal investigators seek cause of Connecticut train crash

Passengers wait to be picked-up after two commuter trains collided in Bridgeport, Connecticut causing one to derail injuring numerous passengers, May 17, 2013.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Connecticut, Bridgeport, CT

Sat May 18, 2013

WCSH 6 Portland

Maine fugitive with loose lips arrested in Conn.

Authorities say an FBI agent arrested 31-year-old Ernest Almeida on Friday after overhearing him bragging aboard an Amtrak train about being wanted in Maine.

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