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Gov. M. Jodi Rell is considering vetoing a major health insurance bill after one of the state's largest insurers said the bill would cost the state more than $24 million.

Rell's administration was already skeptical of allowing municipalities, nonprofits and small businesses with fewer than 50 employees to voluntarily join the state's gigantic health insurance pool. But the bill was passed by wide margins in the state House of Representatives and the Senate; it was supported by most Democrats and backed strongly by major labor unions.

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“If she'd had continuous health care, they would have been able to nip it in the bud and it wouldn't have gotten out of control.”

The latest example is in Coventry, where the town council will be presented with a 400-name petition and proposed resolution tonight. via Connecticut's WB 20

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Nineteen state troopers from the eastern district received awards for service, including 11 for life-saving, during a ceremony Monday at the Connecticut State Police Training Academy in Meriden. via Hartford Courant

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“The difference between Branford's new academy and the others is that all the others are full-time academies and Branford's will be a part-time.”

If you've ever thought about being a police officer, now is your chance to train - 'tuition free - 'right in your own hometown. via Montville Times

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Meriden _ A two car crash on Interstate 691 in Meriden is bringing traffic to a crawl in the area. via WTNH

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The ceremony also honors civilian men and women, as well as those serving in local and federal law enforcement agencies or as first responders. via Department of Public Safety

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A Meriden man who attacked his estranged girlfriend and a man in a Southington parking lot two years ago, fracturing the male victim's skull in two places with a tire iron, was sentenced Thursday to 15 years in prison, suspended after he serves seven years.

Wilton Carraway, 35, apologized to both victims, but neither was in Superior Court in New Britain. The two were not identified in Thursday's proceedings, but when Carraway was arrested, police identified the woman as Jessica Balisciano, 31, of Meriden, and the man as Brendan Connolly, 26, of Southington. Read more

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“I just think it is a great opportunity for the state”

Gov. M. Jodi Rell expressed strong reservations Wednesday about a Democratic bill that would permit municipalities, nonprofits and small businesses to join the state employee health insurance pool.

Rell said she viewed the legislation approved by the Senate early Wednesday as 'well-intentioned,' but possibly harmful to the state employee health system.

The comptroller's office and her own budget officials have warned that the new pool could force the state to renegotiate with its health insurance providers. Read more

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“That's probably my favorite memory”

MIDDLETOWN "The Wesleyan University Student Assembly has started what may be the first student-run endowment fund in the country, with a goal of eventually eliminating the pricey university's student ... via Hartford Courant

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Identity theft can ruin your chances of earning good credit, getting a job or buying a home. via WFSB-TV Hartford

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