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12 min 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 Government, Education Etc.

2 hrs ago | Westport News

Day 2: Rail riders avoid gridlockTrains were twice as full, but let people avoid packed highways.

Tuesday's morning commute in southwestern Connecticut was a little tougher than Monday with more vehicles on the roads, more people on trains and plenty of headaches to go around.

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Related Topix: Stratford, CT, Darien, CT, Trumbull, CT, Norwalk, CT

Tue May 21, 2013

The Hartford Courant

CCSU Student Charged In Dorm Burglaries

Follow Your Town News On The Courant's New Britain Facebook PageA Central Connecticut State University student, suspected of breaking into a friend's dorm room to look for money or marijuana, was arraigned on burglary charges Tuesday in Superior Court.

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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 Government, 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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Related Topix: Connecticut Government, Home Listing, Home

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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Related Topix: Connecticut Government

Orange Live

State Rep. Themis Klarides Fights 16% Gas Tax Increase

Our local State Rep. Themis Klarides is urging majority legislators to block the 16-percent gas tax hike scheduled for July 1, asserting funds are available to avoid the increase.

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Related Topix: Connecticut Government

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 Government, Life, Food, Medicine, Nutrition, Weather

The Las Vegas Sun

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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Related Topix: Connecticut Government

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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Related Topix: Connecticut Government

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 Government, 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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Related Topix: Connecticut Government

The Day

Proposed Groton Board of Education policy raises free speech concerns

A school board committee is considering a policy that would prohibit people from complaining about school employees during board meetings and warn speakers they could be held "legally responsible" if their comments defame or invade the privacy of others.

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Ctnewsjunkie.com

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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Related Topix: Connecticut Government

Connecticut Post

Connecticut's Most Expensive Homes

No. 11: Pinnacle Farm, Cornwall, $17.5 Million Here's how Trulia.com describes this home, which is the 11th most expensive Connecticut home on the market today, according to the real estate site: Pinnacle Farm has reason to boast! Reportedly the largest post-and-beam structure built in North America in the 20th century.

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Related Topix: Home Listing, Home, Cornwall, CT, Greenwich, CT

The Republic

Commutes long, slow after Conn. train derailment

Connecticut commuters endured slow trips to work Monday following last week's train collision that injured 72 people and disrupted rail service into New York City.

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Related Topix: Train Disaster, Bridgeport, 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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Related Topix: Connecticut Government

Ctnewsjunkie.com

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 Government, University of Hartford

West Hawaii Today

World briefly 5/18

Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov.

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Sun May 19, 2013

The Day

Local policing isn't just local anymore

The job of local law enforcement officers has never been easy. Each day an officer steps onto the street and into the unknown.

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Related Topix: Criminal Defense Law, Law, Newtown, CT, Stonington, CT

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