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Inheritance Windfall: Record-Breaking Year For Estate Taxes Helps Fuel Budget Surplus
Even if death and taxes are the only things certain in life, state legislators say they can never be certain about death taxes. Comment?
Fairfield County Fuels Record-Breaking Year For Estate Taxes
Struggling to overcome a budget deficit, Connecticut is getting help from an unexpected source a surge in the number of wealthy residents who died in 2012. Comment?
House Approves Automobile Glass Bill In Attempt To Help Small Businesses
When you're driving down the road behind a dump truck, sometimes a rock kicks up and bangs into your windshield. Comment?
Privilege Penchant Still Dogging Katz
Please allow me to take a moment to begin this column with a few words of appreciation for sharp-eyed readers who add to my knowledge of a subject after I've written a column about it. Comment?
Lower Tax Collections Expected In Coming Two Years
The state's latest budget figures show tough times ahead over the next two years, placing added pressure on Gov. Comment?
Lower Tax Collections Expected In Coming Two Years
The state's latest budget figures show tough times ahead over the next two years, placing added pressure on Gov. Comment?
Budget Provides Battleground For Governor And 2 Who Might Try To Replace Him In 2014
Three of the expected candidates in the governor's race will be at the center of the contentious issue as Republicans and Democrats battle over the two-year, $43.8 billion state budget. Comment?
House OK's Beer, Frozen Daquiris in Pouches
Fruit juice, laundry detergent, ketchup and wine are all available in pouches but, under current state law, malted beverages are not. Comment?
Greater Hartford: Goodwill Plans Special Donor Appreciation Days In April
Goodwill of Western & Northern Connecticut is holding a special Spring is Here, Time to Clear donor appreciation event for the entire month of April. Comment?
Foley Right To Challenge Legislators' Ethics
Republican governor hopeful Tom Foley might be nave. His proposal to raise ethical standards at the state Capitol is unrealistic. Comment?
Investigation Faults Yankee Gas For Pipelines Hit by Contractors
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That's why a Connecticut law requires that contractors - or anyone digging underground - contact the state's Call Before You Dig service two days before working, so that utility employees can spray-paint their lines on the ground. Comment?
State Commerce Committee Kills Heating Oil Tax Bill
A bill that would have created a tax on heating oil and propane died on Thursday when commerce committee chairs decided against sending it for a vote. Comment?
Haddam: CAT's 10 & Under Swimmers Make A Splash At The Marie Corridon-Mortell Invitational
Nine CAT swimmers attended the annual Marie Corridon-Mortell Invitational in Norwalk on February 2. Over 150 swimmers under the age of 10 from several US swim teams attended this exciting meet. Comment?
Legislators Discuss Safety Measures for Schools
Legislators discussed a range of ways to improve school safety Wednesday, while learning about the near impossibility of predicting another Newtown tragedy. Comment?
Lawmakers Seek Ways To Improve Waterbury, Danbury Rail Lines
Despite Connecticut's financial straits, two groups of legislators are pushing for upgrades of Metro-North's Waterbury and Danbury branch lines. Comment?
Lawmakers Hear Pitch To Raise Fines, Suspend Licenses Of Distracted Drivers
After her boyfriend was killed by a teenaged motorist using a smartphone while behind the wheel, Dawn Jeffrey of Norwalk concluded that distracted motorists are as dangerous as drunken ones. Comment?
Malloy Calls For $14.1 Million More To Turn Around Low-Performing Schools
Despite the state's fiscal troubles, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy demonstrated his continuing support for education reform Friday, proposing $14.1 million more over the next two years to help turn around low-performing schools. Comment?
Twitter Comes To The State Capitol
"I personally am not socially active,'' said the 69-year-old Democrat from Plainville as she brushed past people typing and talking into their iPhones at the state Capitol complex. Comment?
Fire Kills Two Puppies In Norwalk
Two puppies died in Norwalk early Saturday morning when a fire erupted in a makeshift dog house, where a space heater had been placed to keep the pups and two adults dogs warm, fire officials said Sunday. 1 comment
Reward Offered In 2011 Norwalk Double-Homicide
A $50,000 reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in a 2011 double-homicide case. Comment?