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Displaying 12 stories published between 5/10/2008 and 5/17/2008.

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6.4 Lawmaker Investments Not So Green When environmental lobbyists and eco-friendly citizens come a-knockin’ on lawmakers’ office doors, Democrats (and some Republicans) can detail efforts to pass legislation that directs taxes collected from the oil and gas industry toward renewable energy initiatives. But the politicians probably won’t mention that while they’re encouraging the country to invest in alternatives, they themselves aren’t doing so with their own money. Read More... 5/15/2008 1:53:35 PM
6.4 Preserving Historic Connecticut When the state legislature adjourned its 2008 session last week, much of the postgavel discussion focused on what had not been accomplished. Lawmakers could not decide what to do about the looming deficit in the $18.4 billion state budget approved last year for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, so they agreed to leave it up to Governor M. Jodi Rell to balance the budget. The legislators did managed to enact a variety of other laws on issues ranging from the minimum wage and teen driving to criminal justice reforms and global warming. Tucked almost unnoticed in this sheaf of new legislation was an initiative that has the potential to affect the quality of life in Connecticut as much or more than any of the other high profile issues tackled by the legislature this year. Read More... 5/15/2008 1:52:43 PM
6.4 Heartfelt Thanks Eileen Meeker & Susan Godino Read More... 5/15/2008 1:50:36 PM
6.4 An Obvious Choice For The School Board Mary Ann Jacob Read More... 5/15/2008 1:50:06 PM
6.4 Problems And Solutions At FFH Ruby Johnson Read More... 5/15/2008 1:49:37 PM
6.4 Thanks For So Much Support Kathryn Wolf Read More... 5/15/2008 1:49:06 PM
6.4 Collins’ One-Sided Viewpoint On The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Marjorie Cramer, MD Read More... 5/15/2008 1:48:32 PM
6.4 Own Your Own Voting Machine LeReine Frampton Read More... 5/15/2008 1:48:07 PM
6.4 Paying It Forward Adam Cameron-Braley Read More... 5/15/2008 1:47:46 PM
6.4 Reuse-A-Shoe Campaign A Success Dawn Barrett & Ginny Chion Read More... 5/15/2008 1:47:20 PM
6.4 Ruby Johnson’s Good Story Edward Marks Read More... 5/15/2008 1:46:43 PM
6.4 A Truly Free Press? Nicole Kaghat Read More... 5/15/2008 1:46:08 PM
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