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Despite a veto threat from Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell, the state Senate went forward Friday evening with revisions to the public campaign finance law, including a provision to increase gubernatorial grants from $3 million to $6 million and one which allows lobbyists to contribute again.

Based in Westport, LaBella will manage TD Banka TMs four regional offices in New Haven, Glastonbury, New Britain and Fairfield, focused on growth in market share throughout the state by providing a full range of banking services and support.

As the legislature prepared to hammer out a fix for the public campaign finance law, Senate Minority leader John McKinney held a press conference and decried the pervasiveness of negative ads.

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On Wednesday 07/28/2010 at approximately 8:00 p.m., State Police Troop A-Southbury received numerous 911 calls reporting that a male had just jumped off a bridge.

To the Editor: Beginning on May 16, I e-mailed requests to a number of candidates looking to represent Connecticut voters in Washington this fall.

Submitted by Karen E. Butler, National MS Society, Connecticut Chapter, on 2010-07-29.   Longtime supporters of the National MS Society, Brenda Martin, Bristol; Karen Butler, Manchester; Tracy McCrory, Plainville; and Dawn McKusick, of Bristol, take a moment to pose while at the 2010 MS Motorcycle Ride Sunday, July 25, at Cadillac Ranch in ...

A report prepared by a national transportation research firm finds Connecticut has let it roads, highways and bridges become obsolete and fall into disrepair.

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal says his office is investigating two charities run by a man spearheading efforts to help a Yale women's hockey player fighting leukemia.

The Connecticut Open showed the strength of some young amateurs. Four amateurs finished in the top six.

Awards Focus on Building and Sustaining Trust in the Marketplace Connecticut Better Business Bureau is calling on all businesses with a strong sense of accountability and responsibility aimed at advancing trust in the marketplace to submit an entry for the 2010 BBB Torch Award for Marketplace Excellence.

A wedding cake is an extension of the wedding ceremony and is known to represent the unique personality of a couple.

CTAA's "Oklahoma!" At The Capitol Theater Aug. 12, 13, 14 Submitted by Teddie Sleight, EASTCONN, on 2010-07-28.   EASTCONN photo Pictured, clockwise, from bottom left are students playing the "Oklahoma!" lead roles: Riley Smith, 15, from Plainfield, as Gertie Cummings; Kayne Bowling, 16, from Willimantic, as Ali Hakim; Ryan Hebert, 15, from ...

Connecticut's swimming water quality ranks in the top 25 percent in the country, but the state's saltwater beaches still close more than 100 times a year, mostly due to polluted storm water.

HARTFORD, Conn. - Within six years, workers living in Enfield could take a train to get to jobs in Berlin or Newington, while Meriden residents could ride to work in West Hartford or Windsor Locks.

A 76-year-old Connecticut man has been arrested after authorities discovered he was released from a mental hospital in 1992 after being found incompetent to stand trial for a 1991 murder.

Connecticut learned this afternoon that it was shut out of the Race to the Top school reform competition and will not be receiving $175 million in federal aid.

Educators and legislators predicted that the state's failure to win a penny in the $3.4 billion Race to the Top education funding competition could delay some of the landmark educational reforms that the state legislature passed this spring.