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Jailed deputy warden will pay prison costs
Former Deputy Warden Neal Kearney will pay his own prison costs, according to a court order, although he will continue to receive his state pension. Kearney, a 24-year Department of Correction veteran, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree sexual assault in...
Sen. Lieberman talks defense with the Heritage Foundation
Sen. Joe Lieberman sat down for an interview with the Heritage Foundation’s Rob Bluey after giving the annual B.C. Lee Lecture Nov. 2 on America’s interests in Asia and the Pacific. Lieberman said a failure by the Supercommittee would lead to drastic cuts in military...
Rep. Courtney hopeful for Supercommittee deal
Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd, agrees with public opinion when it comes to Congress: it isn’t doing its job. Courtney, a Vernon resident who has represented the eastern half of Connecticut since 2007, said he can understand why Congress has a nine percent approval rating,...
Jackson Laboratory joint venture in NYC goes forward
The Jackson Laboratory – which will receive $291 million in state subsidies for a new building on the Farmington campus of the University of Connecticut Health Center – announced Thursday a joint venture in New York City will go forward with support from the city and...
Is Connecticut dependent on federal disaster aid?
Much of Connecticut is still in the dark, recovering from an uncharacteristically early snowstorm that knocked out power across the state. The outrage – err, outage – map still shows towns in black or deep purple, indicating more than 60 percent of Connecticut Light...
State sues jailed deputy warden to cover prison costs
The state of Connecticut filed suit Oct. 6 to make a jailed former deputy warden pay the costs of his imprisonment, two weeks after Raising Hale reported he didn’t qualify for the state’s pension revocation statute. Neal Kearney pleaded guilty to one count of...
Will state investments help Connecticut’s flagging biotech industry?
Gov. Dannel Malloy is seeking $291 million in state money to bring the Jackson Laboratory to Connecticut and reverse a recent decline in the biotech industry. Connecticut’s share of U.S. biotech jobs fell by 78 percent over the past decade, according to the Institute...