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State anti-discrimination agency can't get a break and can't get computer glitch solved

By Gregory B. Hladky

By Gregory B. Hladky

A Dead Issue: Will CT's Death Row Inmates Die of Old Age?

By Gregory B. Hladky

State anti-discrimination agency can't get a break and can't get computer glitch solved

And the war keeps going on...

A Dead Issue: Will CT's Death Row Inmates Die of Old Age?

Could Connecticut's high park fees keep tourists away? Maybe that new ad campaign can help.

By Gregory B. Hladky

Connecticut's GOP and a little CATO Institute lecture on how good guns are

By Gregory B. Hladky

Connecticut's new medical pot plan will protect patients from getting fired, unless they're getting stoned at work

By Gregory B. Hladky

Commuters find ways to get to work other than riding alone in cars By Gregory B. Hladky	Connecticut's fearful lawmakers could learn a lesson from California By Gregory B. Hladky
Democrats waving good riddance to Whitnum with a resolution condemning her comments about other candidates By Gregory B. Hladky	Connecticut police departments will use tactics learned in warfare By Gregory B. Hladky
State Comptroller Lembo is pissed about North Carolina anti-gay vote, but he's still going to Democratic national convention there By Gregory B. Hladky	Taser International sponsoring Connecticut Police Chiefs Association annual bash By Gregory B. Hladky
Gentile and McGuigan: the reputed mob dude and the former chief state's attorney By Gregory B. Hladky	Attempts to bring salmon back to the Connecticut River aren't doing much By Gregory B. Hladky
Private investigator working to free George Gould from prison is charged with bribery and witness tampering By Gregory B. Hladky	Medical marijuana is passed, but it'll take a year to get rolling By Gregory B. Hladky
Feds arrest two Cuban citizens for $80 million Enfield drug theft - the biggest pharmaceutical heist in history By Gregory B. Hladky	Surprise surprise: Rowland backing away from congressional race after money questions raised By Gregory B. Hladky
Scientific study shows Taser shocks can cause heart attacks and death By Gregory B. Hladky	Rowland in trouble, blames media. Why does this all sound so familiar? By Gregory B. Hladky
E-Book sellers screw over libraries By Gregory B. Hladky	Connecticut Greens go for Stein as presidential candidate
Medical pot and Sunday booze bills both waiting for a final state Senate vote By Gregory B. Hladky	Immigrants' coalition pushing Malloy to restrict federal Secure Communities program By Gregory B. Hladky
Budding Business: Medical marijuana will mean major money for Connecticut By Gregory B. Hladky	UConn denies FBI flying drones out of its campus, says just a professor doing research By Gregory B. Hladky
Vampires of the sea: Lampreys are Connecticut's most disrespected fish By Gregory B. Hladky	How much are accidents involving state vehicles costing taxpayers? By Gregory B. Hladky
Federal court says New Haven Occupiers will have to go By Gregory B. Hladky	Connecticut medical pot activists set 4/20 as "Hemp Day" to rally the troops By Gregory B. Hladky
Connecticut puts an end to killing convicted murderers By Gregory B. Hladky	George Gould saga continues: key witness in murder case denies taped interview was with her By Gregory B. Hladky
Big Money: Who in Fairfield County is splashing their cash on the presidential race? By Siobhan Crise	A Rhode Island medical marijuana operation could be what CT growers will emulate By Gregory B. Hladky
Pill Heist: The biggest drug theft in Connecticut's history remains unsolved By Gregory B. Hladky	Unhappy Connecticut Republicans could give their primary votes to "Uncommitted" By Gregory B. Hladky
Real estate market finally kills the Great Haddam Land Swap Controversy By Gregory B. Hladky	Victory for Bikers: A proposed law that would limit access to recreational paths and trails is defeated By Gregory B. Hladky
Connecticut adopts its own standards for detaining undocumented immigrants, angering feds By Gregory B. Hladky	Exotic pet haul in Bridgeport kinda thin: 2 gators, 4 snakes and a turtle By Gregory B. Hladky
Connecticut's Air National Guard has dodged the latest Pentagon budget flack, maybe By Gregory B. Hladky	"Hoodies Up New Haven" march set for Saturday By Gregory B. Hladky
It's Save the Skink time in Connecticut By Gregory B. Hladky	Connecticut thumbs its nose at feds, creates own rules for detaining immigrants for possible deportation By Gregory B. Hladky
Legislative warfare resumes over limiting injury lawsuits involving recreational land By Gregory B. Hladky	The state offers amnesty for owners of banned exotic pets By Gregory B. Hladky
A slew of new law-enforcement technologies means we'll be watched more than ever By Gregory B. Hladky	Bridgeport Reboot: The nuts and bolts of urban renewal in Park City By Marc Ferris
Justice Awaits: Raising questions about a 1993 murder and those convicted for it By Gregory B. Hladky	Waterbury cops cleared in Taser-related death By Gregory B. Hladky
New Haven Cop to media: Geez, just stop calling already! By Gregory B. Hladky	Digital Pulp: E-readers are revolutionizing the publishing industry By Brianna Snyder
Outlaw Barbers: Is a crackdown on unlicensed hair-cutters unfair? By Gregory B. Hladky	Tracking Extremists: A new study shows a rise in "Patriot Groups" here in Connecticut By Gregory B. Hladky
Lawmakers looking to curb sex-trade advertising with possible criminal penalties for publishers By Gregory B. Hladky	Another apparent unexpected consequence of industrial agriculture: Bee die-offs By Gregory B. Hladky
Santorum "woos" votes in Puerto Rico by telling them to speak English By Gregory B. Hladky	Occupy New Haven gets some breathing room By Gregory B. Hladky
Is Dannel Malloy's busy travel schedule helping or hurting Connecticut? By Gregory B. Hladky	Slave Insurance: lawmaker wants CT companies to share old records By Gregory B. Hladky
Momentum rising for constitutional amendment to override Citizens United and stop the Super PAC deluge By Gregory B. Hladky	Drones in American skies are getting closer all the time By Gregory B. Hladky
Tough road ahead for lawmakers who want to label genetically modified foods By Gregory B. Hladky	The Third Way: Green party candidate courts progressives By Gregory B. Hladky
A proposal to raise Connecticut's minimum wage stirs debate By Gregory B. Hladky	Cities turn to online auctions to unload confiscated goods By Gregory B. Hladky
Will police and businesses begin using drones to monitor citizens? By Gregory B. Hladky	Another way to rank Connecticut, and it ain't pretty By Gregory B. Hladky
Racial profiling goes way, way beyond East Haven By Gregory B. Hladky	A candidate for Connecticut's U.S. Senate seat drives to Mexico for a campaign stunt By Gregory B. Hladky
A surprising connection between invasive plants and Lyme disease By Gregory B. Hladky	Racial profiling/police mess could cost East Haven millions By Gregory B. Hladky
ICE loses another expensive lawsuit triggered by the arrest of undocumented immigrants in Connecticut By Gregory B. Hladky	Pamphleteers for Pot By John Stoehr
Bridgeport mayor's PAC friend gets whacked with big fine by the SEEC By Gregory B. Hladky	Medical Marijuana: The Reality Show By John Adamian
East Haven mayor and new police chief seem oddly uninformed about racial profiling issue By Gregory B. Hladky	Genetically modified crops may be contaminating local crop fields By Gregory B. Hladky
Rebranding Connecticut: Can marketing help our state? By Gregory B. Hladky	Experts re-examine medical marijuana By Gregory B. Hladky
Connecticut: the last refuge of the wild moderate Republicans? By Gregory B. Hladky	Should We End Black History Month? By John Adamian
Malloy "shrink government" plan isn't exactly a big cost cutter By Gregory B. Hladky	Connecticut listed as worst place to retire... or maybe not. Can we be the worst and be happy about it? By Gregory B. Hladky
A moderate third-party candidate could hurt both Obama and the GOP By Gregory B. Hladky	Will Obama's controversial Secure Communities program, or S-Comm, make more problems for cops? By Gregory B. Hladky