Connecticut on Tuesday October 27, 2009

CT: Tracking of federal stimulus dollars in Connecticut scattered, incomplete
By Paul Hughes, Waterbury Republican-American
Despite promises of transparency and accountability, information on how the state government is spending federal stimulus dollars is scattered and often incomplete.
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CT: Override a bad idea
By Editorial Board, The Hartford Courant
Democratic state legislators may have come to their senses by now and figured out that it would be bad politics — as well as bad policy — to try to override Gov. M. Jodi Rell's veto of a bill that would stop her from cutting millions of dollars in spending on the state's judicial branch of government.
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CT: Preserving the Merritt Parkway's bridges to the past
By Tina Susman, Los Angeles Times
STRATFORD, Conn. -- The Connecticut roadway built when times and traffic were much slower has been added to the World Monument Fund's 2010 watch list.
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US: Poor unemployment insurance planning ads extra burden to Conn., South Dakota employers
By Olga Pierce, ProPublica
Employers in Connecticut and South Dakota face hefty tax increases in the midst of a recession because their states' unemployment insurance trust funds ran dry last week.
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