Archive of Connecticut on Thursday October 29, 2009
CT: State says 6,110 'stimulus' jobs created or saved this year
By Josh Kovner, The Hartford Courant
The state has retained or created the equivalent of 6,110 full-time jobs with the federal stimulus funding it has received since February.
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CT: Rell tells CBIA she plans additional spending cuts
By Eric Gershon, The Hartford Courant
Gov. M. Jodi Rell used an address before the state's main business advocacy group Wednesday to warn that she plans to use executive powers to reduce state agency spending beyond the state budget cuts.
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CT: Gov. Rell's staff got advance peek at Q poll results
By Jon Lender, The Hartford Courant
The director of the Quinnipiac University Poll this summer gave advance results to Gov. M. Jodi Rell's office for a poll that was not announced publicly until the following day — one that showed Rell's public approval rating had slipped from 72 percent to 65 percent in three months.
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CT: Lawmakers question DOT on willingness to cut costs of city rail yard project
By Ed Stannard, New Haven Register
The recession, plus intense scrutiny, has reduced the cost of the New Haven Rail Yard project, officials of the state Department of Transportation told two General Assembly committees Tuesday.
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CT: Connecticut's frustration grows in the hunt for the elusive swine flu vaccine
By Arielle Levin Becker, The Hartford Courant
Swine flu is spreading across Connecticut, but finding the vaccine against it can be a struggle.
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CT: State Treasury looks for owners of $400 million
By Vinti Singh, Connecticut Post
The state Treasury Department is looking for takers for about $400 million it has in unclaimed funds.
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