Connecticut on Friday November 06, 2009

CT: Rell makes $34 million in cuts from state budget
By Christopher Keating, The Hartford Courant
The reductions were ordered in hundreds of categories, including $8.5 million from the Department of Children and Families, $7.25 million from the multibillion-dollar Department of Social Services, $3.7 million from the Department of Developmental Services, $1.26 million from the Department of Environmental Protection, $500,000 from the state Department of Agriculture, and $200,000 from the chief state medical examiner's office.
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CT: Domestic violence -- Connecticut Legislature creates task force to give matter 'full attention'
By Josh Kovner, The Hartford Courant
A string of domestic violence deaths and assaults.An economy that's heaping stress on families.Budgets cuts and staffing shortages that are straining court and shelter services for victims.
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CT: UConn Trustees approve $992.3 million budget
By Kathleen Megan, The Hartford Courant
Delayed by the lack of a state budget until September, the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees approved this year's $992.3 million budget Monday — a 3.8 percent increase over last year — amid warnings from its chief financial officer that while this year's budget is "fine" he has "serious concerns" about 2011 and "great concerns" about 2012.
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CT: Lamont scrambles Dems, but what does that mean for Rell?
By Brian Lockhart, Connecticut Post
Former U.S. Senate candidate Ned Lamont's decision this week to explore a run for governor in 2010 has changed the dynamic of the race for the Democratic Party's nomination.
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CT: Tom Swan not yet endorsing Ned Lamont for governor
By Christopher Keating, The Hartford Courant
Tom Swan was the high-profile, 24-7 campaign manager for Democrat Ned Lamont's campaign in 2006 that sent shock waves across the country when Lamont upset U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman in the Democratic primary.
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CT: Former Speaker Jim Amann vs. Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy
By Christopher Keating, The Hartford Courant
Former House Speaker James Amann is blaming Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy because a Republican mayor was elected this week in the city for the first time in 14 years.
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Weekly wrap: Louisiana pleasantly surprised by haul from tax amnesty program
By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer
More than $300 million is generated from delinquent Louisiana taxpayers; California finance chief hangs it up; Iowa Gov. Culver campaigns as problem solver; and stimulus Web site turns up boo-boos.
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