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Gov. Pence explains vision for Indiana in his first State of State
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Gov. Mike Pence used his first State of the State address Tuesday night to lobby for a personal income tax cut, an expansion of Indiana's school voucher system and improved vocational training. The new Republican governor highlighted...
Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Mitch Daniels, State Income Tax, Taxation
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Census shows whites lose US majority among babies
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, minorities make up a majority of babies in the U.S., part of a sweeping race change and a growing age divide between mostly white, older Americans and predominantly minority youths that could reshape...Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Florida, New Jersey, Crime, Law and Justice, Migration
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Despite threats, Beretta plans to stay in Maryland for now
Maryland's largest gun manufacturer has decided not to leave the state just yet. Beretta USA threatened to abandon its home on the Potomac if Maryland passed a strict new gun-control law, but after the law was signed the company announced that its...Tags: Annapolis, Assault, Weaponry, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control
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State Senate Votes To Raise Minimum Wage Over 2 Years To $9 Per Hour
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate voted Thursday night to raise the minimum wage - an issue that has been controversial through the years. The latest version calls for raising the wage by 75 cents per hour over two years with no index for inflation. As such, the wage...Tags: Robin Williams, Southington, North Haven (Southampton, New York), Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Dannel P. Malloy
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READER SUBMITTED: Job Fair For Area High School Students Held At MxCC
MiddletownMore than 150 high school seniors and community college students attended the "Ready for Hire" job fair at MxCC on May 17, and were given the chance to learn more about part-time and full-time job opportunities by local employers. The job fair was co-...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Teaching and Learning, Middletown, YMCA, Verizon Wireless
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LETTER: Legislators Wrong About Cost Of Minimum Wage Hike
State Sen. Cathy Osten and State Reps. Toni Walker and Mae Flexer claim that Connecticut businesses could offset a nearly 20 percent hike in the minimum wage with a two-tenths of 1 percent price increase [May 19, op-ed, "Connecticut's Women Deserve...Tags: Prices, Business
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Long-Term Unemployed Will Have Checks Sliced By Almost 20 Percent
The Hartford CourantBy the end of the month, more than 30,000 people who are collecting Connecticut unemployment benefits will have their weekly checks cut by nearly 20 percent. Only people who have been collecting for more than 26 weeks will face the cuts, because weeks 27...Tags: Unemployment Benefits, Air Transportation Industry, Unemployment, Dannel P. Malloy , Career and Workplace
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Graduating Into A Sunnier Job Market
The Hartford CourantFor nearly 6,900 students who graduated Sunday at colleges around the state, the natural question is: What's next? Happily, this year's graduates have more reason to be optimistic than those who graduated two or three years ago, although the market...Tags: Groton, Biology, Science, Central Connecticut State University, Unemployment
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TREASURIES-Treasuries edge up as investors reconsider Fed tapering
Reuters* Benchmark yield eases back from more than six-week high * German investor morale falls short of expectations * Inflation data expected later in the week By Luciana Lopez NEW YORK, May 14 (Reuters) - Prices for U.S. Treasuries were little changed...Tags: Germany, Foreign Exchange Market, Federal Reserve, Economy, Business and Finance, European Debt Crisis
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How Does Connecticut's Job Growth Compare To Other States?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics summed up all the state jobs reports Friday, and it shows Connecticut was one of only nine states that added enough jobs in April that the agency's economists are confident the growth is more than just noise in the data....Tags: Unemployment Rate, Labor Markets
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READER SUBMITTED: Energy Systems Sales And Training To Install 174 Solar Panels On Roof Of IMTI In Waterbury
StatewideThe Energy Systems Sales and Training (ESST) division of IMTI, The Industrial Management and Training Institute, in partnership with Motech Industries, Inc. and Motech Inverters of Taiwan, will install a 45kw Solar Photovoltaic System on the roof of the...Tags: Renewable Energy, Environmental Issues, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Waterbury, Alternative Energy
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TREASURIES OUTLOOK-Prices fall on improved consumer sentiment
Reuters(Adds paragraphs at end on next week's data) * Early May U.S. consumer sentiment highest in almost six years * April leading indicators point to growth * Treasuries could stay range bound in coming sessions By Ellen Freilich NEW YORK, May 17...Tags: Finance, Federal Reserve, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland)
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