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CT: Rell makes $34 million in cuts from state budget

By Christopher Keating

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.

CT: Domestic violence -- Connecticut Legislature creates task force to give matter 'full attention'

By Josh Kovner

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.

CT: UConn Trustees approve $992.3 million budget

By Kathleen Megan

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.

CT: Lamont scrambles Dems, but what does that mean for Rell?

By Brian Lockhart

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.

CT: Tom Swan not yet endorsing Ned Lamont for governor

By Christopher Keating

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.

CT: Former Speaker Jim Amann vs. Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy

By Christopher Keating

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.

Weekly wrap: Louisiana pleasantly surprised by haul from tax amnesty program

By Stephen C. Fehr, Stateline.org Staff Writer — 11/06/2009

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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