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Conn. AG challenges FAA's new regional flight plan

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The Connecticut attorney general and communities in four Northeastern states have asked a federal court to halt a new air traffic plan for the region, citing noise, pollution and other problems....

Coldwell Banker Expands in Hingham

BUSINESS IN BRIEF Coldwell Banker expands in Hingham HINGHAM - Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has added 1,814 square feet to its offices in the Pride Building at 56 South St. The real estate company now occupies...

Connecticut monitors for gas price gouging after Ike

HARTFORD By STEPHANIE REITZ Associated Press Connecticut officials say they will aggressively monitor gas prices over the next several days to guard against price gouging in the wake of Hurricane Ike. Gov. M. Jodi Rell...

Data Theft Ripples In State

28,000 Residents Are Affected Countrywide Financial Corp. is offering two years of free credit monitoring to customers —including at least 28,000 in Connecticut — whose sensitive personal information, including Social...

Over Rated?

Even some of the agencies' executives concede that their once-commanding voice has lost authority. As both the SEC and European securities regulators weigh a variety of reforms, some debate not only what kind of future...

ThreatsWatch.Org - RapidRecon: NIMBYism and S&T

As the decision date slowly creeps toward us in real time, the “not in my backyard” impacts on science and technology are becoming more and more apparent. Although some people anticipate that the final decision might be...

Check-Cashing Firm Pressed

By ERIC GERSHON | Courant Staff Writer Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's office is investigating the role of a Las Vegas company in an Aug. 30 check-cashing problem at Connecticut's two tribal casinos that has also...

Ad trade group opposes Yahoo-Google search deal

Update at 3:03 p.m. PDT, with comments from the Attorney General from the state of Connecticut, which is one of the lead states in the multi-state antitrust review of the Yahoo-Google deal. The ANA, a powerful group of...

A Welcome Ruling

A ruling by Senior U.S. District Court Judge Peter Dorsey may not put an end to a western Connecticut Indian group's push for federal recognition as a tribe. Yet we welcome his application of clear legal standards to this...

Data loss hits 38,000 SAIC shareholders

WASHINGTON – The unexplained loss of magnetic backup tapes earlier this year has potentially compromised the identity of 38,000 SAIC shareholders, far more than initially believed, officials said. The tapes containing...