Officials for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy disagree with the state comptroller's deficit figures, but acknowledge they must now file a deficit mitigation plan with the legislature.
It's one of dozens of states across the country that collectively spend $80.4 billion annually to lure business growth, the New York Times reports.
The state's budget deficit is now projected to top $1 billion, but Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has vowed he won't hike taxes again to close the budget gap.
The lobbying group for towns wants the state to limit education mandates and increase education aid.
As the so-called 'fiscal cliff' looms, defense contractors are waiting to see whether budget cuts could impact their industry.
The town officially announced Tuesday that Glenn Grube has been hired to fill Virginia Vocelli's job as she retires from the Avon Free Public Library.
The former head of the WWE gave a post-election interview to Bloomberg News recently and said she was working on her acceptance speech when she learned she'd lost her bid — once again — for a U.S. Senate seat.
State commissioners hail veterans.ct.gov as a way to help veterans find what they need.
Is the state heading toward its own fiscal cliff?
Hufstader blogs on Avon Patch about the Cuban Missile Crisis, detailing the events leading up to the crisis that happened 50 years ago.
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State Rep. Brian Becker, D-19, of West Hartford, defeated his Republican placeholder opponent Jon Landry, of Farmington, by a couple thousand votes.
The registrars of voters are checking some tallies and more information will be provided once it becomes available.
Political town committee members from both parties speak about their frustrations.
Hard-fought race for Chris Murphy's open seat goes again to Democrat.
If the electoral college vote ends up even at 269-269, the process moves to Congress.
This is based on an unofficial vote tally.
Town Hall was closed for two days because of Hurricane Sandy, but the Registrars of Voters Office is working extra time to make sure things are all set for Election 2012.
Where to vote, the list of candidates, and how the town voted in past elections. Check back mid-day for updates from the polling stations.
Conscious that placeholder opponent Jon Landry (R) is not spending money to campaign, State Rep. Brian Becker, D-19, is cutting back on mailings and costs in Election 2012.
Power is almost completely restored in Avon.
Familiarize yourself with who you'll be voting for on Nov. 6, 2012.
Make sure you know where to go before Nov. 6.
The project would include a new athletic facility and multi-sport turf field.
U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano says the federal government will 'continue to bring in the resources we can' to residents suffering from Hurricane Sandy.
The town received a low interest rate on the bond.
Requests include funding for a new plowing truck, school ADA compliance fixes, replacing a school fire alarm, the 2013 property revaluation and town records vault expansion.
In his second briefing of the day on the hurricane's aftermath, Malloy suggested that residents and town leaders be more patient with the recovery effort from the historic storm.
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Due to Hurricane Sandy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy authorized moving the deadline to Nov. 1.
Other parts of the state seeing much higher outage numbers.
Avon town officials are activating its emergency operations center on Monday. Before the storm was on anyone's radar, Patch spoke with Town Manager Brandon Robertson about last year's storm that left parts of Avon without power for up to 12 da
Gov. Dannel Malloy said Sunday evening that he fears some residents along the shoreline and tidal rivers are not taking the storm surge threat seriously.
The town is also activating its Emergency Operations Center at 8 a.m. Monday.
The town is opening Avon High School as an emergency shelter at 8 p.m. and activating its Emergency Operation Center at 8 a.m. Monday.
For more information and hurricane preparedness tips, visit the town website at http://www.town.avon.ct.us.
The governor said the state is preparing for a moderate to worst-case scenario and the hurricane's effects will last much longer than what most people expect from such storms.
CL&P is hiring 2,000 contractors from the Midwest and United Illuminating is hiring hundreds of workers to help respond to Sandy if the storm hits the state.
Avon residents in the town's second voting district can vote for placeholder Republican candidate Jon Landry or state Rep. Brian Becker, D-19, on the Nov. 6 ballot.