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1. What Historical Treasures Loom Large At The State Capitol?

   04 Mar 2019

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2. What Pension Obligations Threaten The State's Fiscal Stability?

   22 Feb 2019

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3. What's So Important About The Governor's Budget Address?

   11 Feb 2019

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4. What Happened To County Government In Connecticut?

   02 Feb 2019

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5. How Will The Governor Work With The Legislature?

   14 Jan 2019

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6. Why Is The State's Child Protection Agency Still Under Scrutiny?

   07 Jan 2019

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7. Why Are Tax-Exempt Properties Such A Burden On Cities?

   21 Dec 2018

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8. Which Governors Can We Blame For The Largest State Tax Hikes?

   14 Dec 2018

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9. How Are Juveniles Treated In Our Criminal Justice System?

   12 Dec 2018

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10. What Calculations Go Into State Education Aid?

    30 Nov 2018

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11. How Large A Role Do Third-Party Candidates Play In Connecticut?

    17 Oct 2018

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12. Why Do Certain Candidates Appear On The Ballot Twice?

    04 Oct 2018

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13. What Do Gubernatorial Candidates Say About Budget Deficits?

    14 Sep 2018

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14. What's The State's New Bond Lock?

    27 Aug 2018

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    7 min ▶

15. How Much Of The State Budget Goes To Municipal Aid?

    13 Aug 2018

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16. How Outside Campaign Spending Impacts Elections?

    20 Jul 2018

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17. What’s The State’s Citizens’ Election Program?

    06 Jul 2018

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18. How Do Petitioning Candidates Get On The Ballot?

    15 Jun 2018

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19. What’s So Difficult About Reducing The State Budget?

    14 May 2018

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20. What’s The First Step In Running For Statewide Office?

    03 May 2018

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