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CT Mirror Bot Oct 14, 2023

Yale fertility clinic patients launch new lawsuit over fentanyl diversion
Author: Dereen Shirnekhi | New Haven Independent

https://ctmirror.org/2023/10/14/yale-fertility-clinic-lawsuit-rei-painkillers-fentanyl/

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Yale fertility clinic patients launch new lawsuit over fentanyl diversion

The lawsuit is the latest turn in a high-profile scandal involving fentanyl theft and excruciatingly painful procedures without painkillers.

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CT Mirror Bot Oct 14, 2023

A year later, police across CT still processing deaths of 2 Bristol police officers
Author: John Henry Smith | Connecticut Public

https://ctmirror.org/2023/10/14/ct-bristol-police-shooting/

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A year later, police across CT still processing deaths of 2 Bristol police officers

One year after the shooting death of two Bristol police officers, law enforcement in Connecticut is still feeling the impact.

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CT Mirror Bot Oct 13, 2023

Bridgeport absentee ballots should not have been counted, election worker testifies
Author: Dave Altimari and Andrew Brown

https://ctmirror.org/2023/10/13/ct-bridgeport-election-absentee-ballots-wanda-geter-pataky/

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Bridgeport absentee ballots should not have been counted, election worker testifies

A Bridgeport elections official said many absentee ballots should not have been counted in the primary between Joe Ganim and John Gomes.

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CT Mirror Bot Oct 13, 2023

No hydrogen hub for CT and the Northeast
Author: Jan Ellen Spiegel

https://ctmirror.org/2023/10/13/ct-hydrogen-hub-biden-infrastructure-law/

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No hydrogen hub for CT and the Northeast

CT and the Northeast came up losers in the national competition for regional hydrogen hubs, despite its history in the fuel cell industry.

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CT Mirror Bot Oct 13, 2023

Charting CT: 9 Nobel Prize winners were born in CT
Author: José Luis Martínez

https://ctmirror.org/2023/10/13/ct-nobel-prize-winners/

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Charting CT: 9 Nobel Prize winners were born in CT

Six of the CT-born laureates won the Nobel Prize in medicine, and the other three won for chemistry, physics and economic sciences.

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CT Mirror Bot Oct 13, 2023

Benefits should be restored to LGBTQ+ military members forced out by discrimination, Blumenthal says
Author: Max Berryman | Connecticut Public

https://ctmirror.org/2023/10/13/lgbtq-veterans-military-benefits-blumental-bill/

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Benefits should be restored to LGBTQ+ military members forced out by discrimination, Blumenthal says

Many veterans discharged under policies like 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' still have trouble accessing benefits. Blumenthal wants to change that.

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CT Mirror Bot Oct 13, 2023

CT energy assistance needs more state funding, advocates say
Author: Keith M. Phaneuf

https://ctmirror.org/2023/10/13/ct-energy-assistance-winter-heating-state-funds/

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CT energy assistance needs more state funding, advocates say

With federal heating assistance projected to drop and oil prices rising, advocates say CT officials should use state funds for heating aid.

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CT Mirror Bot Oct 13, 2023

In CT towns with more housing, lower property tax rates for all
Author: Dan Smolnik

https://ctmirror.org/2023/10/13/ct-housing-units-property-tax-rates/

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In CT towns with more housing, lower property tax rates for all

Residents in the top 40 CT towns to issuing housing building permits saw their tax rates less than those in the lowest permitting towns.

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CT Mirror Bot Oct 13, 2023

CT should create a commission to study pretrial justice reform
Author: Matt Alsdorf and Alison Shames

https://ctmirror.org/2023/10/13/ct-pretrial-justice-system-bail-reform-commission/

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CT should create a commission to study pretrial justice reform

We encourage CT residents and state representatives to consider a state commission to study improving the state’s pretrial justice system.

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CT Mirror Bot Oct 12, 2023

Joe Ganim to appear at court hearing on primary challenge
Author: Dave Altimari

https://ctmirror.org/2023/10/12/joe-ganim-bridgeport-election-fraud-hearing-ct/

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Joe Ganim to appear at court hearing on primary challenge

Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim, whose primary victory has been challenged by his opponent John Gomes, has been subpoenaed to testify.

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