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2-Month Wait Too Long For Gun-Ban Rules

Dan Haar — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 23:48:00 GMT

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So much has happened since April 4 that it seems like more than four weeks since Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed the strict gun-control bill into law. We had the showdown on background checks in the U.S. Senate, and of course, the Boston Marathon bombings.

Fashion, Function Spell Success For Cancer Survivor

Dan Haar — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:08:00 GMT

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A glance at Susan Callison's outfit shows nothing out of the ordinary other than black sleeves that could easily be her style statement, and a sort of half-glove that wraps around her right thumb.

Urban Surveillance Raises Civil Liberties Concerns In Wake Of Boston Bombings

Dan Haar — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:54:00 GMT

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It's clear that cities are moving headlong into not just widespread video surveillance, but also some very sophisticated forms of monitoring and artificial intelligence to manage all those images, as I wrote in a column Monday. The Boston Marathon bombings highlighted some of that, and will certainly accelerate it.

Boston Bombing Focuses Public On Surveillance

Dan Haar — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:50:00 GMT

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Video played a strong role in finding the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing, but it was mostly old-style detecting that appeared to do the trick as the FBI and police pored through hours of clips collected on bystanders' phones, then put it out for crowd-sourcing help.

Boston Bombing Focuses Public On Surveillance

Dan Haar — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:18:00 GMT

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Although video played a strong role in finding the suspects in the Boston Marathon bombing, it was mostly old-style detecting that the public saw: the FBI and police sorting through hours of clips collected on bystanders' phones, then putting it out for crowd-sourcing help.

State Retiree Health Benefits Under Attack in Long Look At Fiscal Crisis

Dan Haar — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:53:54 GMT

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Connecticut must cap state employee retiree health benefits and sharply raise fees for all sorts of state services in order to halt a long-term fiscal slide that is, in some ways, the worst in the nation.

CEO Pay For 2012 In State, Country Part Of Broken System

Dan Haar — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:44:00 GMT

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The AFL-CIO launched its annual database of CEO pay Monday, showing the average 2012 pay of CEOs at companies on the Standard & Poor's 500 index was $12.3-million, or 354 times more than the average American worker earned.

Yankee Ingenuity Vs. Gun Ban: Effort To Redesign AR-15 Underway

Dan Haar — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 22:34:28 GMT

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When Stag Arms president Mark Malkowski held a black rifle in his office last week and showed the sawed-off pistol grip, it seemed as much a protest against the state's new gun ban as an effort to redesign a military-style firearm that's legal for sale in Connecticut.

PTR In Bristol Is First Firearms Maker To Declare It's Exiting Connecticut

Dan Haar — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 22:34:44 GMT

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During the three-month debate over gun control in Connecticut, the name PTR Industries Inc. barely came up, but the Bristol manufacturer with 50 employees has become the first maker of military-style rifles to announce its exit from Connecticut since the state adopted a strict ban on sales last week.

StubHub In East Granby: Adding Staff, Space, And A Higher Profile

Dan Haar — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:47:00 GMT

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StubHub has pulled off a feat over the past eight years in Connecticut that might have seemed impossible.

Gun Industry Dilemma: Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now?

Dan Haar — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 00:00:36 GMT

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At the moment when Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed into law what might be the nation's strictest gun controls, Jonathan Scalise was on the phone with his accountant.

At Firearms Firms, A Last-Minute Rush To Fill Orders Amid Confusion

Dan Haar — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:01:12 GMT

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Workers at Stag Arms in New Britain have been in a rush to finish orders and ship to Connecticut stores for customers to buy before Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signs the historic gun control law at noon.

A 21st Century Way Of Collecting Sales Taxes

Dan Haar — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:26:20 GMT

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If the state could add $200 million a year to its coffers without raising tax rates, giving handouts to corporations, borrowing on Wall Street or begging the Feds for more cash, most people would say, "Do it!"

Concord Music Acquisition Boosts Star Power For New Haven Firm

Dan Haar — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:23:35 GMT

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For Brett D. Hellerman, CEO of Wood Creek Capital Management LLC in New Haven, buying one of the most prominent independent record companies is a coup for several reasons, not least a partnership with a revered Hollywood legend.

The 21-Page Health Exchange Application Form: Not A Burden

Dan Haar — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:16:18 GMT

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Back when I was in high school, I was sprung free for three months to work full-time at the county court house, where the boss gave me a thigh-high stack of forms people had to fill out. Cut this down to a few pages, he said. It's too much red tape.

Connecticut's Hotel and Convention Industry Unites At A New York Landmark

Dan Haar — Sat, 23 Mar 2013 04:18:25 GMT

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NEW YORK — In a dimly lit room inside Grand Central Station, with a high, ornate, painted wood ceiling and a stone fireplace with a carved, winged lion insignia, a piece of the Connecticut economy came to life.

With Factory Precision, Colt's Workers Bring Message To Lawmakers

Dan Haar — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:01:52 GMT

You'd expect the 175-year-old gun manufacturer that invented mass production to pull off an orderly trip to the state Capitol and that's exactly what Colt's Manufacturing Co. did on Thursday, as 550 employees left a clear message, then returned to work.

Region's Firearm Factories Invested Heavily To Build AR-15

Dan Haar — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 04:00:00 GMT

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It doesn't take long to see the effects of massive investment at the Connecticut factories that make the AR-15 military-style rifle.

America's Rifle: Rise Of The AR-15

Dan Haar — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 02:28:00 GMT

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When his son turned 14 a year ago, Jonathan Hardy bought the teen a gift that was both a coming-of-age badge and a hot item: an AR-15 rifle.

What In Dow's Name Is Going On Here?

Dan Haar — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:07:00 GMT

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Just about any big run-up of the stock markets is irrational at some point, but Tuesday's record celebration has to be the biggest head-scratcher since the bull market of 2000, for anyone not schooled in the weird ways of Wall Street.

As First Year Of Health Insurance Mandate Nears, Prices Could Shock Connecticut Buyers

Dan Haar — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 17:49:58 GMT

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Thousands of Connecticut residents will have a shock this summer when they see the prices for 2014 medical coverage that they’re counting on buying through the newly formed state health insurance exchange.

Seeing The Forest, And The Vanishing Foresters

Dan Haar — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 04:19:00 GMT

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Rachel Holmes was an urban forester for the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for exactly two years until Thursday, and she didn't go out quietly.

As First Year Of Health Insurance Mandate Nears, Prices Could Shock Connecticut Buyers

Dan Haar — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:31:40 GMT

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Thousands of Connecticut residents will have a shock this summer when they see the prices for 2014 medical coverage that they're counting on buying through the newly formed state health insurance exchange.

Malloy's Gun-Ban Logic Flawed

Dan Haar — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 01:19:23 GMT

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Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is pushing a plan to ban military-style rifles outright. Connecticut's firearms industry executives will say it jeopardizes thousands of jobs and does nothing to improve safety.

Malloy's High-Stakes Bet On Borrowing

Dan Haar — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:05:00 GMT

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— One of the many parlor games at the Capitol Wednesday was arguing over whether the governor's budget contains more tricks or fewer tricks than spending plans of years gone by.