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By Christopher Keating, The Hartford Courant
The reductions were ordered in hundreds of categories, including $8.5 million from the Department of Children and Families, $7.25 million from the multibillion-dollar Department of Social Services, $3.7 million from the Department of Developmental Services, $1.26 million from the Department of Environmental Protection, $500,000 from the state Department of Agriculture, and $200,000 from the chief state medical examiner's office.
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By Josh Kovner, The Hartford Courant
A string of domestic violence deaths and assaults.An economy that's heaping stress on families.Budgets cuts and staffing shortages that are straining court and shelter services for victims.
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UConn Trustees approve $992.3 million budget
By Kathleen Megan, The Hartford Courant
Delayed by the lack of a state budget until September, the University of Connecticut Board of Trustees approved this year's $992.3 million budget Monday — a 3.8 percent increase over last year — amid warnings from its chief financial officer that while this year's budget is "fine" he has "serious concerns" about 2011 and "great concerns" about 2012.
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Tom Swan not yet endorsing Ned Lamont for governor
By Christopher Keating, The Hartford Courant
Tom Swan was the high-profile, 24-7 campaign manager for Democrat Ned Lamont's campaign in 2006 that sent shock waves across the country when Lamont upset U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman in the Democratic primary.
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