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Briefly: Connecticut AG to challenge New York City commuter tax (Yale Daily News) Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal LAW ?73 pledged to fight a proposed New York City commuter tax. Claiming it would unconstitutionally tax Connecticut residents by forcing them to pay additional amounts for working in New York City, Blumenthal said the tax must also apply to commuting New York state residents. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposed the tax to help close the city?s ...

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal LAW ?73 pledged to fight a proposed New York City commuter tax. Claiming it would unconstitutionally tax Connecticut residents by forcing them to pay additional amounts for working in New York City, Blumenthal said the tax must also apply to commuting New York state residents. Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposed the tax to help close the city?s ...

Conn. hospitals kick off campaign to be smoke-free (Boston Globe) Connecticut hospitals are kicking off a two-year campaign to become totally smoke-free. The Connecticut Hospital Association says its 29 members have adopted a goal of eliminating smoking from all hospital properties to provide a healthier, cleaner and safer environment.

Connecticut hospitals are kicking off a two-year campaign to become totally smoke-free. The Connecticut Hospital Association says its 29 members have adopted a goal of eliminating smoking from all hospital properties to provide a healthier, cleaner and safer environment.

Rell Proposes Moratorium On Residential Foreclosures (Hartford Courant) With Connecticut apparently headed toward a deeper recession than first thought, Gov. M. Jodi Rell is proposing a six-month moratorium on all residential foreclosures, as well as protection for some tenants whose landlords are in foreclosure.

With Connecticut apparently headed toward a deeper recession than first thought, Gov. M. Jodi Rell is proposing a six-month moratorium on all residential foreclosures, as well as protection for some tenants whose landlords are in foreclosure.

CT Hospitals Start Smoke-Free Campaign (WCBS 880 New York) Connecticut hospitals are kicking off a two-year campaign to become totally smoke-free. READ MORE>>

Connecticut hospitals are kicking off a two-year campaign to become totally smoke-free. READ MORE>>

Judge: State law applies (NWAnews.com) A Connecticut ticket broker is subject to Arkansas law over its involvement in the sale of Hannah Montana concert tickets last year, a Pulaski County circuit judge ruled Wednesday. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)

A Connecticut ticket broker is subject to Arkansas law over its involvement in the sale of Hannah Montana concert tickets last year, a Pulaski County circuit judge ruled Wednesday. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Edition)

Lawyer says alcohol testing device is racist (Boston Globe) A lawyer representing a man charged with drunken driving claims Connecticut's breathalyzers discriminate against blacks.

A lawyer representing a man charged with drunken driving claims Connecticut's breathalyzers discriminate against blacks.

Recovery house permit issue may be resolved (New London Day) Norwich - The owners of a substance-abuse recovery house at 31 Bentley Ave., which has been operating for more than a year without permits,

Norwich - The owners of a substance-abuse recovery house at 31 Bentley Ave., which has been operating for more than a year without permits,

Lawyer: Breathalyzers Are Racist (WCBS 880 New York) A lawyer representing a man charged with drunken driving claims Connecticut's breathalyzers discriminate against blacks. READ MORE>>

A lawyer representing a man charged with drunken driving claims Connecticut's breathalyzers discriminate against blacks. READ MORE>>

Stamford teens plead guilty to robbing delivery man (Stamford Advocate) STAMFORD - Three Stamford teenagers pleaded guilty in state Superior Court on Thursday to robbing a Chinese restaurant delivery man and beating him in May.

STAMFORD - Three Stamford teenagers pleaded guilty in state Superior Court on Thursday to robbing a Chinese restaurant delivery man and beating him in May.

Rell seeks to calm objections from critics of Charter Oak health plan (Stamford Advocate) Gov. M. Jodi Rell has offered an olive branch to critics of her Charter Oak Health Plan, asking them to meet Tuesday with the commissioner of social services to iron out their differences.

Gov. M. Jodi Rell has offered an olive branch to critics of her Charter Oak Health Plan, asking them to meet Tuesday with the commissioner of social services to iron out their differences.