Congressional challengers line up
By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
May 18, 2012 5:06pm

Republican delegates have selected Stamford native Steve Obsitnik as their nominee for the 4th Congressional District, hoping he will be able to unseat three-term U.S. Rep. Jim Himes.

"Himes deserves a dishonorable discharge," the Navy veteran said in his acceptance speech. "His moment of accountability will come Nov. 6."

Obsitnik, who early in his career helped create the technology for on-demand television, won 73 percent of the vote.

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New racial profiling measure could clash with U.S. program
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May 17, 2012 4:11pm

Early this year, Connecticut became one of the first states to adopt a federal program that helps law enforcement agents deport illegal immigrants more easily.

But when the state legislature approved a new measure prohibiting racial profiling by police departments, that inadvertently set up a clash with the federal program.

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School segregation by the numbers
By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
May 17, 2012 2:23pm

Of the 1,271 schools public schools in Connecticut, 38 of those schools lack diversity and do not mirror their districts' overall student demographics.

Each year the State Department of Education informs several districts that they are violating the law by having schools with demographics far less diverse than their district. This year six districts were cited: West Hartford, Greenwich, Groton, Fairfield, Bristol and Hamden.

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On state intervention in the worst schools...
By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
May 17, 2012 10:04am

State Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor on Thursday told state board members that the state will onlyintervene in "a small amount" of schools this upcoming school year.

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Connecticut lawmakers lose battle over domestic violence bill
By Ana Radelat
May 16, 2012 5:46pm

The House of Representatives voted 222-205 to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act Wednesday without a single vote from the Connecticut delegation.

That all-Democratic delegation prefers a bill the Senate approved last month that would extend protections to the gay and transgender communities. The Senate bill would also provide temporary visas to illegal immigrants who suffer domestic violence so their cases could be prosecuted and tried.

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