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TOLLAND, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut state police have arrested former Tolland state Rep. Michael Cardin on allegations he inappropriately touched a young girl.

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Department of Children and Families says an internal investigation has found it did not mishandle a case in Torrington where five children were found living in filthy conditions, but will have to improve its service response hotline.

DCF officials announced Thursday that an investigation called by the agency’s commissioner found the department was in the process of taking legal steps to remove the children from their garbage- and illegal drug-filled apartment before their mother and her boyfriend were arrested last month.

Officials also said the review found that the agency will need to improve its hotline, which left police responding to the Torrington case on hold for a half hour.

They say changes include boosting the number of the call center staff and assigning more social workers to requests for assistance.

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A Connecticut state agency says it is gaining support for an initiative designed to get more women appointed to state government jobs.

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Hartford (WTNH) – The U.S. Senate battle in Connecticut between Republican Linda McMahon and Democrat Attorney General Richard Blumenthal keeps on brewing.

Another direct mail pamphlet from the McMahon campaign has gone out to thousands of Connecticut voters and is again targeting Blumenthal’s “mis-statements” about Vietnam.

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HARTFORD, Conn (AP) — Connecticut comptroller Nancy Wyman says the state ended the last fiscal year with a budget surplus of almost $450 million.

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services says more than 40 Connecticut cities and organizations have been approved for a federal program designed to help insure early retirees.

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By BEN FELLER, AP White House Correspondent

WASHINGTON (AP) – Claiming no victory, President Barack Obama formally ended the U.S. combat role in Iraq after seven long years of bloodshed, declaring firmly Tuesday night: “It is time to turn the page.” Now, he said, the nation’s most urgent priority must be fixing its own sickly economy.

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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell says the state is closely monitoring Hurricane Earl.

Rell’s spokeswoman says the governor held conference calls with state emergency and city officials Tuesday about the state’s readiness to deal with the impact of the storm. She said they will continue to observe the storm’s movements before taking significant action.

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