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Utility companies...that work?

Bert Kaufmann
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Connecticut’s electric utilities could get an incentive system. MTA finances are under the microscope — again. Connecticut lawmakers come together to hammer out a two-year budget. And the clock’s ticking for Connecticut’s state universities to reach a deal with lawmakers on funding.

Desiree D'Iorio serves as the Long Island Bureau Chief for WSHU.
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