
	Wedding hopes turn to dejection Thursday, Nov. 05 PORTLAND, Maine -- Cecelia Burnett and Ann Swanson had already set their wedding date. Full Story Officials fight stimulus watchdog Wednesday, Nov. 04 WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Education Department is reassuring the state of Massachusetts it does not agree with an internal watchdog who suggested the state was using economic stimulus money improperly. Full Story Fed, trooper hit with victim suit Wednesday, Nov. 04 NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) -- A Connecticut man claims in a federal lawsuit that an FBI agent and a state trooper failed to help him after New Haven police falsely arrested him on drug charges. Full Story U.S. fights benefits for gay couples Saturday, Oct. 31 BOSTON -- The United States government and Massachusetts are clashing over the issue of extending federal benefits to married same-sex couples, with the Obama administration arguing that the government is not obligated to provide benefits to gay couples. Full Story Patrick to cut $600M Friday, Oct. 30 WORCESTER - Gov. Deval Patrick said Thursday he plans to close the state's $600 million budget gap with a blend of cuts in state services and programs and up to 2,000 job cuts but none of the local aid and few of the school funding reductions many cities and towns warned would decimate local education and public safety. Full Story Patrick summit may be fruitful Wednesday, Oct. 28 BOSTON -- Massachusetts will consider a fund to provide capital to small- and medium-sized businesses, Gov. Deval L. Patrick announced Tuesday as he closed a one-day summit with government and business leaders. Full Story RI man accused of driving with man in windshield Tuesday, Oct. 27 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Rhode Island state police say a man drove a mile and half with another man lodged in his windshield after hitting the victim with his car. Full Story Dems spar for Senate Tuesday, Oct. 27 BOSTON (AP) -- Democratic Senate candidate Alan Khazei surprised his host Monday by urging the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce to abandon its planned support for casino gambling in Massachusetts. Full Story Victim: Poisoning was no accident Tuesday, Oct. 27 BOSTON (AP) -- One of six Harvard Medical School researchers sickened after drinking coffee laced with a toxic chemical said Monday he does not see how the poisoning could have been accidental, but has no idea who might be responsible. Full Story Gay Brazilian denied asylum Tuesday, Oct. 27 BOSTON (AP) -- A gay Brazilian man has been denied asylum by the Obama administration and won't be reunited with his Massachusetts husband in the U.S., the husband said Monday. Full Story Audit of RI landfill finds waste of $75 million Wednesday, Sept. 23 PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - The state's main landfill was plagued for years by waste, mismanagement and ethical breaches including suspected rigged bids, dubious land sales and no-bid contracts that that squandered $75 million or more, according to a state audit released Tuesday. Full Story New England hoping revenues rise as leaves fall Saturday, Sept. 19 CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - Northern New England's fall foliage is expected to be spectacular this year, unlike tourism revenues, which likely will remain muted as the economy slowly recovers. Full Story Maine is tops for its state Web site Monday, Sept. 14 AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine tops all other states when it comes to its Web site in a survey by Rutgers University and San Francisco State University. Full Story Conn. officials were warned about dangerous chimp NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut officials were repeatedly warned about the dangers posed by a chimpanzee who later mauled and blinded a woman and were urged - more than three years before the attack - to take action, but failed to do so, according to records obtained by The Associated Press. Full Story Conn. lawmakers won't take up wild animal ban Sunday, May 31 HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - The Connecticut General Assembly won't take up a bill this session banning a long list of wild and potentially dangerous animals as pets. Full Story