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Report: Connecticut Is in a Fiscal 'Hole'
The state's tax policies and state employee pension and retirement funds have put Connecticut in a precarious fiscal situation.

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Bio: Elyssa Millspaugh is the Field Editor of Ellington-Somers Patch, Enfield Patch, Mansfield-Storrs Patch, South Windsor Patch, Tolland Patch, Vernon Patch, Windsor Patch and Windsor Locks Patch.
Prior to her current responsibilities, Elyssa served as the founding Local Editor of Mansfield-Storrs Patch and then as Community Editor of several Connecticut Patch sites.
Elyssa graduated from the University of Connecticut in May 2010 with degrees in Journalism and English and a Minor in Political Science.
There, she served as Senior Producer of the News Department at the University's student-run television station, UCTV.
During her time at UConn, Elyssa was selected by the National Society of Collegiate Scholars to participate in the International Scholar Laureate Program Delegation on Communications & Journalism in Australia, and secured internships as a Copy Editor for Boston's Weekly Dig and in the Web Department at WVIT in Connecticut.
The state's tax policies and state employee pension and retirement funds have put Connecticut in a precarious fiscal situation.

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Sgt. Richard Cournoyer of the Mansfield Resident State Trooper’s Office said Thursday that he is confident that this is an isolated incident.
The following arrest information was supplied by Connecticut State Police Troop C. It does not indicate a conviction.
The following arrest information was supplied by the University of Connecticut Police Department. It does not indicate a conviction.
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