Peter Gioia, Vice President and economist for the Connecticut Business & Industry Association, says Aetna moving its headquarters out of state should serve as a wake-up call to our politicians. But he takes issue with comments made by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy that CBIA is "negative" about the state.

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Claire Lobdell is the archivist and museum educator at Wood Memorial Library & Museum. She is the author of "Images of America: South Windsor." It is a pictorial history of South Windsor, CT. Proceeds from the sale of the book will benefit the library and museum.

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Paul Bassett is the clinical operations manager for the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation. He is climbing for the Moving Mountains for Multiple Myeloma Mount Fuji Team to raise awareness and to say thank you to MMRF. He talks about the climb, who is involved and how the public can make a donation to MMRF.

In photo: Dan Lovallo & Paul Bassett. Seated: Brad Davis

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Everything is in place for the PGA's Travelers Championship in Cromwell, Connecticut June 19-25. Tournament Director Nathan Grube talks about the tournament, including its hospitality toward Veterans.

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#golf #tournament #professionals #veterans

Kevin Rennie is a former Connecticut state senator, who has a popular blog and writes a weekly column for the Hartford Courant. He was the one who broke the story that Aetna Insurance will move its headquarters out of Hartford, CT. In this interview, he talks about the move and state government's problems.

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#government #insurance #taxes

Connecticut U.S. Rep. John Larson has a vision, and it's designed to change greater Hartford for the next 100 years. The 1st District Congressman talks about his dream of a tunnel instead of the I-84/I-91 interchange and the major impact it could have for the region. From the economy to lifestyle, the congressman believes it's a game changer. He discusses the project in this interview.

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#government #highways #economy #lifestyle

Connecticut State Sen. Len Suzio says Connecticut's budget situation is beyond crisis mode, it is catastrophic. In this interview, he talks about the state budget, the mileage tax and tolls.

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#budget #government

Hartford has a rich basketball history. In this interview, Michael Copeland, executive director of Sons of Thunder Coalition, and Randy Lavigne, talk about a book and gala weekend saluting Hartford, Connecticut's rich basketball history. They also describe how they hope to revive Sons of Thunder Coalition.

Pictured in photo: Randy Lavigne, Brad Davis, Michael Copeland. Standing: Dan Lovallo

#basketball #history #book

Forget pesticides. The answer to good lawns and gardens is organic. So says Leslie Marconi, owner of Dironco Organic Lawn and Garden Care. She explains why in this interview.

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#organic #pesticides #lawn #garden

Proposed state budget cuts will effect mental health agencies. So says Ray Gorman, President & CEO of Community Mental Health Affiliates. CMHA is also collaborating with the New Britain Bees baseball club for the 3rd annual Run for Recovery on June 10. Gorman talks about that, as well.

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#health #illness