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Renée Dudley
Renée Dudley is a Boston University senior studying journalism, international relations, and French language. During her semester in Washington, she will be interning at the Boston Globe’s D.C. bureau and reporting for the New London Day of Connecticut. Dudley has studied in both London and Paris, where she learned web design while working at the Canadian Embassy. She has written for several local Boston papers as well as for WBUR’s morning news, and she hopes to pursue a journalism career after graduating this spring.
STORIES WRITTEN:
Prospects for Stepped-up Sub Production Dim
WASHINGTON, April 25 —The “silent service” may be too silent for its own good, as the debate continues over increasing and speeding up production of the newest class of Navy submarines.
Courtney’s Chief of Staff Feels Privileged to Work on Capitol Hill
WASHINGTON, April 12 – When freshmen members of Congress arrive in Washington they must start from scratch: they have to hire staff, learn how to vote and how to navigate Capitol Hill, and organize furniture and computers left by previous inhabitants – and it is the job of the chief of staff to ensure that everything runs smoothly. Jason Gross, chief of staff for Rep. Joseph Courtney (D-Conn.), says managing his boss’s office is a demanding job – made all the more challenging since Courtney has been in Congress less than four months.
House Votes for Better Health Care Management for Veterans
WASHINGTON, March 28 – The House voted unanimously Wednesday to require better and more individualized case management for veterans receiving outpatient health care and for the creation of a new hotline for reporting deficiencies in health care facilities.
Senate Joins House in Setting Timeline for Troop Withdrawal
WASHINGTON, March 28 – Voting Tuesday to keep a timeline for withdrawal of troops from Iraq, the Senate joined the House in opposing President Bush’s stay-the-course plan, as debate about funding and a timeline continued Wednesday in the Senate.
House Members Endorse Construction of Additional Submarine
WASHINGTON – Members of a House Armed Services subcommittee Thursday urged the building of an additional Virginia-class submarine each year starting next year, saying the gap in production could lead to a breakdown in national defense.
Pig Book: $78 Million Went to Deepwater Replacement Vessel
WASHINGTON, March 7—A group that opposes government waste listed as pork-barrel spending the nearly $79 million that has been authorized for a Coast Guard patrol boat as a temporary replacement needed because the Coast Guard’s huge new Deepwater fleet modernization program is running well behind schedule.
State Gets More Than $2.8 Million for Emergency Management
WASHINGTON, March 6 – The U.S. Department of Homeland Security will allocate more than $2.8 million to support local emergency management in Connecticut. Deputy Commissioner Wayne Sandford of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security said the grant, although it is a $230,000 increase over last year’s sum, is still not enough.
Conn. Gets High Marks and Low Marks on Education Report Card
WASHINGTON, March 1—Despite ranking at the top of the nation for overall academic achievement, Connecticut ranked near the bottom for academic achievement of low-income and minority students in a new state-by-state report card on educational effectiveness.
President's Proposed Budget Would Hurt Education, Study Says
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-- Connecticut may have to use state tax dollars to fund education programs which would otherwise be cut if President Bush’s budget is passed, according to a new study by a liberal think tank.
Courtney on List of Vulnerable House Members to Receive Aid
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15-- Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) is on a list of Democratic House members who are already considered vulnerable in 2008 and are being tapped to receive extra fund raising and organizational help by a Democratic campaign organization trying to insure their re-election.
Political Climate More Important than Spending, Experts Say
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 – Although Republican incumbent Rob Simmons had a three-quarters of a million dollar advantage over Democratic challenger Joe Courtney, national political climate accounted for more than campaign spending did in the most recent elections, campaign finance experts said.
National Housing Trends Echoed in Connecticut
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 —Local housing officials say Connecticut is on pace with what Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke called a “substantial cooling” of the nationwide housing market.
Allen Makes State of the Coast Guard Address
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13–Adm. Thad Allen, the Coast Guard Commandant, stressed the need Tuesday for overhauling the bureaucratic structure of the Coast Guard, but he did not offer a timeline for implementing the changes.
Predatory Mortgage Lending Creating Crisis, Dodd Warns
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 – Sen. Chris Dodd, D-Conn., accused the mortgage broker industry Wednesday of predatory and irresponsible lending that, he warned, was creating a crisis for American homeowners
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Defense Budget Holds the Line for Sub Production
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 – Spending on submarines would remain level despite overall increased spending under the defense budget that was released Monday. One additional Virginia Class submarine would be built in fiscal year 2008, while the Navy’s submarine research budget would be cut.
Sen. Dodd Will Propose Paid Leave for Workers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 —Employers and the federal government would pay workers for up to six weeks of family and medical leave if the proposal that Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) announced Thursday becomes law.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 – Two busloads of war protesters from Southeastern Connecticut descended Saturday on the National Mall to join tens of thousands of others from around the country to oppose the war in Iraq.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 – Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) said he does not have any legislation to aid cities like New London that are short on public funds because of a lot of tax-exempt property.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 – Woodstock resident and Navy Reserve Cmdr. Kenneth Goldsmith had the opportunity to see politics and policymakers up close Tuesday night as the guest of Rep. Joe Courtney (D-Conn.) at the State of the Union Address.
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