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The Short List: Malloy Is Done, Dangerous Rail Crossing, Yard Goats Roam Home

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Published April 14, 2017 at 4:54 PM EDT
Outgoing Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy acknowledged capacity problems on a newly-established rail line.
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Gov. Dannel Malloy of Connecticut will not seek re-election in 2018.
Ryan Caron King / Connecticut Public Radio
The Hartford Yard Goats minor league baseball team has their home opener at Dunkin Donuts Park Thursday, April 13, 2017.
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The Hartford Yard Goats minor league baseball team has their home opener at Dunkin Donuts Park Thursday, April 13, 2017.
NATHAN RUBINSTEIN / MASSLIVE
An Amtrak enger shuttle es the Birnie Road and Tina Lane crossing in Longmeadow. The crossing has been the site of five fatal collosions since 1975.
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An Amtrak enger shuttle es the Birnie Road and Tina Lane crossing in Longmeadow. The crossing has been the site of five fatal collosions since 1975.
Greg Saulmon / The Republican

Our of journalists looks at the big stories in the news.

What made The Short List this week?

  • Big news this week out of Connecticut, as Governor Dannel Malloy announced he's not running for re-election in 2018. (WNPR)
  • A March 14th truck-train collision in Longmeadow killed a Department of Public Works employee. It was the fifth such fatal accident at that same rail crossing since 1975. (MassLive)
  • The Hartford Yard Goats finally got to play ball in their new largely taxpayer-funded stadium, only a year behind schedule. (Courant)

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