Connecticut Governor Makes Stem Cell Research Funding Idea Official Hartford, CT (LifeNews.com) -- Governor Jodi Rell made her proposal to spend millions on embryonic stem cell research official on Friday. She says she wants to spend $20 million of the $316 million surplus on the controversial research that involves the destruction of human life. Rell announced that the state budget she will submit to legislators will call on creating a special fund with the money to be used to draw in other investments for stem cell research in the state. "We can spur research at our universities and create strong...