Former Gov. M. Jodi Rell is remembered fondly across the aisle for civility and forgoing partisanship.

By Doug Hardy, CTNewsJunkie.com 

Former Gov. M. Jodi Rell died Wednesday in a Florida hospital after a brief illness. She was 78.

As Connecticut’s 87th governor, Rell was only the second woman to serve as governor and she had the distinction of being one of the most popular governors ever to serve. She signed legislation making Connecticut one of the first in the United States to recognize same-sex unions. She also signed into law the landmark citizen’s election program that’s been credited with removing much of the special interests’ influence from state politics.

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