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School Pool Safety Bill Clears House In 140-0 Vote; Senate Next
The Hartford CourantPrompted by recent drowning deaths of students in public schools, the state House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to increase safety in swimming pools. Supporters say the measure, which cleared the House in a...Tags: Justice and Rights, Teaching and Learning, Joan V Hartley, Swimming, U.S. Senate
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Connecticut's Landmark Gun Law Faces Challenge In Federal Court
The Hartford CourantA coalition of gun owners, gun dealers and firearms rights organizations have sued the governor and members of the state's attorney's office, contending that the gun law passed in the aftermath of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings violates the...Tags: Gun Control, Firearms, Litigation, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Interior Policy
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Vice President Addresses Coast Guard Graduates
The Hartford CourantNEW LONDON -- Vice President Joe Biden told graduates at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy commencement ceremony Wednesday morning that they will face new responsibilities in a changing and dangerous world. "This is not your father's Coast Guard," Biden...Tags: University of Delaware, Conservation, Thames River, U.S. Military, Executive Branch
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Town Clerk Ignoring Law Over Newtown Death Certificates
Newtown town clerk Debbie Aurelia is not just disregarding state law and years of tradition in withholding death certificates regarding the Dec. 14 Newtown massacre. In this ultimate act of arrogance, she is declaring that she knows best — she is...Tags: Justice System, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Judges, Public Officials, Adam Lanza
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READER SUBMITTED: Governor Malloy Honored With William A. O'Neill Legacy Award
HartfordGovernor Dannel P. Malloy was honored by The Governor's Prevention Partnership with the William A. O'Neill Legacy Award for his role as a champion for children and for leading from the heart at The Partnership's Leadership Reception, held at the Governor'...Tags: Board of Directors, Regional Authority, Stamford, Executive Branch, Dannel P. Malloy
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LETTER: Proud For Hartford And City Council
Here are some things Hartford can be proud of -- although they were not highlighted in yhe article "Mayor's Budget Plan Cut By $8.6 Million" [May 21, news]: City Council agreed to a budget. Majority and minority leaders each had some wins, some losses....Tags: National Government, Budgets and Budgeting
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Secret Police Records Are Bad Public Policy
When did somebody in state government decide that secrecy was good public policy? When did leaders of the General Assembly decide that the people who elected them can't be trusted? We have seen bill after bill this year that would limit the public's...
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Bill Drafted In Secret Would Block Release Of Some Newtown Massacre Records
The Hartford CourantThe staffs of the state's top prosecutor and the governor's office have been working in secret with General Assembly leaders on legislation to withhold records related to the police investigation into the Dec. 14 Newtown elementary school massacre —...Tags: Justice and Rights, Justice System, Adam Lanza, Dannel P. Malloy , Hartford Distributors
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LETTER: Thanks For Supporting Housing Funds
We at the Publicly Assisted Housing Resident Network and the Connecticut Housing Coalition thank state Sen. Toni Harp and Rep. Toni Walker for their work in restoring payment in lieu of taxes and tax abatement grant funding for public housing to the...Tags: Public Housing, Regional Authority, Toni N Harp, Housing and Urban Planning, National Government
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LETTER: Scott Walker Has Hurt Wisconsin
Regarding The Capitol Watch story, "Union Activists Plan to Protest Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walkers Speech" [May 19, courantblogs.com/capitol-watch]: I am a lifetime resident of Wisconsin. During my 71 years, I have never seen Wisconsin in a bigger mess...Tags: Executive Branch, Scott Walker
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State Revenue Surge A Bad Reason To Spend More
The Hartford CourantA tidal wave of individual income tax payments flooded federal and Connecticut coffers this April, surprising even budget officials, who should have seen it coming. The surge was cause primarily by a predictable increase in 2012 long-term capital gains...Tags: Taxation, Stock Market, Personal Income, Executive Branch, Congressional Budget Office
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Walker Delivers Pep Talk To State GOP
The Hartford Courant— Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin and hero to conservatives across the nation for his efforts to quash public employee unions, delivered a pep talk to Connecticut Republicans Monday night. Walker reminded the crowd at the state GOP's...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Regional Authority, Republican Party, U.S. Congress
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