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State's Leaders Talk Cuts, Enact Spending
The Hartford CourantThe state's political leaders may not set out to confuse the public, but they don't mind if that's one result of their conflicting declarations and policies. It may be easier to win the hefty new Breakthrough Prize for Life Sciences that were handed out...Tags: Justice System, Parties and Movements, Voting, Dannel P. Malloy , Crime, Law and Justice
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GOP's Roraback Among Malloy's 15 Nominees For Superior Court Judge
The Hartford CourantGov. Dannel P. Malloy nominated 15 new Superior Court judges Thursday, including prominent Republican Andrew Roraback among the familiar names in the political and legal worlds. Many people had considered Roraback the Republican Party's best chance to...Tags: St. John's University, U.S. Senate, Justice System, Seton Hall University, Parties and Movements
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J. Brendan Sharkey Never Expected To Be House Speaker
The Hartford CourantIn the fall of 1979, an ambitious young athlete named John McKinney was chosen as one of only three sophomores on the varsity soccer team at Fairfield Prep. The young McKinney looked up in those days to the team's seniors — one of whom was J....Tags: U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, T-Mobile, Lobbying, Small Businesses
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1/13/2013-Again?
Zillionaire Tom Foley has thrown his custom made, silk hat into the ring. That's right, he's running against Gov. Dan Malloy in next year's election. Know what? I don't think Foley has a chance. He'll have to get by his own party first and I...
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Legislature OKs Budget Cuts That Mostly Eliminate $365 Million Deficit
The Hartford CourantConnecticut lawmakers on Wednesday approved a measure that nearly eliminates the state's $365 million deficit by cutting funding for hospitals and education, among a myriad of other programs. The proposal reduced state spending in the current fiscal...Tags: U.S. Senate, Justice System, Government Debt, Budgets and Budgeting, Dannel P. Malloy
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Word Games Obscure Real State Tax Debate
The Hartford CourantWith lawmakers set to trudge into Hartford next week for a holiday special session to plug this year's state budget hole, it's a safe bet that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy wishes he hadn't said two weeks ago that he would avoid raising taxes to solve the crisis....Tags: Environmental Issues, U.S. Congress, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Dannel P. Malloy , Budgets and Budgeting
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Searching The Ballot For Worthy Republicans
The Hartford CourantLet me tell you something you don't know about me. I'm itchin' to vote for a Republican. This is really true. I mostly vote Democratic, but it seems healthier to me to occasionally cast a vote the other way. I don't like being a knee-jerk Democrat. Or...Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Parties and Movements, Voting, Republican Party, Trinity College
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Esty Wins, Roraback Concedes After Tight Race For 5th Congressional District
The Hartford CourantDemocrat Elizabeth Esty won a nail-biter election in the 5th Congressional District as Republican Andrew Roraback conceded late Tuesday night after Democratic votes from the cities provided the margin of victory. Esty said that super PACs had spent...Tags: U.S. Senate, Voting, Parties and Movements, Torrington, Primaries
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McMahon And Obama Go Together Like R's And D's
The Hartford CourantThis is my last chance to tell you what I think about the coming election, because The Courant enforces a period of editorial neutrality right before the vote. So here are a few things I think. I think it's damn strange the way Linda McMahon ran a...Tags: U.S. Senate, Voting, Linda McMahon, Republican Party, Colin McEnroe
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Roraback Clear Choice In 5th District Battle
The Hartford CourantThe 5th Congressional District will tell us if voters mean what they say. You've heard it, you may have uttered the same sentiments yourself. Why can't our elected officials stop being so partisan and nasty? Why won't they work together? If that's what...Tags: John G. Rowland, Kevin Rennie, Same-Sex Marriage, Republican Party, U.S. House of Representatives
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Elizabeth Esty: 'A Problem Solver'
The Hartford CourantElizabeth Esty knew her vote could cost her the next election. As a freshman state lawmaker in 2009, Esty stepped into the center of the emotional debate over whether to abolish the death penalty. The issue was especially crucial for Esty because she...Tags: Voting, Parties and Movements, Meriden, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Crime, Law and Justice
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Get Ready For a Tsunami of Attack Ads as the Election Approaches
By now, you're probably getting that "I'm-about-to-vomit" feeling from all those nasty TV campaign ads screaming about the contestants in Connecticut's mud-splattered U.S. Senate and 5th Congressional District campaigns. One small consolation may be...
Tags: Mitt Romney, Polls, Wesleyan University, Linda McMahon, Media Industry
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