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READER SUBMITTED: Tunxis Students Are Legislative Interns
FarmingtonTunxis Community College students Samantha Hall of Berlin, and Dalysha Vega of New Britain, are among those who have been selected to serve as interns at the Connecticut General Assembly during spring semester 2013. As part of the Legislative...Tags: New Britain, Education, Minnie Gonzalez, Advanced Training, Sandy Nafis
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Gov. Malloy To Announce Support For Minimum Wage Increase
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Friday will announce he supports raising the state minimum wage to $9 over the next two years. Sources who have been briefed on the proposal said Thursday evening the governor will endorse a plan to increase the current state level...
Tags: Labor Legislation, Dannel P. Malloy , Executive Branch, Government, Regional Authority
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Gov. Malloy Announces Push To Increase Minimum Wage
The Hartford CourantGov. Dannel P. Malloy Friday announced he supports raising the state minimum wage to $9 over the next two years. Sources who have been briefed on the proposal had said Thursday evening the governor was going to endorse a plan to increase the current...Tags: Labor Legislation, Dannel P. Malloy , Executive Branch, Government, Regional Authority
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READER SUBMITTED: Work Begins On Connecticut State Veterans Memorial In Hartford's Minuteman Park
StatewideConstruction of the Connecticut State Veterans Memorial (CSVM) kicked off of April 22 with a groundbreaking ceremony in Hartford's Minuteman Park, across from the William A. O'Neill State Armory and Legislative Office Building. The first State memorial...Tags: House Building, Wars and Interventions, International Military Interventions, U.S. Military, Middletown
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On The Fly: Auriemma, Calhoun To Be Named To Connecticut Hall Of Fame
What do Jim Calhoun, Geno Auriemma, Mark Twain, Noah Webster, Paul Newman and Jackie Robinson have in common? They are all in the Connecticut Hall of Fame, which is administered by the Connecticut General Assembly. Calhoun, who retired last September, and...Tags: Rutgers Scarlet Knights, Bowl Championship Series, Jackie Robinson, Pittsburgh Penguins, BCS National Championship Game
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Bills 'Modernizing' Telecom Rules Meet Opposition
The Hartford CourantConsumer groups are at odds with a trio of bills that supporters say will bring state oversight of phone and internet services into the 21st century. One group, the Connecticut Citizen Action Group, raised consumer concerns about the legislation, tying...Tags: Kevin D. Witkos, Washington, DC, Telecommunication Service, Connecticut Citizen Action Group, Consumers
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Connecticut Shows Way To Safer Ground On Guns
The Hartford CourantThe Connecticut General Assembly defied the cynics this week, passing the strongest and most comprehensive gun safety law in the country. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, who on Dec. 14 personally told the parents of 20 Sandy Hook Elementary School children that...Tags: Elections, Dannel P. Malloy , National Rifle Association of America, Sandy Hook Elementary School, Assault
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Editorial: Connecticut Stands Ground On Gun Safety
At the nation's capital, gun safety bills have been so watered down that a Washington Post columnist declared that the National Rifle Association "has already won." That may be the case in Washington, but it is not in Hartford. Members of Congress may...
Tags: Laws, Mental Health, Sandy Hook Elementary School, National Rifle Association of America, Substance Abuse
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Unblinking Red-Light Cameras Just The Ticket
The Hartford CourantWhen was the last time you were caught red-handed? The phrase, which originated in medieval Scotland, refers to having been caught with blood on your hands after committing a murder or poaching game. Since then, it's become a popular allusion for...Tags: Minority Groups, Dannel P. Malloy , American Civil Liberties Union, Photography Supplies and Services, Photography and Video
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Impatience Showing On Gun Legislation
The Hartford CourantThe louder the public pledges of bipartisan cooperation and resolve, the deeper the undercurrents of private distrust and resentment — or at least, that often seems to be the rule in legislative politics. And it seems to be taking hold as the...Tags: Periodicals, Democratic Party, Dannel P. Malloy , John McKinney, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Compassionate Care Better Option Than Suicide
The Hartford CourantA bill before the Connecticut General Assembly would legalize physician-assisted suicide. The legislature's debate about dying patients' rights should focus instead, or at least in addition, on their right to receive compassionate care. Assuming the...Tags: General Practitioners, Suicide, Symptoms, Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide
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Gun Makers Walk Fine Line At Hartford Hearing
The Hartford CourantThey have been largely silent these past six weeks as the debate over gun control has grown nastier. But they are the elephant in the firearms room, and Monday they came together publicly for the first time anywhere since the Newtown tragedy. And for...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Firearms, Periodicals, Interior Policy, New Britain
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