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Stunning Newton Comeback Yields Strange Bedfellows
The Hartford CourantBridgeport continues to challenge Waterbury as the home of the most embarrassing and bewildering politics in Connecticut. Former state Sen. Ernie Newton did last week what few in Connecticut politics have achieved: He subdued bumptious Working Families...Tags: Government, Republican Party, Waterbury, Entertainment, Radio
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Former Prisoner Ernie Newton Wins Democratic Endorsement
The Hartford CourantFormer state Sen. Ernie Newton, a convicted felon who served time in federal prison on corruption charges, won the Democratic endorsement Monday night for his old state Senate seat. Newton defeated the incumbent, Sen. Edwin Gomes, and state Rep. Andres...Tags: Prosecution, Politics, Waterbury, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Malloy Calls Felon's Candidacy 'Local Issue,' Favors 'Second Chances'
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Gov. Dannel P. Malloydeclined Tuesday to take a position on Bridgeport Democrats' endorsement of a felon, former state Sen.Ernest E. Newton II, as a candidate for a state Senate seat – the same office that Newton was convicted in...Tags: Government, Entertainment, Shawn Wooden, Radio, Bill Finch
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State Legislature: 2012 Session Opens With Malloy Proposing Education Reform, Pension Funding Changes
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Gov.Dannel P. Malloyopened the 2012 legislative session Wednesday with plans for education reform, pension funding changes and the largest increase in funding for affordable housing since Gov. William A. O'Neill was in office more than 20...Tags: Government, Economy, Business and Finance, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), ShopRite, Budgets and Budgeting
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Full Legislature Approves Jackson Laboratory Deal
Both chambers of the state legislature voted Wednesday night in favor of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's controversial plan to recruit the nonprofit Jackson Laboratory to Farmington with a $291 million offer to construct a new building and create 300 direct...Tags: Paul Doyle, J Brendan Sharkey, Economy, Business and Finance, Government, Yale University
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