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NRA Response Comes Under Attack
The Hartford CourantThe National Rifle Association's response Friday to the Newtown school massacre — a proposal to post armed police officers in every school in the country — failed to impress many in Connecticut on a day when funerals were still being held...Tags: Anthony Guglielmo, Politics, Dannel P. Malloy , Democratic Party, Washington, DC
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Jon Lender: Lawmakers Say It's A Tough Time For Judges To Seek Raises
The Hartford CourantSalary increases for state judges might well be among the casualties of the state's deepening budget crisis if comments by top state legislative leaders are any indication. "Any expenditure of this kind will be difficult, if not impossible, given the...Tags: Politics, J Brendan Sharkey, Labor Legislation, Health Insurance Cost, Pension and Welfare
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Malloy Using State Agencies To Develop Behind-The-Scenes Media Strategy
With Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy's approval rating steadily below 50 percent in polls, he and his lieutenants have embarked on an unusual media-management effort — directing dozens of officials to produce "communications plans" to put out a steady...Tags: M. Jodi Rell, Politics, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Budgets and Budgeting, Dannel P. Malloy
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McMahon and Murphy Launch Senate Campaigns
The Hartford CourantThe general election campaign for U.S. Senate was only hours old Wednesday when Republican Linda McMahon launched a robocall to 300,000 senior citizen households accusing Democratic rival Chris Murphy of voting to cut Medicare by $700 billion. Murphy,...Tags: Mitt Romney, Medicare, Religion and Belief, Politics, Philosophy
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Donovan Scandal Shows Ties Between Taxpayer-Funded Offices And Campaigns
The Hartford CourantThursday's seven new arrests in the ongoing federal probe of Christopher Donovan's congressional campaign highlighted a widespread but oft-overlooked practice: elected officials transferring taxpayer-funded staff employees to campaign committees as they...Tags: Politics, Lawyers, Democratic Party, Prosecution, Labor Legislation
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Connecticut's political scene is turning to the wild and wacky side
Oh ya, now we’re getting into the fun side of Connecticut politics. There’s state House Speaker Chris Donovan ducking and dodging ‘cause the top finance guy in his Democratic congressional campaign just got busted by the feds. Across...
Tags: Bill Clinton, Politics, Elections, John Rowland, Joe Lieberman
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Sunday Alcohol Sales Approved; Malloy Will Sign Bill
The Hartford CourantThe Senate voted Tuesday to approve Sunday alcohol sales in supermarkets and package stores, leaving Indiana as the only state with an across-the-board ban on Sunday sales. After a debate that lasted just more than an hour, the Senate voted 28-6, with...Tags: Business, Consumers, Politics, Sales, John A Kissel
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Plan Would Cap State Tax on Wholesale Gasoline For 1 Year
The Hartford Courant— State gasoline taxes would drop by about a penny a gallon under a one-year cap on the gross receipts tax, as proposed Monday by Democratic legislative leaders. The penny savings is at today's wholesale prices, and the savings could rise to 7.5...Tags: Consumers, Politics, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Democratic Party, Meriden
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Tough road ahead for lawmakers who want to label genetically modified foods
It was a State Capitol gathering of the faithful last week, and the message delivered by the anti-genetically-modified-food advocates was simple and direct: “People have a right to know what they’re putting in their bodies.”
The problem...Tags: Food Industry, Consumers, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Politics, Dannel P. Malloy
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Momentum rising for constitutional amendment to override Citizens United and stop the Super PAC deluge
The butt-ugly, Super Pac-polluted landscape of the Republican presidential primary battlefield may be the best argument yet for liberals who want a constitutional amendment to overturn “Citizens United.”
That’s the code name for the...Tags: University of Hartford, Mitt Romney, Politics, Elections, Companies and Corporations
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Dargan: Debate Over Legalizing Online Gambling in Connecticut May Not Happen in 2012
The battle lines have been drawn over whether the state should legalize online gaming but debate over the contentious issue may have to wait for another day.
Rep. Steve Dargan, co-chair of the legislature's public safety and security committee, said...Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of Justice, Labor Legislation, West Hartford, Justice System
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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: Business, Goodwin College, Companies and Corporations, Travel, Democratic Party
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