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Crime up, not down, in Poquoson
POQUOSON — Poquoson's crime rate was up 15.7 percent in 2012 rather than being down 22 percent as reported in a recent state report. More drug arrests, as well as more simple assaults and larcenies, helped spur the increase, said Poquoson Police...Tags: Criminals, Surry County, Interior Policy, Theft, Personal Weapon Control
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State Residents Still Oppose Legalizing Keno Gambling, Poll Shows
The Hartford CourantThe state's voters were against keno gambling when it was proposed by Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell, and they are still against it now that it has been approved under Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. The latest poll by Quinnipiac University, released...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Elections, Gambling, Budgets and Budgeting, Polls
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Have California lawmakers earned their new 5% pay raises?
Gov. Jerry Brown and members of the Legislature are getting pay raises. The little-known California Citizens Compensation Commission voted Wednesday to permit 5% salary increases for all statewide elected officials, the 80 members of the Assembly and...
Tags: Voting, Elections, Justice System, Jerry Brown, Government
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Poll: Floridians oppose Rubio's stands on immigration, gun control
TALLAHASSEE — Florida voters aren't all on board with Republican Sen. Marco Rubio's handling of the congressional immigration debate or his vote against beefing up background checks on gun purchases. A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday...Tags: Marco Rubio, Elections, Polls, Illegal Immigrants, Jeb Bush
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LETTER: Fuming About Connecticut Gun Law
I am upset enough about more manufacturing jobs leaving Connecticut. I was a child in New Britain in the 1950s and have seen the complete dissolution of the manufacturing that made New Britain the hardware city. But to have the governor spout that...Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, New Britain, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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LETTER: Texas Beckons
Forget gun rights, taxes, unions, official corruption and the cost of living. The two most revealing facts that I took from the June 16 Sunday Opinion pieces about Texas Gov. Rick Perry's attempted "raid" on Connecticut employers, "Welcome To Texas: You'...Tags: Education, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Colleges and Universities
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Tea Party rides IRS controversy to Washington rally
ReutersBy Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, June 19 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 Tea Party activists protested in Washington on Wednesday over the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups seeking tax-exempt status. Demonstrators on...Tags: Barack Obama, Washington, DC, Elections, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Mike Lee
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Louisiana makes publishing gun records a crime
ReutersBy Karen Brooks June 19 (Reuters) - Louisiana's governor signed legislation on Wednesday making it a crime to publish the personal information of concealed handgun permit holders following a wave of outrage by gun owners after a New York newspaper listed...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Interior Policy, Laws, Personal Weapon Control, Bobby Jindal
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Assembly comes around on Public Records Act. Senate next?
The Assembly was not on board when Gov. Jerry Brown proposed, in his budget, to roll back laws that require local government officials to make it easier for members of the public to get their hands on public records. Not at first, anyway; the rollback was...
Tags: Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Budgets and Budgeting, Politics, Freedom of Information Laws
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George Zimmerman, Casey Anthony trials have little in common so far
There's been an unexpected fixture in the courtroom during George Zimmerman's trial so far: empty seats. For all of the "Million Hoodie Marches" across the world and media coverage after the shooting of Trayvon Martin last year, response to the trial...
Tags: Lotteries, George Zimmerman, Interior Policy, Trayvon Martin, Lifestyle and Leisure
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L.A. jail killer testifies about remorse, avoids death penalty
In the end, it was Heriberto Eddie Rodriguez's own words that saved his life. The prosecutor seeking his execution said Rodriguez's violent attacks against at least half a dozen Los Angeles County jail inmates, including one assault in which he beat and...Tags: Death Penalty, Gang Activity, Justice System, Prisons, Witnesses
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Movie review: 'Assaulted' documentary advocates for gun rights
For a gun-rights advocacy documentary that opens with a fluttering American flag and a twangy country vocalist singing "got a gun to keep us strong / that's what our country was founded on" (the next verse violates the Old Testament's Fourth Commandment...Tags: Michael Moore, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
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