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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: Republican Party, T-Mobile, Democratic Party, Politics, Soccer
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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: Republican Party, Justice and Rights, Democratic Party, Politics, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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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: Labor Legislation, Donald E Jr Williams, Labor Disputes, Politics, J Brendan Sharkey
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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: Freedom of Information Act, Budgets and Budgeting, Democratic Party, Politics, Regional Authority
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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: Voting, Republican Party, Politics, Paul Ryan, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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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: Labor Legislation, Criminals, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Politics
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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: Republican Party, Joe Lieberman, Politics, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Linda McMahon
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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: Paul Doyle, Fairfield County, Wilton, Republican Party, Politics
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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: Len Suzio, Petroleum Industry, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Politics
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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: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Politics, Milford (New Haven, Connecticut), Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Republican Party, Antonin Scalia, Politics, Human Rights, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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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: Labor Legislation, Politics, Safety of Citizens, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice
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