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Last Minute Deals Led To Death Of Early Childhood Bill
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD – The General Assembly this week approved $360 million for a new Office of Early Childhood -- but failed to actually approve creation of the new state agency. The death of the bill establishing the new office has left many advocates and...Tags: Regional Authority, Executive Branch, Government, Andrea L Stillman, Politics
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$50 Million For New Sandy Hook School, Mixed Martial Arts Pass In Legislature's Final Hours
The Hartford CourantLegislators scrambled Wednesday to finish their work on the final day of the 2013 session – granting final approval for more than $2 billion in bond projects, allowing police to withhold crime-scene photographs of murder victims, and legalizing...Tags: Washington, DC, Richard Blumenthal, Parties and Movements, Southington, Haddam
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Let Public See Weapons Offender Registry
A promising part of gun control legislation passed this week by Connecticut's General Assembly was the creation of a deadly weapons offender registry. At least it started out as a good idea, before it got derailed. The new law says that as of Jan. 1,...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Watertown, Gun Control, Politics, Interior Policy
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Connecticut state Senate OKs tougher gun control bill
This post has been updated, as indicated below.A lone gunman attacked a Connecticut elementary school just four months ago, renewing a debate on how to control gun violence. On Wednesday, that state’s Legislature began the final steps of passing what advocates call one of the nation’s...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Gun Control, Laws, Politics, Toni Boucher
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Conn. lawmakers unveil bipartisan gun control plan
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — With an announcement of sweeping proposals to curb gun violence, Connecticut lawmakers said they are hoping to send a message to Congress and other state legislators across the country: A bipartisan agreement on gun control is...
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Legislative Task Force Leaders: No Pressure To Keep Up With N.Y. In Passing Post-Newtown Gun Restrictions
The Hartford CourantGeneral Assembly leaders, in announcing Tuesday the formation of a task force on the Newtown massacre, said they want to pass a major legislative response by the end of February but denied feeling pressured by New York state lawmakers' having already...Tags: Firearms, Personal Weapon Control, Richard Blumenthal, Newspaper and Magazine, Gun Control
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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: Employees, Pension and Welfare, Politics, Judges, John McKinney
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Connecticut NAACP considering legal action against state redistricting panel over its all-white membership
The head of the Connecticut NAACP calls it “astonishing and heart breaking” that the legislative committee deciding on how this state’s political boundaries should be redrawn doesn’t have a single minority member.
The absence of...Tags: Elections, Parties and Movements, Brooklyn (Windham, Connecticut), Republican Party, Politics
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State Could Allow Online Gambling And Lottery Ticket Sales
The Hartford CourantOnline lottery ticket sales, even online poker, could become a reality if Connecticut lawmakers approve new forms of Internet gambling during next year's legislative session. A U.S. Justice Department ruling issued late last week clears the way for the...Tags: U.S. Department of Justice, Mental Health, Mashantucket, East Hartford, Politics
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Legislature Left Nursing-Home Reforms On Table
Courant Staff WriterFor months, state Sen. Edith Prague rallied support for nursing-home reforms from Democratic leaders and advocates for the elderly, telling anyone who would listen that "this is the year" for improvements to minimum-staffing requirements and stronger...Tags: Edith Prague, Death, Richard Blumenthal, Republican Party, Long Term Care
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AIG Bonuses Required Under Connecticut Labor Law, Company Says
The Hartford CourantThe $165 million AIG bonus flap that has caused outrage around the nation has its roots in a provision of Connecticut labor law that political leaders say needs to be changed. The embattled insurance giant, which has received about $170 billion in...Tags: Wages and Pensions, Richard Blumenthal, Brooklyn (Windham, Connecticut), Laws, John McKinney
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Nursing Home Changes Sought
Courant Staff WriterNursing homes would have 10 months to comply with new staffing standards that would more than double the minimum hours of nursing care per resident now required by state law, under a plan presented Wednesday by Democratic legislative leaders. The...Tags: Edith Prague, Employees, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Union (Tolland, Connecticut), Prague (Czech Republic)
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