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Impatience Showing On Gun Legislation
The Hartford CourantThe louder the public pledges of bipartisan cooperation and resolve, the deeper the undercurrents of private distrust and resentment — or at least, that often seems to be the rule in legislative politics. And it seems to be taking hold as the...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Republican Party, Assault, Government, Connecticut General Assembly
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McKinney Rips Malloy Budget As "Shell Game" Filled With Gimmicks
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Wednesday will propose extending several taxes that had been scheduled to expire in order to help pay for his overall plan to increase state spending by nearly 10 percent over the next two years, according to legislators briefed...Tags: Finance, Republican Party, Government, Executive Branch, Budgets and Budgeting
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Post-Newtown Legislative Task Force Begins Work; Malloy Talks Gun Control In White House Visit
The Hartford CourantLegislative leaders pledged bipartisan cooperation and quick action Friday at the first meeting of their new task force on changing state laws and policies on gun control, school security and mental health in response to the Dec. 14 school massacre in...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Newtown, Joe Biden, Government, Assault
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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: Brooklyn (Windham, Connecticut), National Rifle Association of America, Newtown, Government, Assault
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Legislative Task Force To Manage Newtown Reform Bills
The Hartford CourantThe Newtown massacre has generated so much proposed legislation — to expand the state's assault-weapons ban, make gun permit holders' names available publicly, reform the mental health system, and increase school security — that leaders of the...Tags: Family, Personal Weapon Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Interior Policy, Gun Control
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Resistance Looms To Newtown Bills; Lobbyists Already Hired
The Hartford CourantWhen state lawmakers opened the 2013 General Assembly session Wednesday, the State Capitol rang with commitment for measures about gun control and other issues raised by the Dec. 14 Newtown school massacre. Emotions were raw — the governor...Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Newtown, Laurie Perez, Government, U.S. Congress
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Newtown Tragedy Hangs Over 'State Of The State' Speech; Budget Issues Take Back Seat As Legislature Reconvenes
The Hartford CourantThe Dec. 14 Newtown school shootings dominated opening day at the state Capitol Wednesday, as lawmakers arrived to face a projected budget deficit of $1 billion in the next fiscal year and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy exhorted them to take action to prevent...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Government, U.S. Congress, Robert J. Kane, Newspaper and Magazine
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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: Lobbying, Elections, Republican Party, Andrew W Roraback, Sports
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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: Newtown, National Rifle Association of America, Chris Murphy, Washington, DC, Firearms
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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: Career and Workplace, Justice System, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Government, Employees
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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: Elections, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Public Relations, Government, M. Jodi Rell
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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, Elections, Science and Technology, Republican Party, Philosophy
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Dec 21, 2012
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Nov 24, 2012
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Sep 1, 2012
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