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Immigrant Taken Into Federal Custody, Faces Deportation After Appeal Fails
The Hartford CourantA New Haven man who became an advocacy case for state immigration activists and several of Connecticut's top Democrats was taken into custody in Hartford Monday and will be deported. Jose Maria Islas, 35, showed up for an appointment with an immigration...Tags: Crimes, Migration, U.S. Senate, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Politics
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House bill protects homeland security budget from cuts facing other agencies
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican-controlled House panel moved Thursday to protect the Department of Homeland Security from the big cuts facing other domestic agencies under the party's budget slashing plan. The move came as the Appropriations...Tags: Harold Rogers, Washington, DC, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Issues, Tea Party Movement
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House Democrats Lead New Gun Control Effort
The Hartford CourantThe leader of gun-violence prevention efforts in the U.S. House of Representatives was in Connecticut on Friday to help Democrats execute their new strategy: Demonstrate enough support in the lower chamber to compel the U.S. Senate to revisit the bill...Tags: Nancy Pelosi, Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Mike Thompson
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Veterans Administration Secretary Faults Delays In Processing Claims
The Hartford CourantKevin Burke walked into the veterans hospital about 18 months ago with advanced diabetes and kidney and liver disease. A subsequent mental health screening revealed that the 51-year-old Navy veteran is also an alcoholic and suffers from post-traumatic...Tags: Vietnam, Diabetes, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Veterans Affairs, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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CT House Delegation: No Apologies For Spending, Regulation
The Hartford CourantThe message was clear Thursday as Connecticut's five representatives in the U.S. House gathered in Hartford to talk about economic matters. We need to invest. We need to spend. Whether it's high-speed rail, advanced airline navigation systems, basic...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Budget Control Act of 2011, Finance, U.S. Congress, Health Insurance Cost
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Jose Maria Islas Gets A Deportation Delay - Will March In Wednesday's Immigrant Rights Demonstration
Jose Maria Islas, whoseimmigration case has galvanized activists and reformers in Connecticut, will be joining Gov. Dannel Malloy and U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro Wednesday for a major protest march in New Haven. The only reason Islas, an undocumented...Tags: Migration, U.S. Congress, Demonstration, Politics, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Gov. Malloy Announces Push To Increase Minimum Wage
The Hartford CourantGov. Dannel P. Malloy Friday announced he supports raising the state minimum wage to $9 over the next two years. Sources who have been briefed on the proposal had said Thursday evening the governor was going to endorse a plan to increase the current...Tags: Executive Branch, Elizabeth Esty, U.S. Congress, Labor Legislation, Dannel P. Malloy
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Gov. Malloy To Announce Support For Minimum Wage Increase
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Friday will announce he supports raising the state minimum wage to $9 over the next two years. Sources who have been briefed on the proposal said Thursday evening the governor will endorse a plan to increase the current state level...
Tags: Executive Branch, Elizabeth Esty, U.S. Congress, Labor Legislation, Dannel P. Malloy
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Activists Accuse Congresswoman DeLauro of Taking Too Long to Weigh in on Deportations
Josemaria Islas and Rosa DeLauro would seem to make an unlikely political couple. He's an undocumented factory worker from Mexico now scheduled for deportation; while she's one of the richest and most powerful people in Congress. The connection is the...
Tags: Migration, U.S. Congress, Politics, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), International Law
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Job Corps Enrollment Freeze To End Soon
The Hartford CourantThe U.S. Department of Labor will end the Job Corps enrollment freeze soon, according to Rep. Rosa DeLauro's office. "I was proud to have fought to secure extra funding to transfer to the program and will continue to work to see that ultimately the...Tags: U.S. Department of Labor, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Dannel P. Malloy , Lobbying
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Lipinski to attend pope's installation
— Rep. Dan Lipinski, the Illinois congressman whose name has been mentioned as a potential U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, will attend the inauguration of Pope Francis on Tuesday. "I am honored to have the opportunity to represent the U.S....Tags: Francis I, Nancy Pelosi, Loretta Sanchez, Vatican City, U.S. Congress
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Newtown, Other Gun Violence Victims To Have Strong Presence At State Of The Union Speech
The Hartford Courantjlender@courant.com Much of the story at Tuesday night's State of the Union speech will be about Connecticut, from the Newtown massacre to Manchester, where bullets killed eight employees at Hartford Distributors in 2010, to Bridgeport, where a 3-year-...Tags: Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Congress, Shootings, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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