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Malloy Signs Gun Control Bill, One Of Strictest In Nation
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Flanked by family members of Newtown massacre victims and the legislative leaders who spent months trying to respond to their tragedy, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed a sweeping gun-control bill Thursday whose big provisions — such...Tags: Human Interest, Weaponry, Assault, Barack Obama, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Connecticut lawmakers approve sweeping new gun law
Lawmakers in Connecticut, the site of the Dec. 14 massacre that renewed a national debate over gun control, passed a bipartisan measure that increases background checks for buyers and bans the sale of semiautomatic rifles like the one used in Newtown&...Tags: U.S. Congress, Lobbying, Interior Policy, Elections, Personal Weapon Control
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Short-Term Judges Win Pension Lottery
The Hartford CourantYou are right to wonder why a hefty tax increase and claims to have gotten spending under control have not brought stable finances to state government. Sometimes a jarring example will help explain something as complex as Connecticut's troubled, growing...Tags: Primaries, Interior Policy, Elections, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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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: Health and Safety at School, Regional Authority, Weaponry, Interior Policy, Assault
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Lawmaker's Comment Is Bad From Every Angle
There's a certain ambiguity in state Rep. Ernest Hewett's crude response to a teenage intern's testimony at a Feb. 20 budget hearing. But that ambiguity doesn't excuse what the New London Democrat said. The teenager, speaking on behalf of the...
Tags: New London (New London, Connecticut), Justice System, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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Newtown Police Commissioners Ask For Changes In Workers' Compensation Law
The Hartford CourantThe board of police commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday to ask the legislature to expand Connecticut's workers' compensation law to provide benefits for those who might have "sustained physical or emotional injury" as the result of the Sandy Hook...Tags: Human Interest, Laws, Career and Workplace, Stephen Dargan, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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State Legislature Has Too Many Chiefs
As former state Rep. Astrid T. Hanzalek noted in a recent op-ed piece in The Courant, the number and expense of leaders in the General Assembly has increased to the point that "you'd think the state was awash in extra money." Connecticut is not swimming... -
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: U.S. Conference of Mayors, Assault, Martin M Looney, Barack Obama, Adam Lanza
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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: Regional Authority, Employment Opportunities, Employment, Budgets and Budgeting, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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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: U.S. Congress, Lobbying, Elections, Parties and Movements, Sports
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Effort To Ban Weapon Used In Newtown Failed In 2001, But Lawmakers Seek New Gun Restrictions
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Less than a week after the Newtown school massacre, state lawmakers are calling for sweeping new restrictions on guns and ammunition — while a key legislative leader says that the Bushmaster semiautomatic rifle used in last Friday's...Tags: Beth Bye, Weaponry, Assault, Southbury, Martin M Looney
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Legislature OKs Budget Cuts That Mostly Eliminate $365 Million Deficit
The Hartford CourantConnecticut lawmakers on Wednesday approved a measure that nearly eliminates the state's $365 million deficit by cutting funding for hospitals and education, among a myriad of other programs. The proposal reduced state spending in the current fiscal...Tags: Government Debt, Elections, Don Williams, Budgets and Budgeting, Justice System
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Dec 20, 2012
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