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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: Personal Weapon Control, Nancy Pelosi, Federal Gun Control Legislation (2013), Joe Manchin III, Chris Murphy
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Former Secretary Of The State Julia Tashjian Dies At 74
The Hartford CourantPoliticians around the state are mourning the death of former Secretary of the State Julia H. Tashjian, a well-known figure in state politics in the 1980s. Tashjian, a Windsor Democrat who served as the state's chief elections official from 1983 to...Tags: Civil and Public Service, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Dannel P. Malloy , West Hartford, Elections
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Former Manchester Mayor Gets 57 Months In Prison
The Hartford CourantA former Manchester mayor who was convicted of fleecing an elderly investor in Maine was sentenced in federal court Thursday to 57 months in prison. A jury in Portland, Maine, had convicted Peter DiRosa, 66, of wire fraud after a three-day trial in...Tags: Personal Service, Lowell Weicker, Elections, Hungary, Politics
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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: U.S. Congress, Economy, Business and Finance, Jim Himes, Financial and Business Services, Budget Control Act of 2011
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What's Left For Gun-Control Advocates After Crash-And-Burn In U.S. Senate?
The Hartford CourantOne of the phrases repeated often by advocates of stricter gun laws since the Dec. 14 Newtown school massacre has been: "If not now, when?" That rhetorical question became a literal one Wednesday when a federal gun-control bill crashed and burned in the...Tags: U.S. Congress, Drunk Driving, Personal Weapon Control, Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Primaries
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Gun Debate Shouldn't Stall Coltsville Park Effort
That Connecticut's congressional delegation is battling for gun safety legislation while trying to have a historic gun manufactory designated a National Historic Park is a perhaps unfortunate coincidence — but nothing more than that. The factory...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Gun Control, Personal Weapon Control, Safety of Citizens, Mount Vernon
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Newtown Bicyclists Arrive In D.C. To Press For Gun Control
The Hartford CourantWASHINGTON — Twenty-six cyclists arrived Tuesday at the Capitol after a four-day ride from Newtown, bringing a plea for tighter gun limits to a reluctant Congress. "Here's our message: Please put politics aside and get it done," said Monte Frank...Tags: Gun Control, U.S. Congress, Jim Himes, Personal Weapon Control, Joe Courtney
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GOP's Roraback Among Malloy's 15 Nominees For Superior Court Judge
The Hartford CourantGov. Dannel P. Malloy nominated 15 new Superior Court judges Thursday, including prominent Republican Andrew Roraback among the familiar names in the political and legal worlds. Many people had considered Roraback the Republican Party's best chance to...Tags: U.S. Congress, Columbia Lions, Seton Hall University, Executive Branch, Suffield
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Larson, Blumenthal, Among Others, Renew Call For Federal Ban On Assault Weapons
The Hartford CourantSearching for a way to prevent future shootings like the one in Newtown, some of Connecticut's congressional representives on Sunday called for a national discussion that could lead to a resumed federal ban on assault weapons and other gun control...Tags: U.S. Congress, Colin Ferguson, Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, East Hartford
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Manchester Family Pushes For Expanded Autism Coverage For Military Families
The Hartford CourantFive-year-old Rachel Margaret Kenyon's father was serving with the Connecticut National Guard in Afghanistan when she was diagnosed with autism. Sgt. Maj. William Kenyon of Manchester is an active-duty veteran of Desert Storm — the early-1990s...Tags: Health, Government Health Care, Behavioral Conditions, Arts and Culture, Afghanistan
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The Hartford Will Help City Buy And Demolish Blighted Capitol West Building
The Hartford CourantWhen Liam McGee first took over the job as The Hartford's chief executive a year ago, he drove by the long-vacant Capitol West building every morning on his way to his Asylum Hill office from his downtown apartment. The bombed-out look started to bug...Tags: House Building, Property, Real Estate, Public Officials, Aetna Inc.
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