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Candidates Run Wild In 5th District Race
The Hartford CourantOne fear we harbor about our dopey Aug. 14 primary date is that freakishly low turn-out will produce a winner who is some kind horrific political mutant. This summer, in the 5th District, that fear is abated by the growing realization that pretty much...Tags: Donovan, Politics, Elections, Donald Trump, Primaries
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Donovan's Feeble TV Ad, Political Ghoulishness, and Connecticut's Ethical Blind Spots
There he was, looking earnest and working class in his shirt sleeves, hoping to somehow salvage what has become a Titanic of a political campaign, post-iceberg. Christopher Donovan’s new TV ad has him talking about how he’s fired several...
Tags: Bribery, Politics, Government, Justice System, U.S. Senate
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Malloy Calls Felon's Candidacy 'Local Issue,' Favors 'Second Chances'
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Gov. Dannel P. Malloydeclined Tuesday to take a position on Bridgeport Democrats' endorsement of a felon, former state Sen.Ernest E. Newton II, as a candidate for a state Senate seat – the same office that Newton was convicted in...Tags: Shawn Wooden, Bribery, Politics, Government, Pedro E. Segarra
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Why ex-governor Rowland shouldn't call out the New Britain to Hartford busway
Boondoggle. It's a lovely word that conjures up nightmare visions of vast sums of taxpayer money squandered by political idiots or crooks. A dictionary definition calls it "a wasteful or impractical project often involving graft." Which leads us, not...
Tags: New Britain, M. Jodi Rell, Politics, Government, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)
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2002: WITNESS SOUGHT IN 1995 DRAGGING DEATH OF LEAH ULBICH POLICE HOPE EMERGENCY BOX CALLER STEPS FORWARD
Courant Staff WriterWith her arm stuck in the door of a speeding car, Leah W. Ulbrich was being dragged to her death when a woman standing on a corner in Hartford's South End noticed the hideous spectacle and reached for an emergency call box to notify the police. ...Tags: Substance Abuse, Wethersfield, Crime, Law and Justice, Electronics, Prosecution
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Plenty of outrage over East Haven racial profiling scandal, and plenty of blame for state leaders who let it happen
East Haven’s racial-profiling scandal produced an abundance of outrage during a Connecticut Civil Rights Coalition news conference Wednesday, but maybe not enough of it was directed at the people who ultimately made the scandal possible.
Oh,...Tags: J Brendan Sharkey, Politics, Government, Justice System, Racism
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Malloy Calls For Funding State Pensions
Just days after a key Wall Street rating agency downgraded the state's bonds, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy called upon the state legislature to pour more money into the state pension plan. Malloy said his actions had nothing to do with the downgrade by ...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Denise Nappier, John McKinney, Politics, Government
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Moody's Downgrades State Bonds; Malloy Chief Complains
After the largest tax increase in Connecticut state history, a key Wall Street rating agency downgraded the state's bonds Friday as the state is teeter-tottering toward a deficit in the current fiscal year.
The Moody's Investors Service rating agency...Tags: Politics, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Credit and Debt, Government, Companies and Corporations
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Attorney: Delay Malloy Food Stamp Hearings
The Hartford CourantInsisting that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is rushing to judgment, an attorney is asking the state to declare a moratorium on all disciplinary hearings for state employees suspected of fraudulently receiving food stamp benefits after Tropical Storm Irene. Rich...Tags: Dannel P. Malloy , Tropical Storms, U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, Social Services, Politics
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Illinois ex-governor gets 14 year sentence - a far cry from Rowland's corruption penalty
Ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich just got 14 years in prison for his corrupt crimes in office – which is a hell of a lot more than our felonious former Gov. John G. Rowland’s modest 10-month sentence. But then Rowland never put up a U.S....Tags: Punishment, Politics, Regional Authority, Government, Executive Branch
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Rowland Calls For DSS Commissioner To Resign; Occhiogrosso Calls Rowland A Fraud
Saying that “many’’ state employees may be involved in food stamp fraud, the governor’s legal counsel told all department heads Monday that they must cooperate with state investigators, as well as state and federal prosecutors....Tags: U.S. Diplomatic Security Service, Politics, Arts and Culture, Government, Justice System
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Commissioners Told To Cooperate On Food Stamp Fraud
The Hartford Courant— Saying that "many'' state employees may be involved in food stamp fraud, the governor's legal counsel told all department heads Monday that they must cooperate with state investigators, as well as state and federal prosecutors. More than $12...Tags: Politics, Government, Disasters and Accidents, Justice System, Prosecution
Jul 27, 2012
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Jul 31, 2012
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May 22, 2012
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Jun 19, 2012
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Jan 23, 2012
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Jan 20, 2012
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Dec 12, 2011
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Dec 7, 2011
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Dec 5, 2011
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