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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: Barack Obama, Newspaper and Magazine, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate, Firearms
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Hollywood starlet hikes this trail ahead of me boots don't fail me now Mosquito bites me itch like crazy all night long repellent next time! No map, no compass cellphone-toting outdoorsman lost signal found peace -
England's rugged coast a favorite of the British
Special to The TimesExmoor is one of England's smallest national parks, but it packs a grand variety of natural attractions within its borders: magnificent coastal bluffs, lush woodland, tumbling streams. Despite all this wonderful countryside, don't expect to meet many...Tags: Travel, Environmental Issues, Natural Resources, Cornwall, Rivers
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Senate Backs Bill To Label Genetically Modified Foods
The Hartford CourantA bill that would require food made with genetically modified organisms to carry labels cleared the state Senate late Tuesday night. The Senate's approval, on a 35-1 vote, gives new energy to a measure that had strong grassroots backing but appeared...Tags: Connecticut United for Research Excellence, Crime, Law and Justice, Consumers, U.S. Senate, Agriculture
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Walker Delivers Pep Talk To State GOP
The Hartford Courant— Scott Walker, the governor of Wisconsin and hero to conservatives across the nation for his efforts to quash public employee unions, delivered a pep talk to Connecticut Republicans Monday night. Walker reminded the crowd at the state GOP's...Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, U.S. Senate, Scott Walker, Regional Authority
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Legislators Mandate Mattress Recycling
The Hartford CourantConnecticut would become the first state in the nation to mandate the recycling of mattresses, whose disposal has become an ongoing problem in major cities. The measure passed by 28 to 8 in the state Senate on Thursday afternoon, coming after...Tags: Martin M Looney, Dermatology, Consumers, Rocky Hill, Litchfield County
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Pressure Builds At State Capitol Over Budget, Spending Cap
The Hartford CourantTension is mounting at the state Capitol this week as legislators battle over Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposal for a budget that would take effect as he is running in his 2014 re-election campaign. The stakes are high for both Malloy and lawmakers...Tags: Republican Party, Joan V Hartley, Personal Income, Crime, Law and Justice, Paul R Doyle
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Senate Unanimously Strengthens Racial Profiling Law
The Hartford CourantThe state Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to expand the state's racial profiling law to include more police departments. The measure comes one year after another bill had strengthened the law in other ways and was passed by large majorities in both...Tags: Joan V Hartley, Crime, Law and Justice, Paul R Doyle, Criminals, Government
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Cloned: Inheritance Windfall: Record-Breaking Year For Estate Taxes Helps Fuel Budget Surplus
The Hartford CourantEven if death and taxes are the only things certain in life, state legislators say they can never be certain about death taxes. With no crystal ball and no idea when spectacularly wealthy Connecticut residents might die, state officials make an educated...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Finance, Mutual Funds, Stamford, Litchfield County
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LETTER: Republicans' Leadership Vacuum
The editorial in Saturday's paper described how state Republican leaders are just talking about the budget cuts and not really doing anything [May 11, "The Binds Of Bonded Debt"]. Senate Republican leader John McKinney and House Republican leader Larry...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Elections
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Balancing State's Books With Borrowing Irresponsible
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy took to the airwaves this week, insisting on radio station WNPR that "we're going to end up with a very good budget, a very sound budget, that continues us down the path to restoring fiscal health in the state of Connecticut." Good...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Dannel P. Malloy , Radio Industry, Regional Authority
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No Wrongdoing Here, Just Some Distractions
The Hartford CourantYou pay attention to the wrong things. That's what three politicians claimed when caught in betrayals of the public interest in the past two weeks. With no credible explanation for their bad acts, each branded their controversy a "distraction" as they...Tags: U.S. Senate, Finance, Credit and Debt, Energy, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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