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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: Entertainment, Talk Shows (genre), Crime, Law and Justice, Corporate Crime, Regional Authority
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Hartford City Council Questions Mayor's School Board Appointees
The Hartford CourantCouncilman Kenneth Kennedy cut to the chase Thursday night. During a city hall confirmation hearing that council President Shawn Wooden called "unprecedented," Kennedy asked why Mayor Pedro Segarra wants to be on the school board. Along with himself,...Tags: Eddie A. Perez, Democratic Party, Education, Pedro E. Segarra, Kenneth Kennedy
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Charity poker tourney raises $34,000 for Women in Distress, Children's Fund
New Yorker Frank Giordano won the big prize at the Isle Casino and Racing Sunday night, joining Women In Distress and the Sun-Sentinel Children's Fund as happy participants in the inaugural All In For Charity Poker Tournament.
Giordano outlasted about 90...Tags: Gambling, Jed Weaver, Social Issues, Charity
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Segarra Sworn In To First Full Term As Mayor
The Hartford CourantHARTFORD — Calling it "the start of a four-year odyssey," Pedro E. Segarra was sworn in Tuesday to his first full mayoral term. Segarra, the former city council president who took over as mayor in 2010 — succeeding Eddie Perez, who was...Tags: Larry Deutsch, Kenneth Kennedy, Luis E. Cotto, George C. Jepsen, Parties and Movements
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Big Night For Democrats; Upsets In Middletown, Milford
Democrats swept to victories Tuesday in Waterbury, New Britain, Middletown and Milford as well-organized candidates pounded away on local issues and got their voters to the polls in the state’s big cities. In Middletown, Democrat Dan Drew...Tags: Joseph Ganim, Weston (Fairfield, Connecticut), Punishment, Simsbury, Local Government
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Segarra Wins Democratic Mayoral Primary
The Hartford CourantMayor Pedro Segarra swept to victory Tuesday in the Democratic primary, defeating Edwin Vargas 4,137-1,506. Vargas conceded the race at 10 p.m., said his campaign manager, Jorge Cabrera. "It's one step closer to another [term]," said Segarra, who...Tags: Republican Party, Kenneth Kennedy, Regional Authority, Primaries, Local Elections
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21 Towns Go To Polls To Choose Candidates
The Hartford CourantVoters from 21 cities and towns began voting this morning to select party-endorsed candidates for the Nov. 8 election ballot. Polls opened at 6 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m. Democratic primaries will be held in Cromwell, East Hartford, Guilford,...Tags: Kenneth Kennedy, Voting, Justice System, New London (New London, Connecticut), Middletown
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Hartford Democrats Make Primary Choices Tuesday
The Hartford CourantCity Democrats will head to the polls Tuesday to choose six city council candidates, one mayoral candidate and a treasurer candidate. In a city where Democrats outnumber Republicans by a ratio of 18-to-1, the primary is a good predictor of November's...Tags: Republican Party, Kenneth Kennedy, Regional Authority, Local Elections, Voting
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Democrats Change Candidate Formula, But Criticized For Not Including A Woman On Slate
The Hartford CourantFor the first time in years, the city's Democratic Town Committee broke its tradition of endorsing two African-Americans, two Latinos and two white candidates for city council. Instead, the party endorsed three African-Americans, two Latinos and one...Tags: Republican Party, Kenneth Kennedy, African Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Luis E. Cotto
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Where Are The Women For City Council?
Hartford Democrats cashiered their antiquated racial quotas for the party's city council slate last Thursday. That development — as well as more robust competition among council candidates — was the best outcome from the party's first...Tags: Political Corruption, African Americans, Hispanic and Latino Americans, Regional Authority, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Segarra Gets Endorsement, City Council, Treasurer Races Highly Contested
The Hartford CourantMayor Pedro Segarra easily won the endorsement Thursday at the city's Democratic nominating convention, while the city council race was strongly contested. Segarra defeated Edwin Vargas, a member of the city's planning and zoning commission, and J....Tags: Eddie A. Perez, Politics, Democratic National Conventions, Pedro E. Segarra, Dannel P. Malloy
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