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Without fanfare, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed into law today a bill repealing the death penalty for future crimes.
Malloy had made clear that he had no desire for a celebratory public bill signing, given that some relatives of murder victims were so vehemently opposed to repeal. The signing was witnessed by advocates of repeal, his staff said.
Here is the official notice:
Mark is the Capitol Bureau Chief and a co-founder of CT Mirror. He is a frequent contributor to WNPR, a former state politics writer for The Hartford Courant and Journal Inquirer, and contributor for The New York Times.
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