WASHINGTON – The White House on Monday agreed to provide some, but not all, of the money the state requested to help the victims of May’s severe storms and tornadoes. Continue Reading →
White House approves disaster aid for towns hit by May storm
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Whistleblower accuses Pratt & Whitney of selling government defective jet engines
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WASHINGTON – A whistleblower says Pratt & Whitney and its parent company, United Technologies Corp., sold the Pentagon tens of millions of dollars in defective fighter jet engines, unnecessarily exposing military pilots to the risk of catastrophic engine failures. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Politics, Washington, F-15, F-16, F-22, False Claims Act, jet engines, Peter Bonzani
Turnout increased for both parties, Dem enthusiasm closes gap
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Connecticut followed a national trend with a boost in the number of voters who cast ballots in their party’s primary election on Tuesday, and those numbers show that enthusiasm among Democratic voters has increased. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Politics, Washington
Hayes would be a minority within a minority in Congress
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If Jahana Hayes succeeds in winning a seat in Congress, she will be in a select group of minority lawmakers who represent overwhelmingly white majority districts. Hayes garnered substantial support among white Democrats, winning towns in the district with few minority residents, like Goshen, Litchfield and Southbury, by more than 66 percent of the vote. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Politics, Washington, 5th Congressional District, Barack Obama, Congress, ct primary 2018, Jahana Hayes, majority minority districts
Hayes wins ground-breaking victory for 5th District nomination
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Jahana Hayes, the political novice whose compelling life story drew national attention, soundly defeated former Simsbury First Selectman Mary Glassman Tuesday for the Democratic nomination to represent Connecticut’s 5th Congressional District. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Politics, ct primary 2018, Democratic primary, Elizabeth Esty, Jahana Hayes, Manny Santos, Mary Glassman, Republican primary
GOP voters choose Corey to challenge Murphy
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Matthew Corey has defeated fellow Republican Dominic Rapini for the chance to run against Connecticut’s most heavily financed and formidable political opponent — Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Murphy. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Politics, Chris Murphy, ct primary 2018, Dominic Rapini, Matthew Corey, Republican primary
Candidates for Esty’s congressional seat hustle last-minute votes
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Both the Democratic and Republican candidates for Rep. Elizabeth Esty’s congressional seat are frantically spending the last hours before the polls close on the primary races Tuesday searching for votes, sometimes one by one and often in towns considered the opposing party’s strongholds. Campaigning in the 5th District poses unique geographical and strategic challenges. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Politics, 5th Congressional District, ct primary 2018, Jahana Hayes, Manny Santos, Mary Glassman, primary election, Ruby Corby O'Neill
Independent group aims to tie Hayes to Obama
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Jahana Hayes, a Democratic candidate for the sprawling 5th District congressional seat, is getting some last-minute help in the form of campaign videos produced by an independent group that link her to former President Barack Obama. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Politics, A New Promise, campaign ad, congressional election, ct primary 2018, independent expenditure, Jahana Hayes, Mary Glassman
Hayes, Glassman, other pols search for votes at Newtown rally
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Newtown – In the homestretch of primary races, Sunday’s March for Our Lives rally here was the place to be for Democratic candidates hoping to round up last-minute votes and extol voters to show up at the polls on Tuesday. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Civil and criminal justice, Politics, "March for Our Lives", Democratic primary, Fla, gun control, Jahana Hayes Susan Bysiewicz Chris Murphy, Mary Glassman
Parkland students bringing campaign for gun law changes to Newtown
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When a busload of Parkland, Fla., high school gun control activists arrives in Newtown on Sunday, they will be completing an emotional tour of 50 cities, some the sites of the nation’s grisliest mass shootings, in an effort to create political change. Besides influencing public opinion, the students are also seeking to register young voters who will help their cause. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Politics, "March for Our Lives", bump stocks, gun control, Marjorie Stoneman Douglas, newtown, NRA, Parkland students
Wade: State law bars sale of Trump’s ‘junk’ short-term health plans
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The Connecticut Insurance Department has determined state law prohibits the sale of skimpy “short term” plans that are being promoted by President Donald Trump as a cheaper alternative to Affordable Care Act coverage. “Connecticut already has the necessary statutory consumer protections in place to prohibit ‘junk plans,’” said Insurance Commissioner Katharine Wade. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Health Care, Politics, Washington, Affordable Care Act, Connecticut Insurance Department, Donald Trump, essential benefits, Katharine Wade
O’Neill accuses DuPont of breaking federal disclosure laws
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WASHINGTON — Mud began to fly Wednesday in what was a quiet GOP primary race for Rep. Elizabeth Esty’s seat, as the Ruby Corby O’Neill hit fellow Republican Rich DuPont for his failure to file a financial disclosure form or say he stands by the content of a recently released cable ad, as federal law requires. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Politics, Washington, campaign advertising, federal campaign law, GOP primary, Office of the House Clerk, personal financial disclosure, Rich DuPont
Blumenthal: Dems have FOIA’d Kavanaugh White House documents
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WASHINGTON – Democrats have opened an new front in their battle to obtain a mountain of documents from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh tenure in the White House by filing Freedom of Information Act requests for that information, said Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Wednesday. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Civil and criminal justice, Politics, Washington, Alliance for Justice, Brett Kavanaugh, Charles Grassley, confirmation, Freedom of Information request
CT senators demand DHS explain ban on Plum Island visitors
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WASHINGTON – Connecticut’s senators, joined by one from New York, are demanding Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen explain why her agency has shut down visitor access to Plum Island, a spit of land in the Long Island Sound that for years has been shrouded in mystery. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Environment, Politics, Washington, Animal Disease Center, Audubon Society, Chris Murphy, environmentalists, Kirstjen Nielsen
Crumbling foundations trending as a campaign issue
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The issue of crumbling foundations that threaten financial ruin for thousands of Connecticut homeowners is trending in political circles, but help to those afflicted faces significant obstacles and could be limited. Continue Reading →