The labor agenda’s advance is delighting social-justice warriors energized by the tumult of the times — but is rattling conservatives.
Rob Sampson
Posted inPolitics
Senator alleges voter fraud, but no complaint was filed
Rob Sampson said a voter in his district was told an absentee ballot already had been cast in her name.
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Pandemic eases, and complicates, legislating
The legislature’s Labor and Public Employees Committee co-chairs skipped the masks, but they were very socially distant.
Posted inEconomic Development, Housing
Two lawmaker-landlords and two philosophies on housing policy
An exchange between two state lawmakers who also happen to be landlords shows the divide on rental housing policy.
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State says pols missed deadline to have their day in court
Did two Republicans, Joe Markley and Rob Sampson, miss a deadline for raising a free-speech issue?
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Lawmakers take aim at new and revived gun bills
Connecticut lawmakers are pushing an array of firearm bills that highlight issues regarding gun safety, rights, and reforms.
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Lawmaker: Stricter gun laws haven’t made us safer
Ever since the tragedy at Sandy Hook, I have advocated for constructive and non-partisan solutions to reduce the potential for similar events. Connecticut reacted after that terrible act by passing the strictest gun control laws in the country, including bans on assault rifles, restrictions on magazine capacity, and universal background checks. Irrespective of any other value those policies may have, none of those things have made us even the least bit safer.
Posted inHealth
Obamacare glitch leading to canceled policies, some say
Republican leaders say constituents have had their policies canceled because of problems with the state’s Obamacare exchange. Their claim isn’t entirely accurate, but people involved in insurance administration say problems are causing some people to lose coverage.
Posted inHealth
CT GOP wants to know how many exchange customers were uninsured
Among the measures still awaiting action by the legislature’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee is a controversial bill that would require the state’s health insurance exchange to report on the number of enrollees who were previously uninsured.
Posted inHealth, Politics
Latest Obamacare tweak could revive CT debate on extending health plans
The federal government now says that people who renewed their health plans late last year to avoid having to buy new plans that comply with the federal health law can keep them for an extra two years — but only if their states allow it.