May 22, 2013
Lawmakers Relieved Corruption Trial Is Over
by Christine Stuart | May 22, 2013 7:54am
It wasn’t a collective sigh of relief, but lawmakers at the state Capitol were glad to be free from the distraction created by a federal corruption trial that ended in a guilty verdict on Tuesday.
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May 21, 2013
Jury Convicts Braddock On All Three Counts
by Hugh McQuaid | May 21, 2013 4:10pm
Posted to: Congress | Courts | Election 2012 | Ethics | Law Enforcement | Labor
A jury deliberated for less than three hours on Tuesday before finding Robert Braddock Jr., the former finance director of Chris Donovan’s 2012 congressional campaign, guilty on all three counts of conspiring to hide the source of $27,500 in campaign donations.
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Donovan Makes Statement As Jury Deliberates; Questions Remain Unanswered
by Hugh McQuaid | May 21, 2013 2:44pm
Posted to: Congress | Courts | Ethics | Labor | Legal
(UPDATED 10 p.m.) NEW HAVEN — After staying out of the public eye for months, Chris Donovan re-emerged Tuesday outside a federal courthouse to reassert his innocence as a jury inside began to mull the fate of a former campaign aide accused of campaign finance corruption.
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Lawmakers Float Statewide Motor Vehicle Tax Proposal
by Christine Stuart | May 21, 2013 12:25pm
Posted to: Town News | Taxes | State Capitol
Instead of eliminating the statewide property tax on 90 percent of motor vehicles like Gov. Dannel P. Malloy proposed in February, a bipartisan commission created by House Speaker Brendan Sharkey is looking at setting a statewide mill rate for property taxes on vehicles.
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Republicans Embrace Some Of Walker’s Message
by Christine Stuart | May 21, 2013 12:10am
Posted to: Election 2014 | Local Politics | Taxes | State Capitol
Lauded as a conservative hero for taking on the public employee unions in Wisconsin in 2010-11, Gov. Scott Walker reminded Connecticut Republicans on Monday that it’s possible to turn a blue state red.
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May 20, 2013
Advocates, Newtown Moms Champion Mental Health Reforms For Children
by Jacqueline Wattles | May 20, 2013 4:38pm
Posted to: Health Care | State Capitol
Newtown mothers joined lawmakers and advocates Monday to support legislation that would streamline mental health services for children.
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Defense Rests in Braddock Trial
by Hugh McQuaid | May 20, 2013 1:47pm
Posted to: Legal
NEW HAVEN — The defense in the campaign corruption trial of Robert Braddock Jr. rested its case Monday in federal court without calling a witness or asking Braddock to take the stand himself.
ANALYSIS: Will Trial Increase Voter Apathy?
by Christine Stuart | May 20, 2013 5:30am
Posted to: Congress | Courts | Election Policy | State Capitol
An associate political science professor from the University of Hartford said Sunday that there is less cynicism among voters now than there was before Connecticut created its landmark public financing system.
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May 17, 2013
Prosecutors Highlight Fundraising Efforts, Competition
by Hugh McQuaid | May 17, 2013 5:49pm
Posted to: Congress | Courts | Election Policy | State Capitol
NEW HAVEN — A federal witness testified Friday that the fundraising pressure was mounting last April as former House Speaker Chris Donovan’s congressional campaign headed into the last filing deadline before the Democratic convention.
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Capital Region Gun Buyback Program Will Be Anonymous
by Jacqueline Wattles | May 17, 2013 1:51pm
Posted to: Town News | Hartford | Public Safety
The Hartford Police and three of the city’s trauma centers will join new sponsors Saturday, May 18, in what they hope will be largest gun buyback in Hartford to date.
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