April 22, 2013
4 Bills Die, Advocates Continue Fight
by Megan Merrigan | April 22, 2013 5:30am
Despite the perceived momentum toward four separate bills concerning undocumented immigrants being eligible for driver’s licenses, not one of them made it past the Transportation Committee’s deadline last month.
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Tags: Juan Candelaria, Antonio Guerrera, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, drivers license, undocumented immigrants, Megan Merrigan
April 15, 2013
Lawmakers Asked To Toughen Penalties For Pimps & Johns
by Christine Stuart | April 15, 2013 5:55pm
Her name isn’t really Marie, but that’s the name she used Monday to protect her identity.
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Tags: human trafficking, sex slaves, pimps, Raymond Bechard, dh
April 10, 2013
Gun Debate In Washington Moves Forward With Compromise
by Christine Stuart | April 10, 2013 8:09pm
President Barack Obama praised the bipartisan compromise U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin, D-West Virginia, and Pat Toomey, R-Pennsylvania, struck Wednesday that would strengthen background checks on gun purchases.
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Tags: gun debate, Washington, Barack Obama, Richard Blumenthal, Newtown, dh
April 8, 2013
‘Do Something Before Our Tragedy Becomes Your Tragedy’
by Hugh McQuaid & Christine Stuart | April 8, 2013 7:22pm
As she introduced President Barack Obama on Monday at the University of Hartford, Nicole Hockley shared a glimpse of the grief she’s experienced since her son, Dylan, was among those killed Dec. 14 in Newtown.
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Tags: Barack Obama, gun control, Nicole Hockley, University of Hartford, dh
April 5, 2013
Gun Control Debate Heads To Washington
by Christine Stuart | April 5, 2013 2:09pm
Twenty-four hours after the ink dried on Connecticut’s gun violence prevention legislation, U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy were on the steps of Hartford City Hall preparing to call upon Congress to pass similar measures.
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Tags: gun violence, Pat Llodra, Blumenthal, Murphy, Obama, Newtown, Sandy Hook, massacre, gun control, NRA, dh
April 4, 2013
Challenges Mulled As Gun Bill Becomes Law
by Hugh McQuaid | April 4, 2013 5:55pm
With the ink barely dry on Connecticut’s new gun law, several gun rights groups have announced plans explore legal challenges to the new restrictions.
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Tags: Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, George Jepsen, George Mocsary, assault weapon, Newtown, dh
Implementing Gun Bill Could Cost Up To $25M A Year
by Hugh McQuaid | April 4, 2013 7:30am
The legislature’s bipartisan response to the Newtown shooting could cost the state up to $25 million a year in additional prison costs based on increased penalties for certain crimes, according to the Office of Fiscal Analysis.
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Tags: Craig Miner, Toni Walker, Office of Fiscal Analysis, guns, Hugh McQuaid, dh
House Gives Final Passage To Bipartisan Gun Control Bill
by Hugh McQuaid & Christine Stuart | April 4, 2013 2:24am
The legislature sent its bipartisan response to the Sandy Hook tragedy to the governor’s desk Thursday morning, enacting strict gun-control legislation and closing the book on months of emotional debate.
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Tags: Lawrence Cafero, Brenda Kupchick, DebraLee Hovey, Doug McCrory, Beth Bye, John McKinney, Brendan Sharkey, Newtown, John Frey, Hugh McQuaid, dh
March 25, 2013
Committee Hears Testimony On Covering Sexual Assault Loophole
by Megan Merrigan | March 25, 2013 5:12pm
Advocates are hoping the fourth time will be the charm for a bill that closes loopholes in the state’s sexual assault laws concerning victims with developmental disabilities.
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Tags: Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis Services, Anna Doroghazi, sexual assault, Supreme Court, Megan Merrigan, disabled, disability, dh
February 25, 2013
20 Years Ago, 2 of Today’s Top Democrats Voted the Other Way on Gun Control
by Christine Stuart | February 25, 2013 6:30am
Two of the state’s most vocal Democrats in the ongoing discussion of gun control legislation found themselves on the other side of the issue during a similar debate in 1993 — a period during which gang violence was at its peak.
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