October 30, 2012
Sandy Worse Than Irene
by Christine Stuart and Hugh McQuaid | October 30, 2012 7:53pm
Early estimates show that the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy is “substantially larger” than the damage caused by Tropical Storm Irene, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday.
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Tags: hartford, old saybrook, east haven, milford, Utilities, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Bridgeport, FEMA, dh
October 29, 2012
Malloy Issues Katrina-Like Warning
by Christine Stuart | October 29, 2012 9:49pm
Thousands of people may people may be trapped in their homes because they didn’t heed the state’s evacuation warnings before Monday’s storm surge hit “and our worst fears were being reached,“ Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said in a hastily called press conference Monday night around 9:15.
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Tags: connecticut, Sandy, katrina, storm, malloy, CL&P, UI, disaster, electricity, flooding, dh
August 27, 2012
Malloy Impressed With Post-Irene Reconstruction In East Haven
by Hugh McQuaid | August 27, 2012 7:45pm
On the eve of the one year anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy toured a coastal neighborhood that had been devastated by the storm, calling the progress that’s been made there “pretty darn impressive.”
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Tropical Storm Irene, 1 Year Later
by Hugh McQuaid | August 27, 2012 5:30am
This week will mark the one year anniversary of Tropical Storm Irene, the storm that killed two Connecticut residents, swept seaside homes into the ocean, and left hundreds of thousands of people without power.
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Tags: Tropical Storm Irene, James Albis, Stephen Dargan, hurricane
April 19, 2012
Senate Upholds Right To Record, Photograph Police
by Hugh McQuaid | April 19, 2012 6:24pm
The Senate voted 24-11 on Thursday to pass a bill allowing citizens to sue police who stop people from photographing or videotaping officers in the performance of their duties.
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Tags: photographing police, videotaping police, John Kissel, Martin Looney, Eric Coleman, Andrew Roraback, Kevin Witkos, East Haven, news media, news photographer, 1st amendment, free speech, hugh mcquaid, rodney king, dh
Senate To Take Up Two Policing Bills
by Hugh McQuaid | April 19, 2012 1:27pm
The Senate plans to take up two bills Thursday aimed at curbing bad behavior by police. One would strengthen the state’s racial profiling reporting law, while the other make police liable if they stop someone from videotaping them.
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Tags: Father Jim Manship, Martin Looney, Donald Williams, Eric Coleman, policing, surveillance, video
February 2, 2012
Dems Pitch Price Gouging Protections
by Caitlin Emma | February 2, 2012 6:30am
When the next hurricane or major snowstorm hits Connecticut, Sen. Majority Leader Martin Looney and his colleagues have an idea that will keep plowers and roofers from ripping people off.
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