February 3, 2012
On UConn Campus, Pot Will Be Treated The Same As Booze
by Joseph Adinolfi | February 3, 2012 12:38pm
Eight months after a law decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana went into effect, the University of Connecticut has equalized penalties for possession of the drug with that of alcohol.
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Tags: marijuana, UConn, penalty, Sam Tracy
February 2, 2012
Casinos Look to Move Gambling Online, Lawmakers Unlikely to Legalize It
by Hugh McQuaid | February 2, 2012 3:43pm
Representatives of the two Indian casinos told lawmakers Thursday they would welcome an opportunity to provide online gaming, but lawmakers told them they have no plans to introduce legislation.
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Tags: Mohegan, Mashantucket Pequot, casinos, online gambling, regulation, gambling
Republican Lawmakers Support Union’s Right To Vote
by Christine Stuart | February 2, 2012 1:03pm
(Updated 3:40 p.m.)It was an odd political pairing. Two Republican lawmakers stood alongside union members Thursday arguing that its members should have the right to vote to switch unions.
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Tags: SEBAC, UPSEU, Republicans, Democrats, unions, vote, pension, Attachment H
February 1, 2012
McKinney: Online Gambling Is Not Coming To CT
by Hugh McQuaid | February 1, 2012 3:38pm
Senate Minority Leader John McKinney said Wednesday that online gambling is not coming to Connecticut, calling the governor’s understanding of a U.S. Justice Department decision regarding gambling “fundamentally flawed and just wrong.”
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Tags: online gambling, John McKinney, Dannel Malloy, casinos
January 30, 2012
Online Gambling: Here Already
by Hugh McQuaid | January 30, 2012 5:10pm
As the Finance Committee was hearing expert testimony on the pitfalls of online gambling, one of the committee’s younger members demonstrated on his iPad one reason for the state to allow it—it’s already happening.
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Tags: online gambling, finance, Revenue, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, problem gambling, tribes, Marvin Steinberg
January 27, 2012
Advocates Want To Keep Domestic Violence On Legislative Agenda
by Joseph Adinolfi | January 27, 2012 5:30am
The Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence – flanked by elected officials, advocates and members of the law enforcement community – announced their legislative priorities for the session at a Thursday press conference.
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Tags: domestic violence, connecticut coalition against domestic violence, Mae Flexer, george jepsen
January 26, 2012
Hartford Officials Back Red Light Cameras
by Hugh McQuaid | January 26, 2012 3:17pm
Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra and Sen. John Fonfara threw their support behind legislation to legalize red light enforcement cameras Thursday, bringing the annual New Haven issue to the capital city.
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Tags: red light cameras, hartford, fonfara, hartford hospital, Hugh McQuaid
January 25, 2012
East Haven Mayor’s ‘Taco’ Comment Draws Wide Criticism
by Hugh McQuaid | January 25, 2012 3:21pm
Calling for East Haven to get rid of Mayor Joseph Maturo, Rep. Ernest Hewett wondered if Maturo would follow up his “stupid” taco comment by slighting the African American community with a fried chicken joke.
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Tags: East Haven, police, racial profiling, taco, Joseph Maturo, Hewett, Hugh McQuaid
January 24, 2012
State Lawmakers Review Mandatory Reporting Laws
by Joseph Adinolfi | January 24, 2012 11:59pm
In the wake of the Penn State sex abuse scandal, Connecticut officials found themselves Tuesday discussing making coaches at all levels mandatory reporters of abuse.
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Tags: DCF, mandated reporter, Joette Katz
90 Employees Under Investigation, 4 Fired, & 4 Retired
by Christine Stuart | January 24, 2012 10:46pm
Four employees have been fired and four have opted to retire as a result of the state’s ongoing investigation into the post-Irene food stamp fraud, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy told his commissioners Tuesday.
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