May 17, 2012
Racial Profiling Bill And Secure Communities Intersect
by Hugh McQuaid | May 17, 2012 4:43pm
The recently adopted racial profiling legislation that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is expected to sign may help the state assess the impact of the controversial federal “Secure Communities” immigration policy, according to the governor’s top criminal justice adviser.
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Tags: racial profiling, mike lawlor, east haven, criminal justice, traffic stop, Police, dh
May 8, 2012
Bill Targeting Sex Trafficking Passes House
by Hugh McQuaid | May 8, 2012 12:26am
The House unanimously passed a bill Monday night that makes it a felony to advertise the commercial sexual exploitation of a minor.
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Tags: sex trafficking, prostitution, justice, jeffery berger, connecticut, escort services, escort ads, escorts, prostitutes, publishers, Gerald Fox, dh
May 7, 2012
House Sends PLA Bill To Malloy
by Hugh McQuaid | May 7, 2012 7:55pm
A bill allowing public entities to require the use of project labor agreements cleared the House of Representatives Monday and will now head to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s desk.
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Tags: project labor agreements, Tony Guerrera, Tony D'Amelio, Whit Betts, dh
Racial Profiling Bill Headed To Governor’s Desk
by Hugh McQuaid | May 7, 2012 12:26pm
With bipartisan support, the House gave final passage Monday to a bill strengthening a law requiring police to report traffic stop data. The data will be analyzed by the state for evidence of racial profiling.
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Tags: racial profiling, Gary Holder-Winfield, East Haven, John Shaban, white, black, hispanic, Hugh McQuaid, dh
May 5, 2012
Boucher’s Last Stand
by Hugh McQuaid | May 5, 2012 2:34am
Sen. Toni Boucher stood up at 5:22 Friday afternoon to oppose a marijuana bill for what might have been the last time. She didn’t sit back down again until nearly five hours later when discussion began on the first of many amendments.
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Tags: medical marijuana, Senate, Toni Boucher, marijuana, filibuster
May 1, 2012
Senate Sends Sunday Sales To Gov’s Desk
by Hugh McQuaid | May 1, 2012 6:35pm
Similar proposals have failed for years, but it took the Senate little more than an hour Tuesday to give final passage to a bill legalizing Sunday sales of alcohol in Connecticut.
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Tags: liquor, alcohol, sunday sales, consumers, Paul Doyle, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, John Kissel, Hugh McQuaid, dh
House Passes Criminal Lineup Modifications
by Hugh McQuaid | May 1, 2012 4:19pm
The House passed a bill Tuesday changing how police conduct criminal lineups in an effort to improve eyewitness reliability. The formerly contentious issue passed the chamber unanimously after a short debate.
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Tags: eye witness testimony, Gerald Fox, criminal justice, lineup, Hugh McQuaid, dh
April 27, 2012
Out-of-State Economist Calls For Creation of Public Retirement Accounts
by Hugh McQuaid | April 27, 2012 1:18pm
A retirement security economist was advocating a bill Thursday that would create a taskforce to consider establishing a state-run defined benefit plan for private citizens.
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Tags: Pension, state employee, 401k, IRA, defined benefit plan, hugh mcquaid, dh
April 26, 2012
Minimum Wage Clears House, But Senate Could Pose Hurdle
by Christine Stuart | April 26, 2012 3:42pm
One quarter per year. That’s the increase in the minimum wage the House approved 88-62 Thursday afternoon.
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Tags: minimum wage, small business, low wage worker, restaurant, cafero, Ezequiel santiago, anthony d'amelio, john rigby, dh
April 25, 2012
House Forwards Medical Marijuana To Senate
by Hugh McQuaid | April 25, 2012 11:11pm
After debating for more than six hours, the House passed a bill legalizing the medical use of marijuana Wednesday night in a 96-51 vote, sending the bill to the Senate for approval.
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