May 13, 2013
What’s Next For Air Traffic Control Towers?
by Christine Stuart | May 13, 2013 5:45pm
The Federal Aviation Administration has decided to keep open 149 small airport control towers, including six in Connecticut, but tower operators and lawmakers are concerned about what will happen at the end of the fiscal year.
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March 6, 2013
New London Lawmaker Turns Defiant, Challenges New Speaker
by Hugh McQuaid | March 6, 2013 5:17pm
An inappropriate comment by a lawmaker has the new House speaker dealing with his first major controversy and looking to establish a standing protocol on sexual harassment.
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Tags: Ernest Hewett, New London, Brendan Sharkey, Mae Flexer, Diana Urban, sexual harassment, hugh mcquaid, dh
March 1, 2013
Inappropriate Remark Cost Lawmaker His Leadership Position
by Christine Stuart | March 1, 2013 6:29am
(Updated 1:25 p.m.) House Speaker Brendan Sharkey removed a veteran lawmaker from his leadership position Thursday for an inappropriate remark he made last week during a budget hearing.
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Tags: Ernest Hewett, snake, inappropriate, sexual harassment, dh
January 7, 2013
Lawmaker Calls For Metal Detectors At Capitol; Leaders Leaning Away
by Christine Stuart | January 7, 2013 4:45pm
A New London lawmaker wants to make sure lawmakers are able to make tough decisions that’s why he’s proposing legislation that would require the state to borrow money to install metal detectors at the entrance of the state Capitol and the Legislative Office Building.
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Tags: metal detectors, Ernest Hewett, state Capitol, Brendan Sharkey, Lawrence Cafero, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, legislative management, safety, dh
October 15, 2012
Corporate Personhood Takes Stage At Debate
by Paul Bass | October 15, 2012 9:12pm
Linda McMahon came out for corporations’ “free speech rights” in bankrolling campaigns — then said that, unlike her opponent, Chris Murphy, she doesn’t need their money.
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Tags: Garde Arts, New London, U.S. Senate debate 2012, Linda McMahon, Chris Murphy
May 23, 2012
Citizens Asks Local Officials To Reject Corporate Personhood
by Michael Lee-Murphy | May 23, 2012 5:30am
When the U.S. Supreme Court overturned sections of the McCain-Feingold campaign financing law with its decision in Citizens United v. FEC, many observers said that the decision would usher in a new era in American politics, along with a new understanding of American liberties.
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Tags: corporate personhood, Citizens United, Hartford, Windham, New London, Middletown, Luis Cotto, Richard Swanson, Supreme Court, candidates, campaigns, dh
April 24, 2012
Lawmakers Say New London Firefighter Should Have His Job Back
by Hugh McQuaid | April 24, 2012 6:02pm
When State Fire Training Academy property was found defaced, some recruits may have found it humorous to suggest that Al Mayo, the only black recruit, was responsible. But according to a state investigation, it may have helped create a perception that got him pulled from the class.
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Tags: Ernest Hewett, fire fighters, New London, racism, discrimination, dh
February 7, 2012
Education Group Calls State Subpoena of Schools ‘Harassment’
by Christine Stuart and Hugh McQuaid | February 7, 2012 6:30am
A state subpoena for records from 10 schools districts—all named as plaintiffs in the landmark school funding lawsuit—couldn’t have come at a worse time, one school superintendent said Monday.
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