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Connecticut Politics

Auto glass steering bill moves to Conn. governor

May 22, 2013 6:50 PM
 
 A Connecticut bill that would expand a ban on steering by auto damage appraisers to include glass repairs is moving to the governor's desk.
 
 
 
May 22, 2013 6:18 PM
New gun laws cause backlog for pistol permits Video
It's been just over six weeks since Governor Malloy signed one of the toughest gun laws in the nation...
 
May 22, 2013 1:46 PM
Conn. lawmakers advance school pool safety bill
Legislation that sets stronger pool safety measures following the recent deaths of two Connecticut students...
 
May 22, 2013 6:42 PM
Bill would block release of some Newtown records Video
State prosecutors had said the final report on the investigation into the tragedy at Sandy Hook would...
 
May 22, 2013 11:13 AM
Push to make genetically altered foods labeled Video
Connecticut is moving a step closer to becoming the first state to require that genetically altered food...
 

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Activity Stream

  • Topgun
    Topgun  commented: I am ammazed that the news media and the public are so stupid as to believe that the IRS targeting the conservative tax exempt requests was not orchestrated by the…
     
    IRS official Lerner: I did nothing wrong
    The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups has told Congress she did nothing wrong and has invoked…
    May 22, 2013 7:25 PM
  • Hosed-by-the-system
    Hosed-by-the-system  commented: WHY cant they just leave things the way they are.....anything that has a "built in pesticides CANT be good for you...........we were SO much better off decades…
     
    Push to make genetically altered foods labeled
    Connecticut is moving a step closer to becoming the first state to require that genetically altered food be labeled.
    May 22, 2013 5:08 PM
  • SherriJane
    SherriJane  commented: This is a bunch of hooey and whoever wrote this nonsense actually thinks we will believe it. They must be writing what Obama tells them to - I haven't read one thing…
     
    Obama's approval rating holding steady
    Despite the front-page controversies of the past few weeks, President Barack Obama's approval rating is holding strong — at least for now.
    May 21, 2013 10:26 AM
  • SherriJane
    SherriJane  disliked the news story "Obama's approval rating holding steady"
     
    Obama's approval rating holding steady
    Despite the front-page controversies of the past few weeks, President Barack Obama's approval rating is holding strong — at least for now.
    May 21, 2013 10:23 AM

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Featured Legislation

Sales Tax On Ammunition.

Bill ID: 2013 Senate Bill 140
Introduced: Monday, January 14, 2013
Status: In Committee
 
To require firearm owners to maintain liability insurance and establish a sales tax on the sale of ammunition at a rate of fifty per cent.  See also H.B. 5268
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Sales Tax On Ammunition

 
To require firearm owners to maintain liability insurance and establish a sales tax on the sale of ammunition at a rate…
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Increasing the penalty for using firearm, stun gun

 
An Act Increasing The Penalty For Criminal Use Of A Firearm Or Electronic Defense Weapon, to increase the penalty for criminal…
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Improving School Security

 
That the General Assembly direct the Legislative Program Review and Investigations Committee to study the feasibility of…
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Sequestration explained
 
 

U.S. Congressional News

May 22, 2013 10:00 PM
Senate confirms former nurse to run Medicare
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed a former nurse to run Medicare and other government health insurance programs…
 
May 22, 2013 9:57 PM
Sexual abuse cases put Pentagon under fire
WASHINGTON (AP) — One after another, the charges have tumbled out — allegations of sexual assaults in the military that…
 
May 22, 2013 8:36 PM
Senate votes to extend federal water projects…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has put aside its partisan differences to extend the federal government's main water resources…
 

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Restocking Obama's cabinet
 
 

oP Exclusive

May 14, 2013 8:49 AM
What the Veep? If bullets were chocolate
A 7-year-old boy from Milwaukee is making a stand against gun violence, and has taken his plan straight to the top. See…
 
May 8, 2013 4:11 PM
Social Status: Printable pistols
A University of Texas law student has made history and headlines recently by successfully firing the world’s first 3-D…
 
May 7, 2013 11:28 AM
Ladies First: FLOTUS and Jason Collins…
A week ago, first lady Michelle Obama tweeted to NBA star Jason Collins that "We've got your back." She's putting those…
 

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White House News

May 22, 2013 8:51 PM
Myanmar's president to visit White House…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is set to welcome Myanmar President Thein Sein (tayn sayn) to the White House…
 
May 22, 2013 8:30 PM
Obama honors police officers killed in…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is honoring police officers killed in the line of duty, saying members of law…
 
May 22, 2013 7:36 PM
A timeline of the IRS's scrutiny of the…
A look at events leading to the disclosure that the Internal Revenue Service placed conservative groups under special scrutiny…
 

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Connecticut (change)

 
Connecticut has 169 cities and towns, which serve as the fundamental local political subdivision of the state. Connecticut is the 5th of the original thirteen United States.
 
Offices & Officials

Governor: Dan Malloy
Lieutenant Governor: Nancy Wyman
Attorney General: George Jepsen
State Treasurer: Denise L. Nappier

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Federal Budget News

Projected lower deficit could slow any budget deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The good news is the budget deficit for the current year is projected to... more »

 

No sequester furloughs at State Department
WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite budget cuts requiring most federal agencies to furlough workers,... more »

 

Gen Y: Why we’re so cynical
Gen Y has been called lazy, haplessly doomed and politically apathetic. Why do they feel this... more »

 

Congress approves bill to end airport delays
Congress easily approved legislation Friday ending furloughs of air traffic controllers that... more »

 

Fact check: Did FAA have to furlough controllers?
The FAA has no choice but to cut $637 million as its share of $85 billion in automatic, government-wide... more »