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Fifty-three years have passed since Nelson C.L. Brown II, Republican of Groton, was speaker of Connecticut's House of Representatives, but the reception line at his wake at the state Capitol the other day would have done honor to any current denizen of the building. For Brown never really left. He went on to have a long career as a lobbyist, representing, among others, the Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information, and retired only a few years ago, already in his 80s. The geniality and fairness that twice got him picked by both Democrats and Republicans to be the tie-breaking vote on the state's redistricting commission have been recounted well elsewhere.
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To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Democratic National Convention Press Office, +1-720-362- 2006
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By Luther Turmelle North Bureau Chief lturmelle@nhregister.com HARTFORD -- The House of Representatives Friday unanimously approved passage of a bill designed to improve power plant safety in Connecticut.
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BUDGETS are everywhere. It seems that everyone is talking about budgets. Budgets are a useful planning tool, from the budget of a country to how much you can budget for an evening out with friends. We are all becoming more familiar with the critical need and impact that budgets have on our individual and collective lives. Just recently, we have observed on the federal level how a budget proposed by the House of Representatives will impact the country. Here in Connecticut, the governor has called for a budget that will "share the pain." Locally, the mayor of New Haven, because of the anticipated shortfalls in his early budget, calls for a reduction in City Hall employees including the Police Department. Budgets are all around us. At a recent meeting, Gov. Dannel Malloy stated that he rec...
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Lyndon Johnson, for example, was critical to John F. Kennedy's election in 1960, but dim bulbs like Spiro Agnew and Dan Quayle didn't keep Richard Nixon or George H.W. Bush out of the White House. Leading up to [John McCain]'s announcement of his choice, there was growing speculation that he may choose one of two Jewish lawmakers - little-known Virginia Rep. Eric Cantor, the only Jewish Republican in the House of Representatives, and Sen. Joseph lieberman of Connecticut, arguably the best-known Jewish politician in the country. [Joe Biden]'s presence on the Democratic ticket will thus make it tougher for Republicans to pursue their Jewish strategy: If you can't convince 'em, scare 'em.
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The state's delegation to the U. S. House of Representatives is asking Connecticut Insurance Commissioner Thomas Sullivan to review his department's approval of rate increases on Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield plans. In August, the state Department of Insurance rejected rate increases of up to 32 percent on certain plans, but final approvals capped the highest rate increase at 20 percent.
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By Angela Carter Register Staff acarter@nhregister.com In the wake of an election that left Democrats in the control of the U.S. Senate and the Connecticut legislature, while Republicans took over the U.S. House of Representatives, gun control advocates with the Brady Campaign lauded victors from both parties, including state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal.
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S. Rep. Christopher S. Murphy, D-5, sent more mail at taxpayer expense than any other member of Congress from New England in the past two years. U.S. Rep. Joseph D. Courtney, D-2, is Connecticut's least frugal member, according to a new analysis of congressional office spending done by the Yankee Institute. How members of Congress spend their personal office budgets has long been shrouded in mystery. Disclosure reports have only been available in paperback volumes containing more than 1,000 pages of tiny print, and these tomes are only available in a small basement office at the Capitol or in select Federal Depository libraries. It's enough to make one think Congress doesn't want the public to see how members spend our money. The Yankee Institute is bringing sunlight, transparency and...
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The House of Representatives has failed to defend its federal marriage law, and it should be thrown out, attorneys for six gay couples and a gay widower said in recent court papers. Because of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), the gay plaintiffs have all been mistreated and denied federal benefits given to other married couples, said Mary L. Bonauto and her colleagues at the Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) in briefs filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
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Former Congressman Sam Gejdenson is tearing apart Connecticut Republicans as "the best fake moderates in the world" when he comes to his main message. "Democrats need just 15 seats to take back control of the House (of Representatives) and three of those seats are here in Connecticut," he says. "Most of the time Connecticut is irrelevant. This is one of those few times when what happens here in Connecticut may determine the future course of this country. Gejdenson's audience is a sundry assembly of liberals calling themselves the Hilltop Brigade, sipping lemonade and Chardonnay on a recent summer evening inside Gretchen and Charlie Kingsley's stately New Haven home.
