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Toll bill passes committee
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on March 15th, 2010
Hartford, Conn. (WTNH) -- By a narrow margin, the Transporation Committee has passed a bill to establish tolls at the state's borders.The vote was a narrow 19 to 17 and its future is uncertain. The proposal requires the State Department of Transportation… more »
Dodd unveils financial regulation plan
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on March 15th, 2010
Washington (AP) -- A new Democratic Senate bill to tame the financial markets would give the government new powers to break up firms that threaten the economy and would force the industry to pay for its failures.Legislation unveiled Monday by Senate Bank… more »
Seat belt bill passes committee
Posted by Mark Davis, WTNH Chief Political Correspondent on March 15th, 2010
A proposal to require seat belts will pass the Transportation Committee. more »
Municipal leaders call for local taxes
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on March 15th, 2010
Hartford, Conn. (AP) -- A group of municipal leaders is calling on Connecticut legislators to allow them to impose local and regional taxes.Members of the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities on Monday urged the General Assembly's tax-writing committ… more »
Obama pitches health care in Ohio
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Staff on March 15th, 2010
With a fresh sense of urgency, President Barack Obama and Congressional Democratic leaders pressed wavering rank-and-file lawmakers to back his health care overhaul, determined to give the party something to show voters in the midterm elections. Obama w… more »
Dean to kick off AG campaign
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Editor on March 14th, 2010
Avon attorney Martha Dean is kicking off her bid for the Republican nomination for Connecticut attorney general. more »
Dodd changing financial rules
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Editor on March 14th, 2010
The senator who's trying to rewrite the nation's financial industry rules is dropping plans to create a stand-alone consumer financial protection agency and give a single regulator the power to oversee all banks. more »
Waive student loans in 'green' jobs
Posted by ConnPolitics.tv Editor on March 14th, 2010
Connecticut is considering legislation to erase a portion of college debt for students who work in green technology and other industries. more »
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