ConnPolitics

Obama making a pitch for jobs bill

ConnPolitics.tv Editor — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:30:47 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama meets with top lawmakers from both parties today in hopes of launching a new jobs bill toward quick passage.

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AG: Stop serial animal abuse

ConnPolitics.tv Staff — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:06:37 +0000

Hartford, Conn. (WTNH) – Attorney General Richard Blumenthal obtained an order today on behalf of the Department of Agriculture (DoAg) permanently barring a man with a long history of animal neglect and abuse from ever owning or managing animals in the future.

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Rell agency to find origin of explosion

ConnPolitics.tv Staff — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:49:48 +0000

Hartford, Conn. (WTNH) – Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced she is assembling a panel of state agencies, to be chaired by Senior U.S. District Judge Alan H. Nevas, to identify the cause and origin of the Kleen Energy power plant explosion in Middletown on Sunday, including any potential contributing factors such as construction problems, worker safety issues and licensing or permitting matters.

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Lawlor: Pull East Haven bar license

ConnPolitics.tv Staff — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:15:30 +0000

East Haven, Conn. (WTNH) – State Representative Mike Lawlor, who represents the Town of East Haven in the Connecticut General Assembly, together with the support of East Haven Mayor April Capone Almon today called for state authorities to urgently determine whether the liquor license at an East Haven bar that was the site of a triple shooting this weekend should be suspended or permanently revoked.

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Lawmakers fight domestic violence costs

ConnPolitics.tv Staff — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 00:09:51 +0000

Hartford, Conn. (WTNH) – Some lawmakers are proposing new recommendations, in dealing with domestic violence. But as with everything, the problem is where to get the money.

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Tracking state spending

ConnPolitics.tv Staff — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:20:55 +0000

Hartford (WTNH) – There’s a new on-line tool that helps every Connecticut resident keep track of state spending.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

Rep. John Murtha of Pa. dies at 77

ConnPolitics.tv Editor — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:43:20 +0000

Washington (AP) – A spokesman says Democratic Rep. John Murtha of Pennsylvania, a retired Marine Corps officer who became an outspoken critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 77.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.

Palin: 'Absurd' not to ponder 2012 bid

ConnPolitics.tv Editor — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:17:14 +0000

WASHINGTON (AP) – Sarah Palin says it would be “absurd” for her not to consider running for president in 2012.

Original post blogged on b2evolution.