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  • Moving forward

    Connecticut Bob

    “The motion is agreed to!” – Sen. Chris Dodd, Senate Chamber, November 21, 2009More on the implications of this vote later. For now, enjoy this small victory in the larger effort to provide comprehensive health care reform for all. [...]
    Posted: November 21, 2009, 8:20pm EST
  • It’s a game of numbers

    apublicdefender.com

    And a game it is.

    Every so often, because that is the nature of the beast, a judge will ask the lawyers during a pre-trial if they’re “ready to put numbers” on it. Either today, or next time. Numbers: the sanitized way of saying “let the dance begin”. When cases are [...]

    Posted: November 21, 2009, 7:50pm EST
    by Gideon
  • McDonald On McPlaza Overhaul

    yourCT.com

    State Senator Andrew McDonald has questions about the recent Rell announcment that Connecticut interstate service plazas have been awarded to a Subway restaurant franchiser in a 35 year contract deal that starts December 7th, 2009.  These service plazas are located along I-95, the Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways and I-395. [...]
    Posted: November 21, 2009, 11:14am EST
    by turfgrrl
  • Joe Lieberman to vote for cloture?

    Connecticut Bob

    Tonight the fireworks begin at the Capitol. But the cards are firmly stacked against the Democrats in the upcoming Senate vote on health care reform.Christine Stuart at CTNJ has a good report on the likely vote:“Senator Lieberman will likely vote for cloture, so that the bill will be debated,” a [...]
    Posted: November 21, 2009, 10:28am EST
  • International Human Rights Day

    yourCT.com

    [ December 10, 2009; 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. ] The Norwalk Human Relations Commission has designated Thursday December 10th as International Human Rights Day. The day has been celebrated in Norwalk since 1991 and this year Joe Mann, President and CEO of NEON will give the keynote address. This [...]
    Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:24pm EST
    by turfgrrl
  • ConnDOT: First M-8 Rail Cars To Arrive December 2

    yourCT.com

    Number of comments: 5
    NEW HAVEN — At a meeting of the Connecticut Rail Commuter Council Wednesday night it was announced the first pair of new M-8 rail cars for Metro-North Railroad’s New Haven Line are expected to arrive in Baltimore Dec. 2. The cars are aboard a cargo ship that departed from Kobe, Japan. Speaking to [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:37pm EST
    by Harold F. Cobin
  • Norwalk Police Check Seatbelt Use

    yourCT.com

    Number of comments: 10
    Results from the Norwalk Police Department’s ”Click It or Ticket” enforcement effort Thursday, checking that motorists were wearing their seatbelts on Westport Avenue from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.: 12 infractions for failure to wear a seatbelt 5 infractions for operating an unregistered motor vehicle 1 summons with two charges: operating an uninsured motor vehicle (misdemeanor) and operating [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 6:01pm EST
    by Harold F. Cobin
  • Chris Murphy is…

    Connecticut Local Politics

    Number of comments: 7

    Per the Courant, Fifth Congressional District Rep. Chris Murphy is at the center of a controversy over his health care vote.

    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is running an advertisement criticizing his vote while a liberal-leaning health care reform group is praising the second term Congressman in a rebuttal ad.

    So [...]

    Posted: November 19, 2009, 9:57am EST
    by Heath
  • More on the gathering

    Connecticut Bob

    (Gabe and Tim)Some observations from last night's informal Genghis Conn Appreciation Night. This was definitely a first in the local blogosphere; a gathering of bloggers with hugely divergent political views. But much like Connecticut Local Politics itself, we managed to share a space without imploding in a spectacularly brilliant flash. [...]
    Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:34am EST
  • Conn Bloggers' night(s) out

    My Left Nutmeg


    (L to R: Bob, Jon Kantrowitz, CT Blogger, Ned Lamont, Charles Monaco, Spazeboy)


    (L to R: Tim White, Heath, Jon Kantrowitz, Chris (with a mostly obscured Raj behind him), Bob, Gabe, Don Pesci, and his charming wife Andree.)

    Strange as it must have felt to leave their [...]

    Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:14am EST
  • Broken Democracy

    My Left Nutmeg

    The GOP blocked a bill yesterday from Senator Dodd which would have frozen increases in credit card interest rates, fees and finance charges. This would have moved the date up from February and August 2010 for this particular part of a bill which passed last May, on a vote of [...]

    Posted: November 19, 2009, 8:03am EST

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