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Politics 05/16/13

Fairfield County Lawmakers Want To Stop 16% Gas Tax Increase

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Politics 05/14/13

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy Hosts Google Hangout

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Politics 05/09/13

Joseph Lieberman: Boston Attack Could Have Been Prevented

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Politics 05/08/13

Greenwich Board Of Selectmen To Meet Thursday Morning

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Politics 05/06/13

Sen. Chris Murphy Asks For Caution In Military Aid To Syria

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Politics 04/29/13

Congressman Jim Himes To Visit Greenwich's Arnold Bakery

by The Daily Voice   Comment

GREENWICH, Conn. -- U.S. Rep. Jim Himes will visit Arnold Bakery, tour the Greenwich facility and meet with its employees on Monday morning, his office announced. 

Himes, D-4th District, is ...

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Politics 04/22/13

Public Hearings Start On Medical Marijuana Use In Connecticut

by Alissa Smith   Comments (5)

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. - Less than a year after the Connecticut General Assembly voted to legalize the use of medical marijuana, the state is holding public hearings on proposed legislation for palliative ...

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Politics 04/17/13

Obama Calls It Shameful As Senate Rejects Background Checks For Gun Buyers

by Alissa Smith   Comments (22)

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. - Only four months after the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary School, the U.S. Senate on Wednesday rejected a bipartisan bill for universal background checks of gun buyers. 

The New York Times reports that not only did the bill for background checks fail to gain the 60 votes needed to pass, but a ban on assault weapons and a ban on ...

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News 04/15/13

Letter: League Of Women Voters Thanks CT Lawmakers

by Cheryl Dunson, President League of Women Voters of Connecticut   Comments (1)

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. - The following is a Letter to the Editor from the League of Women Voters of Connecticut President, Cheryl Dunson, thanking Connecticut lawmakers for their work on gun legislation.

The League of Women Voters of Connecticut would like to thank our local legislators, the leadership of the General Assembly and Governor Malloy for their ...

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Politics 04/11/13

Chris Murphy Makes First Senate Floor Speech On Newtown Shootings

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Politics 04/10/13

Female State Legislators Rally Behind Anti-Human Trafficking Bill

by Vanessa Inzitari   Comments (1)

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. —  All 54 female legislators in the state’s General Assembly have sponsored proposed legislation that would crack down on human trafficking.

The bill, HB 5666: An Act Concerning the Forfeiture of Moneys and Property Derived from Human or Sex Trafficking, would impose stricter penalties on people who engage in human trafficking, ...

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Politics 04/08/13

Obama Stops In Connecticut To Push For Gun Control Vote

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Politics 04/07/13

Rep. Jim Himes Meets With Fairfield County Constituents

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Politics 04/04/13

How Fairfield County Legislators Voted On Gun Legislation

by The Daily Voice   Comments (15)

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- Here is how legislators from towns and cities covered by The Daily Voice voted on proposed strict gun rules in Connecticut. The bill, calling for some of the stiffest laws in the nation, was approved in response to the deadly shootings of 26 students and staff members at Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14.

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Politics 04/04/13

Gov. Dannel Malloy Signs Historic Gun Control Bill Into Law

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Politics 04/04/13

Connecticut Legislature Passes Strict New Gun Bill

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Politics 04/03/13

Connecticut Senate OKs Strict Gun Laws

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Politics 04/03/13

Poll: What Do You Think Of New Gun Laws, Greenwich?

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Politics 04/02/13

Rep. Jim Himes To Hold Greenwich Town Hall Meeting

by Eric Gendron   Comments (1)

GREENWICH, Conn. -- U.S. Rep. Jim Himes (D-4th District) will hold four Town Hall meetings this week to meet with his constituents, including one at Central Middle School in Greenwich at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, ...

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Politics 04/01/13

Courant: Proposed Law Bans High-Capacity Magazines

by The Daily Voice   Comments (3)

HARTFORD, CT. — Proposed gun-control laws would limit magazines to 10 bullets but allow Connecticut residents who already own them to keep them, the Hartford Courant reports. 

The new laws proposed in the wake of the massacre at Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary School would tighten a ban on semi-automatic weapons, the Courant reported. 

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