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Governor Calls For More Online Services

Feb 19, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has introduced legislation for the recently commenced 2020 session of the Connecticut General Assembly that continues his ongoing efforts to reduce government bureaucracy, particularly regarding the procurement process. The governor said that these changes will make the state more business friendly and eliminate archaic requirements and procedures that serve as obstacles to moving services online.   “Citizens expect state government services to be as easy to access and convenient as online shopping or banking, but unfortunately there are laws on our books that include certain requirements blocking the adoption of moving these services online. It’s time we revise those laws and bring them into the 21st century,” Governor Lamont said.   To…

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Tong Wants To End Cigarette Competition

Feb 19, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong announced Connecticut has joined a lawsuit seeking to compel the United States Postal Service (USPS) to comply with federal law and stop delivering millions of foreign cigarettes to Connecticut and other states. The lawsuit alleges that USPS knowingly accepted and transmitted packages through domestic mail that it had reasonable cause to believe contained cigarettes or smokeless tobacco, in violation of the non-mailability provision of the Prevent All Cigarettes Trafficking Act (PACT Act). The lawsuit, first filed last October by California and New York City, was recently amended to include Connecticut, Illinois and Pennsylvania. “Foreign contraband cigarettes are a public health hazard and cost Connecticut hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost tax revenue. The USPS…

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Murphy-Blumenthal Excited About Gun Changes

Feb 14, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

WASHINGTON, D.C.] – U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) joined bicameral legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Bob Menendez (D-N.J.) and Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Calif.-13) to greatly enhance the ability of law enforcement to investigate and solve gun crimes, crackdown on gun trafficking and negligent gun dealers, and allow researchers—for the first time—to study gun violence and its impact on communities across the country.  The Gun Records Restoration and Preservation Act would require the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) to collect, preserve and disclose gun records and gun tracing data. The bill is co-sponsored by Sens. Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)…

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CT’s Chief State’s Attorney

Feb 6, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont released the following statement regarding the vote  by the Criminal Justice Commission selecting Richard J. Colangelo, Jr. to serve as Connecticut’s next chief state’s attorney:   “I commend the members of the Criminal Justice Commission for making this selection process open and involving the public throughout each step. Ever since Chief State’s Attorney Kevin Kane announced his impending retirement last summer, the commission invited the public to participate in ways they have never been involved before, including through public hearings and the ability to provide written comments to its members. The chief state’s attorney has a significant impact on our justice system, which is why the commission’s decision to involve the public should be…

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Blumenthal outlines his decision to vote to convict President Trump on both Articles of Impeachment: Abuse of Power and Obstruction of Congress

Feb 4, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

WASHINGTON, DC] – Today on the Senate Floor, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) announced his decision to vote to convict President Trump of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress during tomorrow’s Senate vote.   Blumenthal began his remarks by recalling specific moments from the impeachment inquiry, including testimony before the House Intelligence Committee by career public servants Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman, Fiona Hill, and Ambassador William Taylor. Blumenthal also recalled, “the audible gasp, some laughs, and raised eyebrows when Professor Alan Dershowitz made the incredible, shocking argument that a president who believes that his own reelection serves the public interest can do anything he wants and his actions are not impeachable. The implications of that argument for the future of…

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Governor Appoints 4 To State Board Of Ed

Feb 4, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

Bonnie E. Burr   Bonnie Burr currently serves as Assistant Director and Department Head with the Cooperative Extension System at the University of Connecticut College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, where she has worked since 2009. In this position, she provides leadership assistance to 105 faculty and staff managing a wide variety of outreach and educational programs involving public engagement in local, state, regional, national, and international programs. She also currently serves as State Chair of the State Committee United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency for Connecticut.   Previously, she served as state director of the USDA Farm Service Agency for Connecticut and Rhode Island, and was the director of government relations for the Connecticut Farm…

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2nd CT Resident Tests NEGATIVE For Coronavirus

Feb 3, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

#HARTFORD, CT – Governor Ned Lamont announced that test results from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirm that a second Connecticut patient that has been under investigation for coronavirus has tested negative. This patient was a high school student from China participating in a conference at Yale University in New Haven.   Earlier this week, a Wesleyan student in Middlesex County who was the first patient in the state under investigation for possible exposure also tested negative for the virus. Both patients have tested positive for Influenza Type A. So far, there are no confirmed cases of coronavirus in Connecticut and no other patients in the state remain under investigation at this time.   As the World…

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FBI Asked To Investigate

Jan 30, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Wednesday called on the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence to investigate reports that a high-level Saudi official hacked Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos’s phone in an effort to influence—if not silence—the Post’s reporting on Saudi Arabia and the death of Jamal Khashoggi. In the letter, Murphy called specifically for an investigation into this case and any other U.S. citizens who may have been hacked as part of this campaign to intimidate opponents of the Kingdom, and requested a briefing for Congress on the status of any current investigation and all preliminary and final conclusions.   Murphy wrote: “The operation…

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US Senator Murphy On Increased Violence

Jan 28, 2020 Stephen Krauchick

WASHINGTON—U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), the top Democrat on the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on Near East, South Asia, Central Asia and Counterterrorism, on Monday made the following statement regarding the recent escalation of violence in Yemen:   “The recent escalation of violence in Yemen is deeply troubling, especially the Houthi missile attacks on mosques and civilian areas. All sides must de-escalate immediately, adhere to the cross-border truce, and work through the political process to bring us closer to ending this brutal war and humanitarian crisis,” said Murphy. “This is a critical moment when Yemen could lose the window of opportunity for negotiations and return to fighting. That would be a loss for both sides, as well as for the United…

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