Leading Democrat Calls For Legalized Marijuana In All 50 States
COLUMBUS, Ohio (CBS Local) – A leading member in the Democratic party is calling for a nationwide legalization of marijuana. Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio, who challenged and nearly defeated Nancy Pelosi for...
View Article5,000 Naval Shipyard Employees Preparing To Lose Month’s Pay Over Sequester
KITTERY, Maine (AP) — They don’t care which side caused Washington’s latest crisis. Five hundred miles from Capitol Hill, the men and women of the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard are worrying about paying...
View ArticleNRA President: Congress Members Supporting Universal Background Checks Will...
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — National Rifle Association President David Keene said Wednesday he doesn’t expect a filibuster from gun rights supporters as the Senate prepares to vote on potential gun control...
View ArticleVoter: Obama, Congress Holding Country ‘Hostage’ Over Fiscal Cliff
HOOKSET, N.H. (AP) — Fear and frustration course through the lunch crowd at Robie’s Country Store and Deli, a popular outpost 500 miles from where Washington is again locked in tense negotiations over...
View ArticleClemens Lawyer Questions Congressional Investigation Of Drugs In Baseball
By FREDERIC J. FROMMER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) _ Roger Clemens’ lawyer plowed ahead Tuesday with a line of questions challenging the merits of Congress’ 2008 investigation into drug use...
View ArticleProsecutors Play Clemens Statements To Congressional Investigators At Trial
By JOSEPH WHITE, AP Sports Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ A federal court jury saw snippets of Roger Clemens denying steroid use at a now-famous 2008 congressional hearing, then listened Monday as Clemens’...
View ArticleFormer Congressman Ratchford Dies at 76
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ William Ratchford, a former Connecticut congressman who later served in the Clinton administration, has died. He was 76. Ratchford’s wife, Barbara, and fellow Democrats say the...
View ArticleCongress Passes Measure to Aid 9-11 First Responders
By ANDREW MIGA, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) _ Congress has passed a $4.2 billion aid package for survivors of the September 2001 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center and responders who...
View ArticleFirst District Candidates Debate
[photogallerylink id=15352 align=right] Economic and environmental issues were among the topics as the four candidates seeking the First District Congressional seat met in West Hartford Monday night....
View ArticleFormer Waterbury Mayor Linked to Candidate in New Ad
By PAT EATON-ROBB, Associated Press Writer HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The political advertising war is heating up in Connecticut’s 5th District, where U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy is out with a television...
View ArticleGreen Party Candidate Uses Calhoun Confrontation in YouTube Ad
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Green Party congressional candidate Ken Krayeske, who infamously questioned Connecticut basketball coach Jim Calhoun about his $1.6 million salary in 2009, is using video from...
View ArticleC&S with Janet Peckinpaugh 9/24
C&S talk with Janet Peckinpaugh, who is the Republican candidate in the 2nd District’s congressional race.
View ArticleCrumbling Foundations Tax Deduction In Jeopardy
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A potential tax write-off for Connecticut homeowners with crumbling foundations is potentially at risk in Congress. Democratic Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy were...
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What Is The Congressional Baseball Game?
CBS Local– As reports of a shooting taking place in the early morning hours at a baseball field involving government officials came in, most were naturally first concerned with the well-being of those...
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Lawmakers Want Info On Tick-Borne Diseases
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Two U.S. senators want to know more about the efforts of the federal Tick-Borne Disease Working Group, saying there’s a growing health threat. Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal...
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Congress Blocks Post Sandy Hook Gun Legislation
By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) _ Congress on Wednesday sent President Donald Trump legislation blocking an Obama-era rule designed to keep guns out of the hands of certain...
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Dems Re-Elect Pelosi
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Democrats have re-elected Nancy Pelosi as their leader. The California lawmaker, who has led the party since 2002, turned back a challenge from Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan on Wednesday....
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Dems Stage Election-Year Sit-In On Guns, GOP Unmoved
ERICA WERNER AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (CBS Connecticut and AP) — A drained and dwindling group of Democrats, some draped in blankets and toting pillows, carried their remarkable House...
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Republicans, Gun Advocates Unimpressed By Democrats’ Gun Control Movements
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut’s congressional delegation is becoming known for its united stance on gun control measures. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy’s 15-hour filibuster last week marked a high point...
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