Donovan Has Questions To Answer
By Michael
Clark, Commentary, The Hartford
Courant
Although I am not privy to the offense that
drew the interest of the FBI to Democratic Speaker of the
House Chris Donovan's campaign for Congress, make no mistake, federal
investigations and prosecutions cannot begin without a solid allegation being
lodged. There are no "fishing expeditions" allowed in federal
corruption cases.
June 8, 2012
From The Federation of Connecticut
Taxpayer Organizations,
Inc.
Contact Susan Kniep, President
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Email: fctopresident@aol.com
Telephone: 860-841-8032
Saturday, June 9, at 8 AM
Dan debuts on CTTalking.com LIVE
Live Internet radio show to premier Saturday on CTTalking Posted by Dan Lovallo on Jun 06,
2012 | 5 Comments
As promised, the debut of CTTalking LIVE on
cttalking.com will be this Saturday at 8 AM. Hosted by Dan Lovallo,
the program will feature Dan’s comments and viewers telephone calls. Those watching and listening to the program on cttalking.com will be
able to call 860-331-TALK to discuss issues with
Dan. They will also be able to give their opinions by way of a chat box
on the screen. Just log in to cttalking.com to
watch, hear and participate in the show.
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From Hartford Magazine: Top Towns By Jane Dee
If you were a a town, what kind of town would
you be? Where does your town -
Click more to view the
specifics on your town….
Town overall rankings:
1 Simsbury
2 Avon
3 Burlington**
3 Glastonbury**
5 Farmington**
5 South Windsor**
7 Granby
8 Marlborough
9 Suffield
10 East Granby
11 Canton
11 Middletown
13 Hebron
14 Cromwell
15 Berlin
16 Rocky Hill
16 Windsor
18 West Hartford
19 Southington
20 Newington
21 Wethersfield
22 Bloomfield
23 Manchester
24 East Windsor
25 Windsor
Locks
26 Plainville
27 Enfield
28 East Hartford
29 New Britain
30 Hartford
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The cost of lobbying education reform: Millions By Jacqueline Rabe
Thomas CTMirror.org More than $3 million was spent lobbying both
sides of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's education reform
package during the 2012 legislative session. And at least one good government
organization is concerned that not every lobbying group is required by law to
report the sources of the money. Active groups this year included teachers' unions
fighting the governor's education package and national and state education
reform groups, which supported the governor's proposals to limit collective bargaining rights
in the lowest-performing schools and links tenure and dismissal decisions to
student performance. The legislature approved a modified package that, among other changes,
transformed how teachers get tenure. Continued at ….. http://www.ctmirror.org/story/16576/cost-reforming-education
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Donovan Donors Mum On $2,500 Checks by Register Citizen
Posted: Jun 8, 2012 7:46am By Mary E.
O’Leary and and Michelle
Tuccitto-Sullo, Staff Reporters
An alleged scheme to hide the identity of some donors to Chris Donovan’s 5th District congressional
campaign, detailed in a federal affidavit, centers on eight checks for $2,500
each that were cut in April and May.
Congressional candidate Chris Donovan (center) speaks to the press in
front of his campaign headquarters in Meriden
on June 3, 2012. In Donovan’s
pre-convention report filed with the Federal Elections Commission May
2 and covering the dates from April 1 to April 24, there are four checks in
that amount, all dated April 11.
Continued at …. http://ct5thdistrict.registercitizen.com/2012/06/07/donors-to-chris-donovans-5th-district-campaign-refuse-to-explain-2500-checks/
Chris Donovan – Who ELSE is Giving to His Campaign? | The -
Blogs By Matthew Kauffman
On June 8, 2012 · Leave a Comment A
devastating federal arrest
warrant lays out an alleged scheme to funnel illegal campaign
contributions to Connecticut House Speaker Chris Donovan, the endorsed
Democratic candidate for the 5th District Congressional seat. Multiple stories
in the Courant have the details on tens of thousands of dollars allegedly
accepted by the campaign’s finance director, Robert Braddock Jr., in the belief
it was cash coming indirectly from businesses with an interest in a bill before
the legislature. Braddock is under arrest. Donovan waited days to step to the microphone.
And Connecticut
residents are left wondering how much might be for sale in state government. Continued
at ….. http://courantblogs.com/investigative-reporting/chris-donovan-who-else-is-giving-to-his-campaign/
6/8/2012-Time For A Presser By Bob Englehart 4:27 p.m.
EDT, June 7, 2012 Hartford Courant If
Speaker of the Connecticut House Chris Donovan would just call a press conference
and answer every reporter's question, it would go a long way to end the aroma
swirling around him in this scandal. As they said about President Nixon, what
did he know and when did he stop knowing it? Continued at ….. http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/cartoons/hc-speaker-of-the-house-chris-donovan-20120607,0,1602495.story
Wisconsin Fallout: Will Chris Donovan's labor union support
hurt his ... 5th District bid?
6/8/2012-Time For A Presser By Bob Englehart 4:27 p.m.
EDT, June 7, 2012 Hartford Courant If
Speaker of the Connecticut House Chris Donovan would just call a press
conference and answer every reporter's question, it would go a long way to end
the aroma swirling around him in this scandal. As they said about President Nixon, what
did he know and when did he stop knowing it? Continued at ….. http://www.courant.com/news/opinion/cartoons/hc-speaker-of-the-house-chris-donovan-20120607,0,1602495.story
From Inevitable to Questionable: Connecticut's Newest ... Congressional Conflagration
June 5, 2012 Huffington
Post
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Five 'Stand Your Ground' Cases You
Should Know About by Suevon Lee | @suevlee ProPublica June 8,
2012 Trayvon Martin is far from the only shooting in
which the controversial law has been at issue. Continued at ….. http://www.propublica.org/article/five-stand-your-ground-cases-you-should-know-about
More coverage: The 24 States That Have Sweeping Self-Defense Laws Just Like Florida's
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The Beginning Of The Long Decline Of The Public-Sector Union ...
Ending Coerced Dues
Collection Made The Difference In Wisconsin …..By CHARLES KRAUTHAMMER, 06/07/2012 ……as the recall campaign
progressed, the Democrats stopped talking about bargaining rights. It was a
losing issue. Walker
was able to make the case that years of corrupt union-politician
back-scratching had been bankrupting the state. And he had just enough time to
demonstrate the beneficial effects of overturning that arrangement: a huge
budget deficit closed without raising taxes, significant school-district
savings from ending cozy insider health-insurance contracts, and a modest
growth in jobs. But the real threat behind all this was that the new law ended
automatic government collection of union dues. That was the unexpressed and
politically inexpressible issue. Without the thumb of the state tilting the
scale by coerced collection, union membership became truly voluntary. Result?
Newly freed members rushed for the exits. In less than one year, AFSCME, the
second largest public-sector union in Wisconsin,
has lost more than 50% of its membership. Continued at ….. http://news.investors.com/article/614094/201206071830/public-employee-unions-on-their-way-down.htm
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Approval Rating for Supreme Court Hits Just 44% in Poll - NYTimes ... By ADAM LIPTAK
and ALLISON KOPICKI Published: June 7,
2012 NY Times WASHINGTON — Just 44 percent of Americans approve of the job the Supreme
Court is doing and three-quarters say the justices’ decisions are
sometimes influenced by their personal or political views, according to a poll
conducted by The New York Times and CBS News. Continued at ….
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/08/us/politics/44-percent-of-americans-approve-of-supreme-court-in-new-poll.html?pagewanted=all
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Lobby E-Mails Show Depth of Obama Ties to Drug Industry
By PETER BAKER June 8, 2012 WASHINGTON — After weeks of quiet
talks, drug industry lobbyists were growing nervous. If they were to cut a deal
with the White House on overhauling health care, they needed to be sure President
Obama would stop a proposal by his liberal allies intended to bring
down medicine prices. On June 3, 2009, one of the lobbyists e-mailed Nancy-Ann DeParle, the president’s top health care adviser. Ms. DeParle sent a message back reassuring the lobbyist.
Although Mr. Obama was overseas, she wrote, she and
other top officials had “made decision, based on how constructive you guys have
been, to oppose importation on the bill.” Continued at ….. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/09/us/politics/e-mails-reveal-extent-of-obamas-deal-with-industry-on-health-care.html?_r=1&hp
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ND Supreme Court rejects property tax
lawsuit NECN
BISMARCK, ND (AP)Jun 7, 2012 9:28pm
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Advocates of eliminating North Dakota property
taxes do not have authority to sue public officials whom they believe are
illegally spending taxpayers' money to campaign against the idea, the North
Dakota Supreme Court concluded. http://www.necn.com/06/07/12/ND-Supreme-Court-rejects-property-tax-la/landing_politics.html?&apID=a9693ecae9614cc1bee5b637cc49f620
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