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In this March 17, 2015 file photo, former Arizona U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords, left, walks to a meeting at the state Capitol in Hartford, Conn., with Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, right. Giffords was visiting to push for a gun control measure that would prevent subjects of a court-ordered temporary restraining order from being able to possess firearms or ammunition during the days leading up to their hearing.
Farmers as well as town and state officials converged on Stratford Community Farm on Wednesday, taking time out from a picture-perfect day to officially christen the site after one of its main champions - the late Long Island Soundkeeper and longtime state representative Terry Backer. "We all knew him as a man of the sea, but he ended up not only being a person of the sea, but also a farmer," said Mayor John Harkins, who helped unveil the sign marking the 90+ community plots after Backer, who passed away last December after a long bout with brain cancer.
About 1 percent of registered voters - 375 people, according to city registrars - are members of the Independent Party , a state-recognized third party that sometimes runs candidates for local and statewide office. The problem? Voters in Greenwich and across the state might never have intended to be in the Independent Party.
Connecticut has not been in Republican hands since George HW Bush won the state in 1988. No matter, Donald Trump says as he promises to pursue the Democratic stronghold.
" Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump made an unusual foray Saturday night into deep-blue Connecticut, pledging to make "a big play" for the Democratic stronghold. Connecticut has not voted for a Republican in a presidential election since 1988, when it went for George H.W. Bush, but Trump was undeterred.
Workers prep offerings in March 2015 at Chop't Salad's Riverside location in Greenwich, Conn. Fairfield County saw a surge in new business formation in 2015 compared to 2007, but a comparison of the larger economic cycles predating those two years showed entrepreneurship to be flat.
U.S. Representative Jim Hines, Connecticut 4th Congressional district, tours Ridgefield Supply Company with head of marketing Craig Sinclair, in connection with the Lumber Dealers Association of Connecticut's annual yard tour week. Friday, August 12, 2016, in Ridgefield, Conn.
As a solid-blue state in recent elections, Connecticut is not likely a battleground in the 2016 presidential campaign now getting underway in earnest. But there is enough uncertainty and ferment among voters for the political world to take it seriously.
State Rep. John Frey, R-Ridgefield, will serve as one of three sergeant-at-arms during the Republican National Convention later this month in Cleveland. State Rep. John Frey, R-Ridgefield, will serve as one of three sergeant-at-arms during the Republican National Convention later this month in Cleveland.
On Friday, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal , Chris Murphy , along with U.S. Representatives John Larson , Joe Courtney , and Rosa DeLauro announced a more than $1 billion contract from the Air Force to Pratt & Whitney to develop next generation military fighter engine technology. As part of the Air Force's Adaptive Engine Transition Program , Pratt & Whitney will design, develop, fabricate, and test complete adaptive engines.
The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Maine can prohibit domestic abusers from owning firearms, even for offenses that do not rise to felonies. The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Maine can prohibit domestic abusers from owning firearms, even for offenses that do not rise to felonies.
A federal appeals court on Friday upheld former Connecticut Governor John Rowland's conviction on charges that he tried to use sham contracts to hide his political work in two U.S. congressional campaigns. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said Rowland, a Republican, was properly convicted over his role in creating documents that falsified his relationship with the candidates in order to impede a potential future government probe.