Shelton News: Crash!
#Shelton Connecticut-- Viewer Jeanne sent in this picture of this crash at Brewster Lane and Howe Avenue.
Democrats Blame CBIA In Shooting Down Minimum Wage Raise
In their First Act of Power Purchased for them by CBIA, Senate Republicans Kill Senate Minimum Wage Bill Senate Republicans Choose Lobbyist Money Over Working People Reacting to the Connecticut Senate Republicans blocking legislation to raise the minimum wage, Senate President Pro Tempore Martin M. Looney (D-New Haven) and Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff (D-Norwalk) today released the following statements: “Today, we learned that the detached and divided public spirit of President Donald Trump is alive and well right here in Connecticut, as the Connecticut Senate Republicans’ first official act under our new, bipartisan power-sharing agreement was to turn their backs on some of the hardest working and most needy people of Connecticut by dividing the Labor and Public Employees…
Bridgeport News: Yutes Throwing Things At Passing Cars
3:25pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Reports of youths throwing items at passing vehicles from an abandoned factor at Barnum and Helen Street. A utility truck had a window smashed as a result. Police are on the way. This news report is made possible by: http://www.allkidsdentalct.com/
I-95 Crash
12:20pm--#cttraffic--#Norwalk Connecticut-- A crash on I-95 southbound between a car and two tractor trailers near exit 17 has traffic backed through Westport. This news report is made possible by: http://www.ltddrivingschoolct.com/
Having Lost Presidential It’s Party’s Election- Governor Wants To Change Rules
HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman today added their voices to the growing number of citizens across Connecticut urging lawmakers to adopt legislation joining the state to a national compact that would elect the President of the United States by a national popular vote. The legislation is having a public hearing today in the General Assembly’s Government Elections and Administration Committee. Governor Malloy said, “Last November, our country saw one of the largest disparities in the popular vote since its founding. If we as a nation want to increase voter turnout, we need to not only combat attempts at voter suppression and gerrymandering, but we must also sign onto this compact creating…
Bridgeport News: Head On Hit And Run Crash
5:33pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- Police are investigating a hit and crash on Commerce Drive near Dewey Street. No word on injuries.
Bridgeport News: Armed Robbery
5:32pm--#Bridgeport Connecticut-- A person was robbed after being followed by the suspect from 1700 Park Avenue from the McDonalds and robbed near 622 Wood Avenue. The suspect then was seen fleeing south on Wood Avenue. Police are investigating. This news report is made possible by:
Governor Happy About Unused Drugs
HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced that the State of Connecticut saw a dramatic increase in the amount of used prescription medications that residents dropped off at collection boxes during 2016, with the state collecting a total of 33,803 pounds worth of various medications throughout the year. That amounts to a 43 percent increase compared to the amount that residents dropped off in 2015, when 23,651 pounds of unused drugs were collected by the state. “The increasing amount of unwanted medication that’s being collected at our drop-off boxes is a good sign that people in our state are taking the epidemic of prescription drug abuse seriously,” said Governor Malloy, who this year has introduced a legislative package…