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Malloy Says No to 2,000 Migrant Children

Jul 16, 2014 Stephen Krauchick

Early this month the federal government requested the State of Connecticut House 2,000 migrant children at the closed Southbury Training School in Southbury. The federal government is trying to figure out where to put all of the children that have illegally crossing our southern borders. The governor feels the training school has the capacity or the ability to house the children due to the amount of time the facility has been closed. The governor feels that Congress should appropriate the funds the administration has requested. The governor is sympathetic to the children's plight but he feels "we should be controlling our boarders" and that " Guatemala needs to take care of Guatemala's problems and that Honduras needs to take care…

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GOV. MALLOY SELECTED TO SERVE ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION

Jul 13, 2014 Stephen Krauchick

GOV. MALLOY SELECTED TO SERVE ON EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNORS ASSOCIATION(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today was named to the National Governors Association (NGA) Executive Committee for the 2014-2015 year by his fellow governors at the association's annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.In this NGA leadership role, Governor Malloy will help lead the organization whose mission is to share best practices among states and advocate on behalf of all states to federal policymakers.“I am honored to have been chosen to serve on the NGA Executive Board and to have received the bipartisan support and confidence of my fellow governors,” said Governor Malloy.  “The NGA is a valuable organization that supports state-led innovation and solutions, and is a…

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Unusual Aircraft Patterns

Jul 10, 2014 Stephen Krauchick

If you have noticed an increase of air traffic circling overhead tonight it is traffic being diverted from New York airports due to weather issues they encountered according to Sikorsky Airport. Si usted ha notado un aumento del tráfico aéreo en círculos por encima de esta noche es una desviación del tráfico de los aeropuertos de Nueva York debido a problemas meteorológicos que encontraban de acuerdo con Sikorsky Airport. Se você tem notado um aumento do tráfego aéreo circulando em cima esta noite é o tráfego desviado dos aeroportos de Nova York devido a questões climáticas que encontraram de acordo com Aeroporto Sikorsky.

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Pursuit from Westport to Bridgeport Ends In Flames

Jun 30, 2014 Alex

VIDEO REPORT-- ©2014 DoingItLocal.com NOT FOR BROADCAST Internet use permissible with commercial pre-roll and watermarks remaining in the video at all times. Around 12:45 Monday morning State Police started following a Green Jeep headed northbound on I-95 near exit 17. They did not engage in pursuit until clearing traffic in Fairfield.  Fairfield Police were called into the pursuit early on and officers were at the ready with spike strips at designated locations.  Speeds never exceed 60 miles per hour.  Police were successful on their first try with the spike strips and the Jeep got off the highway at exit 22.  The driver led police down Grasmere Avenue then to the Circle. Police radios got quiet until the Jeep was on Kings…

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CT To Receive $8 Million for Storm Resiliency

Jun 16, 2014 Stephen Krauchick

#HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Connecticut will receive $7.97 million in federal competitive matching grants for four projects designed to make local communities more resilient against future storms.   “These grants will allow Connecticut to build upon substantial progress we have already made along our coastline and in other areas throughout the state that are prone to flooding.  Projects funded will also help restore critical natural habitat in the state,” said Governor Malloy.  “Today’s grant awards demonstrate the continued commitment of the Obama Administration to make communities more resilient in the face of future storms that we are going to experience.”   Received under the Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program, the funds are…

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Governor to Launch No Kid Hungry Summer Meals Program

Jun 14, 2014 Stephen Krauchick

Today Governor Malloy held a news conference with Connecticut No Kid Hungry to launch the 2014 Summer Meals Program and promote the availability of free or reduced-priced lunches to children during the summer months.  While Connecticut ranks fourth in the nation for number of children participating in the free summer meals programs, only 26 percent of low-income children in Connecticut who receive free or reduced-price lunches during the school year participated in summer meals programs last year.  Also participating in the event will be Congresswoman Rose DeLauro and state Department of Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor.  

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DoingItLocal.com Remains Independent

Jun 9, 2014 Stephen Krauchick

Our reporting is totally independent of any organized groups.  The news we gather is mostly from scanner reporting but we do receive some great tips from viewers.  I had a viewer from Westport message me on Facebook that another news source was reporting on something we did not report, YET.  Because it was a press release from the police department.  Yes, we do greatly appreciate the news from the police department...we don't catch everything.  A lot of news sources cut and paste these news reports as news, not as original news or FACT.  That's police state news reporting. Sort of like the comrades from socialist countries.  We are better than that aren't we? I know most of us just want…

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Governor Will Join Group of Community Leaders at 7:30PM Tonight at a Roundtable Discussion in Milford

Jun 2, 2014 Stephen Krauchick

(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he is joining a bipartisan list of leaders who have signed on to a Request for Information (RFI) to the gun industry to get a clear sense what companies are doing to improve public safety. Given the large number of firearms bought by public entities, it’s the hope of this group that market forces will help promote and encourage responsible practices within the industry. “For a generation, we’ve been hearing that it’s not guns that kill people, it’s people that kill people,” said Governor Malloy. “If that’s the case, then the gun industry has an obligation to tell us what they’re doing to keep guns out of the hands of…

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Governor Signs Do Not Call Registry To Include Text Messages

May 29, 2014 Stephen Krauchick

#HARTFORD, CT – Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that he has signed into law a bill that will reduce unwanted, unsolicited commercial phone intrusions by modernizing the state’s “Do Not Call” registry to include text messages in addition to the already prohibited phone calls. “The ‘Do Not Call’ registry provides consumers with protection and privacy from unwanted telemarketing calls, and as technology evolves we must update it to ensure these consumer rights,” Governor Malloy said.  “In addition to being an annoyance, some cell phone plans charge a fee for each text message received, whether that message was wanted or not.  This new law strengthens these consumer protections by banning unsolicited commercial text messages and increasing the penalty for these…

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