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Opinion: Will Black Rock pull a Blexit? Don’t bet on it
Terry Cowgill lives in Lakeville, blogs at ctdevilsadvocate.com and is news editor of The Berkshire Record in Great Barrington, Mass. Follow him on Twitter @terrycowgill. For observers of government like yours truly, there are few things in life more amusing than one government entity trying to divorce itself from its parent. And no, I’m not…
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McKinney-Walker grant postponed until next week
HARTFORD, Conn. – Sen. John McKinney and David Walker won’t be getting their public campaign funds on Thursday as planned, but they expect to receive approval from election regulators by July 16. The two are rushing to get out a TV commercial they filmed Monday, the same day their Republican opponent Tom Foley began airing…
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McKinney-Walker close to qualifying
HARTFORD, Conn. – The deadline for qualifying for public funds is fast approaching and at least one gubernatorial candidate is still waiting for his funds. Republican Sen. John McKinney and running mate David Walker said Friday that about $4,600 of their more than $250,000 was called into question by election regulators. In order for a…
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Opinion: Republicans fight, to Malloy’s delight
Susan Bigelow is an award-winning columnist and the founder of CTLocalPolitics. She lives in Enfield with her wife and their cats. You’re excused if you have no idea what’s going on in the busy Republican race for lieutenant governor. You’re also excused if you’re wondering why there’s so much action in an essentially meaningless race.
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Republicans McKinney, Walker team up
UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Sen. Minority Leader John McKinney and David Walker merged their campaigns Saturday shortly before Republican delegates would decide which one of five gubernatorial candidates and three lieutenant governor candidates would move forward to an August primary. “He has strengths I don’t, I have strengths he doesn’t,” McKinney said. “But we have…
