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In rematch, incumbent promises not to abuse spirit of Clean Election Law
HARTFORD, Conn. – The race for the 12th District State Senate seat will be a rematch, but according to the incumbent it won’t involve as much money as it did in 2014. In 2014, Ted Kennedy Jr., in his successful campaign to win the district that includes Branford, Madison, Guilford, Killingworth, and Durham, benefited from…
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Senate OKs bill requiring grocers & retailers to use bags made of recycled materials, reduce usage
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Senate voted 29-2 Wednesday to advance a bill that requires a 50-percent reduction by 2021 in the distribution of paper and plastic single-use carryout bags from the grocery and retail industries. Sen. Ted Kennedy Jr., co-chairman of the Environment Committee where the amended bill was crafted, called it an “historic agreement…
