Sean Sullivan has asked for a cap on spending in the 2nd district race. It’s not a bad idea, but right now it sounds like he’s just looking for a way to make up for the fact that he’s pretty far behind in fundraising right now.
Some interesting stuff in Capitol Watch about the 5th district congressional race.
Here’s the final candidate list for towns with a “top office” election. Only “top offices” are listed, so notice that towns like Enfield (which does not elect a mayor directly) isn’t on the list.
What else is happening?
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If you’re Sean Sullivan it’s a grand idea.
Good piece on Murphy and Cappiello. Should be interesting to see how far the people take what happened to Cappiello’s PAC. I don’t think it will become that big a deal. He’s dealt with the issue very well.
According to FEC filing, David Cappiello raised $70,470 for the Third Quarter.
Campaign has $204,000 on hand.
Chris Murphy has not yet filed. Today is the deadline.
“There is growing frustration with what many see as lagging enforcement and at a certain point, we have to decide if we want to make this a law with teeth,” state Sen. Donald DeFronzo, co-chairman of the General Assembly’s Transportation Committee.
The legislature may reduce the $100 fine to $50 in the belief that it may lead to fewer warnings issued by sympathetic police officers, said DeFronzo, D-New Britain.
Reducing the fine gives the law teeth????
Kevin J. Hale, Ansonia’s police chief and president of the Connecticut Police Chiefs Association, said lack of enforcement is not the problem.
“We’re certainly out there trying to enforce it, but I don’t know if the public is getting the message,” he said.
Maybe I haven’t been looking but unlike in Westchester County where signs warn you of the law I haven’t seen any around CT. And since the cops are always on the phone just as state and local employees are, I don’t know why……
http://www.theday.com/re_ap.aspx?re=/C/CT_CELL_PHONE_LAW_CTOL-
Connecticut’s …… driving law, which, like a home built with no master plan, is complicated, technical, difficult to understand and many thousands of words long. The Legislature’s Judiciary Committee needs to step back and fix the problems that riddle the statute. At this point, the very complexity of the law creates loopholes and contradictions that among other things allow people who should not be driving to remain at the wheel.
This became apparent in Wolcott on Oct. 4 under the most tragic of circumstances, when 17-year-old Anthony Apruzzese’s Suburu WRX clipped a vehicle making a left-hand turn and then spun into the path of an oncoming utility truck. The ensuing crash killed Mr. Apruzzese and his two passengers: his 14-year-old sister Jessica and her 15-year-old friend
Yup, work on changing the fine for cell phone use while driving, boys. BTW, the .08 limit is too low for adults in my view but as I have siad inthe past MADD is a temperance organization.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/opinion/nyregionopinions/CT-drunkdrving.html?_r=1&ref=nyregionopinions&oref=slogin
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