Connecticut Local Politics

Two things that went on the web yesterday:
First, Chris Shays’ FEC Filing:

Human Rights Campaign PAC
Mr. Mike Mings 1640 Rhode Island Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20036

08/17/2007
786.373771.77

Second, a press release from the HRC:
The Human Rights Campaign has collaborated with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to craft a solution to the controversy surrounding the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. Today, in […]

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Our own CGG speaks about the campaign of Jim Himes and some of our legislative coverage this year at a “local bloggers” panel. Thanks to Spazeboy for the video!

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Blue Hampshire has the details.
Congratulations to the people of New Hampshire.  New England as a region seems to be leading the way towards marriage equality.

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Yesterday, NPR’s Where We Live featured a debate between Rep. Mike Lawlor and FIC Director of Public Policy Peter Wolfgang.
The audio can be found here and the webpage overview is here.
In addition to Lawlor and Wolfgang, the show also has clips from the recent Supreme Court case and an interview with the plaintiffs.
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Today:
Proponents of same-sex marriage say that civil unions only perpetrate the “separate but equal” assertion that the U.S. Supreme Court so resoundingly struck down in the landmark school desegregation case, Brown v. Board of Education, in 1954.
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Opponents of expanding marriage to include same-sex couples say civil unions provide all the same state legal rights, responsibilities […]

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Judiciary Committee Co-Chairmen Rep. Michael Lawlor and Sen. Andrew McDonald have decided against seeking a vote on gay marriage this year.
From the Press Release:
“The number of legislators backing this proposal has more than doubled in just the past two years since this bill was last introduced,” Sen. McDonald said. “Support towards marriage […]

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A new poll sponsored by the Courant has found that Connecticut is evenly split about whether same-sex couples should be allowed to marry. Those strongly or somewhat favoring same-sex marriage led those who somewhat or strongly oppose it by the narrow margin of 49%-46%–within the poll’s 4% margin of error.
62% strongly or somewhat favor civil […]

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Sadly this isn’t an April Fool’s joke.
Last week President of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights and professional outraged media pundit, William Donohue sent an email out to every legislator in the CT General Assembly. Donohue, who does not live in Connecticut, took issue with the questioning of the FIC’s Brian Brown […]

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