John McKinney

Connecticut lawmakers approve sweeping new gun law

2013-04-03 23:40:00

Lawmakers in Connecticut, the site of the Dec. 14 massacre that renewed a national debate over gun control, passed a bipartisan measure that increases background checks for buyers and bans the sale of semiautomatic rifles like the one used in Newtown&...

HIKE-KU

2006-02-19 00:00:00

Hollywood starlet hikes this trail ahead of me boots don't fail me now Mosquito bites me itch like crazy all night long repellent next time! No map, no compass cellphone-toting outdoorsman lost signal found peace...

England's rugged coast a favorite of the British

2003-07-06 00:00:00

Exmoor is one of England's smallest national parks, but it packs a grand variety of natural attractions within its borders: magnificent coastal bluffs, lush woodland, tumbling streams. Despite all this wonderful countryside, don't expect to meet many...

Legislators Mandate Mattress Recycling

2013-05-16 15:56:56

Connecticut would become the first state in the nation to mandate the recycling of mattresses, whose disposal has become an ongoing problem in major cities. The measure passed by 28 to 8 in the state Senate on Thursday afternoon, coming after...

Pressure Builds At State Capitol Over Budget, Spending Cap

2013-05-15 14:16:21

Tension is mounting at the state Capitol this week as legislators battle over Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposal for a budget that would take effect as he is running in his 2014 re-election campaign. The stakes are high for both Malloy and lawmakers...

Senate Unanimously Strengthens Racial Profiling Law

2013-05-15 20:00:58

The state Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to expand the state's racial profiling law to include more police departments. The measure comes one year after another bill had strengthened the law in other ways and was passed by large majorities in both...

Cloned: Inheritance Windfall: Record-Breaking Year For Estate Taxes Helps Fuel Budget Surplus

2013-05-11 19:22:00

Even if death and taxes are the only things certain in life, state legislators say they can never be certain about death taxes. With no crystal ball and no idea when spectacularly wealthy Connecticut residents might die, state officials make an educated...

LETTER: Republicans' Leadership Vacuum

2013-05-14 16:13:02

The editorial in Saturday's paper described how state Republican leaders are just talking about the budget cuts and not really doing anything [May 11, "The Binds Of Bonded Debt"]. Senate Republican leader John McKinney and House Republican leader Larry...

Balancing State's Books With Borrowing Irresponsible

2013-05-10 15:46:00

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy took to the airwaves this week, insisting on radio station WNPR that "we're going to end up with a very good budget, a very sound budget, that continues us down the path to restoring fiscal health in the state of Connecticut." Good...

No Wrongdoing Here, Just Some Distractions

2013-05-09 16:47:00

You pay attention to the wrong things. That's what three politicians claimed when caught in betrayals of the public interest in the past two weeks. With no credible explanation for their bad acts, each branded their controversy a "distraction" as they...

LETTER: Cafero, McKinney Betrayed Republican Party

2013-05-07 16:13:02

Recently, Connecticut's legislature passed expanded gun control laws to punish law-abiding gun owners here in Connecticut. Among others, John McKinney and Larry Cafero, leaders of Connecticut's Republican Party, voted in favor. In 2012, they were both...

Facing Criticism, Malloy Reimburses People Magazine $1,234 For Trip To D.C.

2013-05-02 18:03:14

Beset by criticism, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Thursday that he is reimbursing People magazine with a personal check for $1,234 for a weekend trip that the magazine funded to Washington, D.C., for the White House Correspondents' Dinner last Saturday...

State Senate Minority Leader John McKinney speaks during a press conference on an agreement on proposals for gun control in the state Monday evening. Others are, from left, Sen. Donald Williams, state Rep. Brendan Sharkey and House Republican Leader Larry Cafero.

2013-04-01 00:00:00

Connecticut Senate Minority Leader John McKinney (R-Fairfield), left, and State Senator Edith Prague (D-Columbia), key figures in the bill being debated presently in the Senate to repeal the death penalty, talk in the Senate chamber during debate on amendments to the repeal bill.

2012-04-04 00:00:00