That
which we already knew has finally been confirmed….
BREAKING:
IRS mismanaged Tea Party groups,
Senate report finds
By Bernie Becker Thehill.com
August, 2015
The IRS severely mismanaged the applications
of Tea Party groups seeking tax-exempt status, a long-awaited and bipartisan
Senate report said Wednesday. Continue reading
at …. http://thehill.com/policy/finance/250363-irs-mismanaged-tea-party-applications-senate-report
Federal Judge Threatens To Hold
IRS Commissioner, DOJ Lawyers in Contempt of Court over Lerner
JULY 29, 2015 Judicial Watch
(Washington,
DC) – Judicial Watch
announced that U.S District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan today threatened to hold
the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service and Justice Department
attorneys in contempt of court after the IRS failed to produce status reports
and newly recovered emails of Lois Lerner, former director of the Exempt
Organizations Unit of the IRS, as he had ordered on July 1, 2015. Continue
reading at …. http://www.judicialwatch.org/press-room/press-releases/federal-judge-threatens-to-hold-irs-commissioner-doj-lawyers-in-contempt-of-court-over-lerner/
August 8, 2015
From: The Federation of Connecticut Taxpayer
Organizations
Contact: Susan Kniep, President
Website: http://ctact.org/
Email:
fctopresident@aol.com
Telephone:
860-841-8032
Senate
Bill would Double Gas Tax, 215,000 Jobs Added in July, Unemployment Still 5.3%,
IRS mismanaged Tea Party Groups, Who Can Trump Trump,
Trump focuses on Immigration as does the mother of a recently murdered child,
State Democrat Party refuses to cooperate with inquiry, See how your school
rates, Head of Rand Paul Super-Pac indicted, Is the State holding your money –
check it out, NASA signing contract with Russia
Senate
bill would nearly double the gas tax
By Keith
Laing Thehill.com
Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) is introducing
legislation that would nearly double the 18.4-cents-per-gallon federal gas tax
to help pay for road and transit projects around the nation.
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US
Economy Added 215000 Jobs in July; Unemployment Still 5.3%
New York Times - 20 mins ago
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WHO CAN TRUMP TRUMP?
Trump
makes it clear that he plays by his own rules
Washington Post - 1 day ago
With
Immigration a focus of Trump’s campaign, the following is of interest….
Mother of
homicide victim says she will lobby for 'Casey's Law'
The Day of New London, By Karen Florin August 6,
2015
Jean Jacques, a 40-year-old Haitian national who had served
a 16-year prison sentence for attempted murder, is accused of fatally stabbing Chadwick, 25, on June 15 and leaving her body in the bedroom closet
of her home.
Wendy Hartling, the victim’s
mother, broke down briefly when Jacques was led into the courtroom, but
regained her composure and spoke with reporters outside about working with New
London attorney Chester Fairlie to draft a law that
would ensure immigrants who commit violent crimes are deported. Continue reading at ….. http://www.theday.com/policefirecourts/20150806/mother-of-homicide-victim-says-she-will-lobby-for-caseys-law
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State Democratic Party
Refuses to Cooperate with Inquiry as Common Causes urges them to comply with
Subpoena….
Agency
Sues To Force Democratic Party To Comply With Subpoena
For Malloy Documents
By JON LENDER The Hartford Courant
The State Elections Enforcement Commission went to court
Thursday to enforce a May subpoena – which the state Democratic Party has
defied – seeking the party's records including Gov. Dannel
P. Malloy's communications with top aides about allegedly illegal spending in
his 2014 re-election campaign
by Christine
Stuart | Aug 6, 2015 5:30am CTNewsJunkie.com
Common Cause of Connecticut
on Wednesday called upon the Connecticut
Democratic Party to drop its challenge of the state’s clean election laws.
The lawsuit served Tuesday is the second since the start of the 10-month investigation
into mailings the party did on behalf of Democratic Gov. Dannel
P. Malloy during the 2014 election cycle.
The Democratic Party believes federal law trumps state law
when it comes to the mailings, but the State Elections Enforcement Commission
told the Federal Elections Commission in October 2014 that it would be wrong
for federal regulators to assume they have jurisdiction over the mailing
because it “glibly” includes “a stray get-out-the-vote message.”
However, a draft decision by the FEC shows that it was poised in October to rule against the Connecticut Democratic
Party. But the party withdrew its request for the ruling before it could be
issued and went ahead and sent the mailings to prospective voters anyway
shortly before the election. Continue reading at …. http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/archives/entry/advocates_call_on_democratic_party_to_drop_lawsuit_comply_with_subpoena/
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How Does Your School Rate?
Explore millions of student
reviews, polls, and statistics on more than 120,000 K-12 schools at
Niche:
K-12 School Rankings and Reviews
https://k12.niche.com/
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Head of
Rand Paul super-PAC indicted
By Jonathan Easley Thehill.com August 7, 2015
The FBI
has charged three members of former Texas Rep. Ron Paul’s 2012 presidential
campaign with conspiracy, including Jesse Benton, who now runs the pro-Rand
Paul super-PAC America’s Liberty.
According to the indictment, Benton, Paul’s former Campaign
Manager John Tate, and former Deputy Campaign Manager Dimitrios
Kesari arranged payments of more than $70,000 to
former Iowa Sen. Kent Sorenson to switch his endorsement from former Rep.
Michele Bachmann, who was also running for president at the time. Continue reading at ….. http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/250325-three-ex-ron-paul-staffers-indicted-on-campaign-conspiracy
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IS YOUR NAME ON THIS LIST?
CHECK IT OUT.……
The
state still is holding roughly $710 million in unclaimed property. The
treasury’s website, at www.CTBigList.com, lists about 1.3 million names of people and organizations
that may be entitled to property.
Unclaimed
Property Boosts State Coffers »
CTNewsJunkie.com, by Cara Rosner, Aug 4, 2015
The state’s General Fund got a $69 million boost recently
from the collection of unclaimed property, according to State Treasurer Denise Nappier.
The amount generated from unclaimed property that was
deposited into the general fund was 56 percent more than was projected, and
more than triple the $22.9 million deposited during the previous fiscal year, Nappier said.
http://www.ctnewsjunkie.com/archives/entry/unclaimed_property_boosts_state_coffers/#cmt
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NASA
signing $490M contract with Russia
By Rebecca Shabad
Thehill.com August 5, 2015
NASA informed lawmakers on Wednesday that
because Congress has failed to fully fund its Commercial Crew Program for the
last five years, it is signing a $490 million contract extension with Russia to send
Americans to space.
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How much
casino operators spent lobbying CT state government
CTMirror.org
August 6, 2015 Andrew Ba
Tran
Data Editor
The casino business in Connecticut reached a new competitive
level Tuesday when MGM Resorts International Inc. filed suit in Hartford
federal court, complaining that it was excluded from a process than may lead to
a third casino in the state. Las Vegas-based MGM, which is developing an $800
million casino in Springfield,
Mass., is challenging a law
passed […]
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