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Ed Meyer Wins Third Term; Lonnie Reed New State Rep

by marcia chambers | Nov 4, 2008 10:59 pm | Comments (2)

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UPDATE—November 5
Democrat Ed Meyer swept the six towns of the 12th Senate District tonight, defeating his Republican counterpart Ryan Suerth in a decisive victory despite a feisty campaign Suerth ran with the help of the state’s new public financing law. Lonnie Reed, who ran unopposed, became Branford’s Assemblywoman.

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Meyer and Suerth Hunt For Independents

by marcia chambers | Oct 31, 2008 10:35 am | Comments (3)

DSC00234.JPGEd Meyer had a hard sell in the trailer park when Joe, a retired construction manager, answered the door. Joe seemed uncomfortable with the one Democrat he’d heard of who is running for office this fall, Barack Obama. He hadn’t heard of Meyer before. But Meyer did have one potential advantage at his side, a campaign supporter everyone in the 300-home Killingworth park seemed to know.

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“What are You Willing to See?”

by marcia chambers | Sep 28, 2008 10:12 am | Comments (4)

DSC00136.JPGThe shoreline audience drawn to a conference on property tax, smart growth and regional cooperation, was energized, engaged and seeking answers. So State Rep. Brendan Sharkey (D-Hamden) decided to test them.

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A Fresh Look at Property Tax Reform

by marcia chambers | Sep 23, 2008 3:37 pm | Comments (9)

cap3.jpgA shoreline conference on statewide property tax policy, land use, open space and the development of commercial malls gets underway Saturday as Branford provides the setting for a new bipartisan legislative effort aimed at shifting the way Hartford raises money.

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Meyer Seeks DEP Overhual

by marcia chambers | Feb 15, 2008 10:08 am | Comments (1)

Imeyer4.JPGState Sen. Ed Meyer promised to work to reform the “dys- functional” State Depart- ment of Environmental Protection and accelerate its enforcement powers.

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