Soft money ban advances in Connecticut General Assembly
The joint Government Administration and Elections Committee unanimously sent a bill to the House to ban soft money in state elections. Sponsored by Rep. Ronald San Angelo the measure has bipartisan GOP backing and aims to curb party building funds with no state limits. San Angelo cites past large transfers from national parties that influenced campaigns.
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General Assembly
Joint Government Administration and Elections Committee
House
Ronald San Angelo
GOP
Senate
House Democrats
San Angelo
Democratic National Committee
Democratic State Central Committee
Washington
Connecticut
Number of hate groups grows in United States in 1997
The Southern Poverty Law Center says 474 hate groups and their chapters engaged in racist activities in 1997, driven by new chapters of Ku Klux Klan and Christian Identity groups. The report notes increased online recruitment, white power rock, and a neo Nazi skinhead resurgence in Denver Los Angeles and the Pacific Northwest.
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Montgomery
Ala
United States
Southern Poverty Law Center
Center
Ku Klux Klan
Christian Identity Movement
The
American Knights
Denver
Los Angeles
Pacific Northwest
Oklahoma Senate approves castration bill for sex criminals
Oklahoma City AP The Oklahoma Senate passed a bill to let judges order surgical castration for rapists and child molesters. The measure, 37-10, requires a positive DNA test and a jury to find two aggravating factors including child rape or sodomy, moving to the House.
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Senate
Frank Shurden
Red Cross to Host March Events in Town Hall
The Red Cross marks March as Red Cross month with a flag addition beside the Town Hall. Mayor Barth declared the month, amid nationwide Proclamations anticipated by President Clinton. The local chapter runs a major fundraising mail campaign and offers multiple first aid and disaster relief courses including CT Childcare and Instructor trainings, with meetings for the Disaster Action Team. Volunteers in Naugatuck and Beacon Falls solicit donations. funding comes from benefactors and United Way, not government.
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Tarra Varrone
Tim Barth
Center
Red Cross
Margaret Marx
Caren Bouchard
Town Hall
Connecticut
Bill Clinton
Naugatuck
Beacon Falls
The
United Way
Connecticut Childcare
Family Dance ties kids and dads in Prospect fund raiser
The Friends of Hotchkiss Field host a March 6 night from 6 to 10 at St Anthony's Church featuring music by Shooting Star Production Waterbury. About 250 attendees are expected as tickets cost 6 for adults and 3 for children under 14 with a toy raffle at the end. Proceeds fund playground and other projects.
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Prospect
Friends of Hotchkiss Field
St. Anthony's Church
Mary Ann Byrne
Friends of the Hotchkiss Field
Byrne
Shooting Star Production
Waterbury
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Rhonda Guarini
Naugatuck Woman’s Club
Goulet
Ban
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Senate
National
Wilson
Board of Education
Alice Carolan
Hop Brook
Prospect Street
Central Avenue
High Street
Nancy Knapp
Knapp
Hop Brook School
City Brook
Carolan
Central Avenue School
Claire Cobbel
Parents and Educators Together
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