Connecticut
Trump will be on GOP primary ballot in Connecticut
January 20, 2024 3:24 am
• Last Updated: January 20, 2024 3:24 am
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump gestures after speaking at a campaign event in Concord, N.H., Friday, Jan. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Ending any lingering doubt, Secretary of the State Pauline Thomas on Friday morning declared that Donald Trump will definitely be on Connecticut’s GOP primary ballot in April.
A review by her legal team determined that state statutes are clear that Trump is entitled to be on the presidential preference ballot. State law is different in Maine, where Thomas’ counterpart concluded Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol made him ineligible to run under the Constitution’s 14th Amendment.
But Thomas told reporters at the Capitol said Connecticut law prevents her from taking that action because it lays out just one benchmark for prospective candidates: Their campaigns must be “generally and seriously advocated or recognized according to reports in the national or state news media.”
Assessing whether Trump was complicit in insurrection isn’t in her power, state lawyers advised her.
“I asked them to research whether or not that was a decision that could be made by our office,” she said. As we have seen with many other states across the country, it is not within our jurisdiction. A court would need to make that decision.”
Connecticut
Connecticut Technical Education and Career System under investigation by U.S. Department of Education
(WFSB) – The Connecticut Technical Education and Career System is under investigation by the United States Department of Education.
In a letter sent to the superintendent obtained by Channel 3, the nature of the investigation centers around the district’s handling of rape and/or sexual assault cases by school staff.
“Due to the District’s inaccurate responses to the rape and/or sexual assault data elements involving allegations against school staff of OCR’s 2023–24 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), the directed investigation will examine whether the District has policies and procedures in place to ensure accurate data collection and reporting and that its handling of the sexual harassment, including sexual assault, of students by District teachers, administrators, and/or staff members is consistent with the requirements of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX) and its implementing regulation,” said the letter in part.
Read it in full below:
The school system issued a statement in response to the investigation.
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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (WTNH) — Aaliyah Edwards came off the bench to score a game-high 21 points as the Connecticut Sun defeated the Portland Fire, 90-87, during Camp Day on Tuesday morning at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Thousands of kids were in attendance to watch the Sun hold on to a fourth-quarter lead as the Fire attempted to rally. Connecticut led by 10 at halftime and saw its lead cut to one in the final period.
Brittney Griner added 20 points for the Sun, who ended their three-game homestand with a victory. Olivia Nelson-Ododa went 8-for-8 from the foul line en route to 16 points and Leila Lacan chipped in 14.
Carla Leite led the Fire with 18 points.
The Sun visit Phoenix on Friday for the first of two games with the Mercury.
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