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Lisa Wilson-Foley seeks fundraising help from John Rowland
Kevin Rennie at Daily Ructions reports that 5th District congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley has reached out to disgraced former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland for help with fundraising.
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Lisa Wilson-Foley criticized for John Rowland backing by Mike Clark, who put him behind bars
How does the man who put John Rowland behind bars feel about the former Connecticut governor working for one of his opponents in the Republican 5th District congressional campaign?
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Blog backing Lisa Wilson-Foley heaps praise on John Rowland
An anonymous blog that supports the 5th District congressional campaign of Lisa Wilson-Foley and the U.S. Senate campaign of Linda McMahon has high praise for former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland.
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Republican leaders welcome John Rowland’s role in 5th District race
Some Connecticut Republican leaders see former Gov. John Rowland as a positive resource for Lisa Wilson-Foley’s campaign for Connecticut’s 5th District Congress seat, at least as far as the Republican primary.
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John Rowland back in politics, pressuring GOP to back Lisa Wilson-Foley
Kevin Rennie’s Daily Ructions blog has this piece about convicted-felon-turned-radio show host and former Gov. John Rowland calling and texting Harwinton First Selectman Michael Criss in an effort to get him to support Republican 5th District congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley.
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WTIC: Rowland avoiding 5th District race on radio because he’s working for Wilson-Foley
According to a WTIC-AM representative, former Gov. John Rowland disclosed the fact that he was working with Republican Lisa Wilson-Foley’s campaign “months ago,” but said the 5th congressional district race is avoided on air, intentionally.
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John Rowland was paid by Lisa Wilson-Foley’s husband in ‘private business relationship’
Former Gov. John Rowland did have a “private business relationship” with Apple Rehab, a company owned by Brian Foley, husband to Republican 5th District congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley, though campaign senior advisor Chris Healy said he could not elaborate further.
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John Rowland offered Mark Greenberg campaign help in exchange for animal shelter pay
Former Gov. John Rowland offered “campaign consulting services” to Republican congressional candidate Mark Greenberg prior to Greenberg’s 2010 run for congress, proposing that he be paid through the candidate’s nonprofit animal shelter, according to a campaign spokesman.
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Rowland was paid through lawyer who provided voting list to Wilson-Foley campaign
Former Gov. John Rowland‘s consulting gig for a company owned by the husband of 5th District congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley was arranged and contracted through an attorney who has worked with the Wilson-Foley campaign, Kevin Rennie reports on his blog, Daily Ructions.
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Mike Clark campaign not satisfied with Wilson-Foley’s Rowland response
A spokesman for Mike Clark‘s 5th District Congress campaign says that Lisa Wilson-Foley‘s explanation of the role of former Gov. John Rowland as an unpaid consultant to her campaign while he worked as a paid consultant for one of her husband’s businesses doesn’t go far enough.
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Wilson-Foley claims husband’s payment to Rowland not related to 5th District campaign
A spokesman for Lisa Wilson-Foley said Wednesday that payments made to former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland by a business owned by her husband were coincidental and not related to Rowland’s “unpaid” work as a consultant and volunteer with her campaign.
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Roraback to Wilson-Foley: Explain John Rowland’s relationship to your campaign
Republican congressional candidate Andrew Roraback said he is sending a letter to his opponent, Lisa Wilson-Foley, asking that she release all information regarding the relationship between her campaign, the physical rehabilitation business owned by her husband, and former Gov. John Rowland.
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FEC complaint filed againt Rowland’s involvement in Wilson-Foley campaign
Mike Clark has filed a Federal Elections Commission complaint against fellow 5th District congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley in response to news we reported this week that former Gov. John Rowland had been paid by on of her husband’s businesses while claiming to be working as an “unpaid” consultant and volunteer on her campaign.
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WTIC radio sticks by John Rowland, says he’ll stay on the air
According to WTIC-AM, and its parent company, CBS Radio, former Gov. John Rowland will remain on the air.
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Payments to Rowland happened during thick of Wilson-Foley campaign
Former Gov. John Rowland worked for 5th district congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley’s husband as recently as March, receiving $30,000 over the six-month term of his contract, though the campaign says Rowland’s scope of duties did not include any campaign-related work. During the same time period, Rowland was doing consulting work for the Wilson-Foley campaign as an “unpaid volunteer.”
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Hartford Courant reveals $50,000 Rowland pension as columnists hit Wilson-Foley
Today’s Sunday Hartford Courant features side-by-side opinion columns attacking 5th District Congress candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley over former Gov. John Rowland‘s role as an “unpaid volunteer” consultant to her campaign while he was getting paid $30,000 as a consultant to her husband’s nursing home business.
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News 8: John Rowland blames controversy on ‘media vendetta’ against him
News8 is reporting that former Conn. Gov. John Rowland is blaming the recent controversies surrounding him on a “media vendetta against him.”
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John Rowland ends relationship with Wilson-Foley campaign, denies Greenberg accusation
Former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland is ending his relationship with Lisa Wilson-Foley’s 5th District Congress campaign and will be contacting Wilson-Foley and Republican State Party Chairman Jerry Labriola Jr. to let them know, he said Wednesday afternoon.
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Jerry Labriola: Connecticut Republicans planning internal discussion about Rowland
State Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola Jr. is choosing not to comment much on the issues surrounding Connecticut 5th District Congress candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley and her use of former Gov. John Rowland on a volunteer basis, though he did acknowledge that it is a matter that will be discussed by party delegates.
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Ken Krayeske files FEC complaint against Wilson-Foley, Rowland and WTIC radio
Hartford attorney and former 1st District congressional candidate and Green Party activist Ken Krayeske filed a Federal Elections Commission complaint Thursday against Lisa Wilson-Foley over the role that former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland has played in her 5th District Congress campaign.
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Congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley raised a fraction of her previous monthly average in April, and lagged far behind rival candidates Andrew Roraback and Justin Bernier. But her campaign staff says it has nothing to do at all with the controversy s
Congressional candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley raised a fraction of her previous monthly average in April, and lagged far behind rival candidates Andrew Roraback and Justin Bernier. But her campaign staff says it has nothing to do at all with the controversy surrounding former Gov. John Rowland‘s involvement with her campaign.
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Mark Greenberg won’t release John Rowland emails for fear of interfering with FEC investigation
Though former Gov. John Rowland denied the allegation that he offered candidate Mark Greenbergcampaign help in 2010, proposing to be paid through the candidate’s nonprofit animal shelter, Greenberg will not provide proof for fear of getting in the way of a potential FEC investigation.
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FEC unlikely to act on Lisa Wilson-Foley complaints before election
According to one expert in election law, it is unlikely the FEC complaints filed against Lisa Wilson-Foley will have any affect on the election, other than the possible implications on public perception of her campaign for the Republican nomination for Connecticut’s 5th District Congress seat.
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Lisa Wilson-Foley cancels WNPR appearance, doesn’t want questions about Rowland
Lisa Wilson-Foley‘s campaign has canceled her May 16 appearance on WNPR radio’s “Where We Live” program after it became clear that she would be asked about the controversy surrounding former Gov. John Rowland‘s involvement with her campaign.
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Andrew Roraback talks Rowland, health care, death penalty, taxes on WNPR
Andrew Roraback defended his positions on the death penalty and tax increases in an appearance on WNPR’s “Where We Live” Wednesday morning, and criticized the lack of transparency Republican 5th District Congress foe Lisa Wilson-Foley has shown over her relationship to former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland.
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John Rowland controversy swaying some 5th District delegates at GOP Convention
The “elephant” in the room at the 5th Congressional District Republican convention was John Rowland and his relationship with candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley, some delegates agreeing that it is affecting their vote.
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Grand jury investigating John Rowland ties to Wilson-Foley
A federal grand jury is investigating former Gov. John Rowland over his ties to Lisa Wilson-Foley‘s 5th District Congress campaign.
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Dan Roberti seeks ethics reform in wake of Donovan campaign and John Rowland investigations
Democratic 5th Congressional District candidate Dan Roberti has issued a series of three ethics proposals he hopes would curb ethical violations in congressional campaigns, though they could affect his own campaign as well, a possibility he said he welcomes.
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Longtime Rowland lawyer refuses to comment on grand jury
Former Gov. John Rowland’s longtime personal legal counsel, the same that he used when he was convicted of corruption charges in 2004, have refused to comment on whether or not they have been contacted again.
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Federal Communications Commission won’t investigate complaint against former Gov. John Rowland
Attorney and activist Ken Krayeske recently received a response indicating that the Federal Communications Commission agency would not be following up on a complaint he filed against former Gov. John Rowland.
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‘Corrupticut’: Two federal investigations loom over Connecticut’s 5th District primary
Federal investigations are casting shadows over two candidates’ campaigns in the closely watched 5th Congressional District, an unusual development for a single race in a state dubbed “Corrupticut” after an earlier outbreak of scandals.
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Lisa Wilson-Foley could be target in John Rowland investigation, says former prosecutor
According to one former federal prosecutor, it is possible Lisa Wilson-Foley is, in fact, a target in a reported grand jury investigation into former Gov. John Rowland.
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FOIA complaint filed after City of Waterbury refuses to release John Rowland records
The New Haven Register and Register Citizen filed a complaint with the State Freedom of Information Commission Friday afternoon over the city of Waterbury’s refusal to release documents related to former Gov. John Rowland‘s work as a taxpayer-funded economic development coordinator.
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Waterbury Chamber: Rowland visited office ‘once in a while’ for $100,000-a-year job
Waterbury Regional Chamber of Commerce President Lynn Ward said Monday she has emails, a contract and other records connected with former Gov. John G. Rowland’s tenure as an economic development official but wouldn’t commit to releasing them after the city of Waterbury denied a Freedom of Information Act request for them on Friday.
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Krayeske will appeal FCC ruling on Rowland, Wilson-Foley and WTIC
Not satisfied with the Federal Communications Commission’s response to his complaint against WTIC-AM radio attorney Ken Krayeske will file an appeal Monday. Krayeske, an attorney and blogger, called the FCC’s response “flippant” and said he doesn’t feel like the agency, which regulates the airwaves, took his first complaint seriously so he’s going to file an appeal.
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Feds raid Waterbury Chamber office in John Rowland probe; Chamber lawyer says report inaccurate
Federal investigators raided the offices of the Waterbury Regional Chamber of Commerce Thursday and seized computers, according to blogger Kevin Rennie, in connection with a federal grand jury investigation into former Gov. John Rowland that was sparked by his relationship to the 5th District Congress campaign of Lisa Wilson-Foley.
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Waterbury releases documents related to former Gov. John G. Rowland; more being sought
The city of Waterbury has released a year’s worth of emails between city staff and former Gov. John G. Rowland, written during his tenure as the city’s economic development coordinator, with more expected to be released by the city and the Chamber of Commerce, reversing a refusal that sparked a Freedom of Information complaint.
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