Malloy, Wyman throw support to national popular vote bill Flight school plane crashes in swamp near runway, killing 1

Hartford (AP) — Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman are throwing support to legislation that would require Connecticut to join a group of states wanting to pool their Electoral College votes for the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote.

Both argue every American’s vote should be counted equally.

Wednesday’s announcement by Malloy and Wyman comes as lawmakers hear testimony on numerous bills that would have Connecticut join the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, which 11 states have signed onto since 2006. There’s also a bill that would endorse the current Electoral College system.

Some lawmakers, mostly Democrats, have voiced frustration with seeing another candidate secure the presidency without winning the popular vote. But Republican Rep. Rob Sampson says he worries candidates would only focus on large population centers.

East Haven (AP) — A plane from a local flight school has crashed in a swampy area near the end of a runway at a Connecticut airport, killing one occupant and seriously injuring the other.

The Piper PA 38 aircraft had just taken off from Tweed New Haven Airport when it crashed Wednesday morning in East Haven.

Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. says the plane reported an emergency, turned around and fell from the sky.

Police say the man killed in the crash was Pablo Campos Isona, of East Haven. The identity of the injured man hasn’t been released.

First responders trudged through 2 feet of water and ice to reach the wreckage.

The Federal Aviation Administration says it will investigate. The National Transportation Safety Board will determine the probable cause of the crash.