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Savings Had Been Projected From Deal With Unionized State Employees

Gov. Dannel Malloy's estimate of pension savings over 20 years was wrong by $3.1 billion, the legislature's nonpartisan fiscal office said Friday.

According to the Haddam Bulletin newspaper, the developers who want to trade 87 wooded acres for 17 state-owned acres overlooking the Connecticut River have recently put up their 87 acres as collateral for loans. Read the story by clicking here.

With Republican presidential contenders Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich tearing each other apart and the prospects for several nasty interparty battles looming in Connecticut this year, one candidate is making a play for party unity.

Republicans Say It's A Gamble

The State Bond Commission granted final approval to spend $291 million for Jackson Laboratory to construct a new building and create 300 new bioscience jobs on the University of Connecticut Health Center campus in Farmington.

Says Panel Acts Like It's Hiding Under The Covers From 'Boogeyman'

Former Middletown Mayor Sebastian N. Giuliano won’t become the state’s top election watchdog after all – and he says that Connecticut’s election-enforcement agency has weakened itself by reversing its original decision to hire him.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon raised $326,646 in the period that runs from Oct. 1 to Dec. 31.

The ongoing controversy in East Haven over racial insensitivity is being explored on "The Stan Simpson Show.''

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy maintains it's only a matter of time before online gambling comes to Connecticut but a top legislative Republican says not so fast.

Another finalist for the job of top state elections watchdog has dropped out of the running because of the same issue that doomed former Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano's appointment last month to the post: a history of participation in partisan politics.

The battle lines have been drawn over whether the state should legalize online gaming but debate over the contentious issue may have to wait for another day.

President Barack Obama late Thursday nominated Hartford lawyer Michael P. Shea for a federal judgeship in Connecticut.

President Barack Obama late Thursday nominated Hartford lawyer Michael Shea for a federal judgeship in Connecticut.

WWE appears to be taking a much more aggressive stance against critics this campaign cycle than it did in 2010.

The manager of U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon's campaign sent a press release to Chris Shays' campaign manager this morning, asking for three debates.

Super Bowl Predictions By Two Ex-NFL Stars

"The Stan Simpson Show'' this weekend features segments on the East Haven discrimination controversy, state politics, and Super Bowl predictions.

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