Candidates for Congress, the state legislature and probate court also win...
Peter Schiff isn't the only candidate celebrating a place on the Aug. 10 primary ballot. Republican congressional candidates Rick Torres and Rob Merkle, both running in the 4th District, and Mark...
View ArticleRick Green On Mike Fedele Vs. Tom Foley; Clashing Over Public Financing Vs....
Hartford Courant columnist Rick Green weighs in on the clash between Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele and former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley over the public financing of political campaigns. Oz...
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"Choosing to play politics" in CT-2?
Janet Peckinpaugh's congressional campaign sent out a press release this morning lashing out against 2nd District incumbent Joe Courtney for "choosing to play politics" with the Gulf oil spill. The...
View ArticleDemocratic Legislature Could Override 6 Of Republican Gov. Rell's 13 Vetoes;...
As many as six of Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell's vetoes could be overridden Monday by the Democratic-controlled legislature. No votes had been taken as of 1:30 p.m., and lawmakers were still discussing...
View ArticleCongrats to Justin Bernier and his wife Jennie
Justin Bernier, a Republican running for Congress, and his wife Jennie announced the arrival of their first child, Renee Barbara Bernier, today. Bernier's mother, a longtime labor and delivery nurse at...
View ArticleSenate Approves Extension Of Conveyance Tax; Foreclosed Homes Exempted From...
Cash-strapped homeowners who are forced to sell their homes would gain some relief under a bill approved Monday by the state Senate. Homeowners who are losing their homes to foreclosure will no longer...
View ArticleRick Green On Ross Garber and Martha Dean; Republicans Battling In Attorney...
Hartford Courant columnist Rick Green weighs in on the two Republicans battling in the primary for attorney general - Ross Garber and Martha Dean....
View ArticleWWE, Linda McMahon Sued By Widow Of Killed Wrestler Owen Hart
The widow of Owen Hart, who was killed in a 1999 stunt while performing for World Wrestling Entertainment, is suing WWE and Vince and Linda McMahon over the company's continued use of Hart's name and...
View ArticleFormer Massachusetts Gov. William Weld Endorses Tom Foley; Well-Known...
Fomer Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, a well-known moderate Republican, has endorsed Tom Foley of Greenwich for governor. Weld's endorsement comes one month after former New York State Gov. George...
View ArticleLargest Teachers' Union In Connecticut Endorses Ned Lamont For Governor; More...
The state's largest teachers' union endorsed Greenwich cable TV entrepreneur Ned Lamont for governor on Tuesday, noting that his days as a volunteer teacher at a Bridgeport high school had brought him...
View ArticleState Announces Surprising Surplus Of Nearly $243 Million For Current Fiscal...
With the economy improving since the depths of the recession, the state is now expecting a surplus of nearly $243 million - up sharply in the past month. Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced the new projections...
View ArticleWho owns Owen Hart?
That question is at the crux of his widow's lawsuit against Linda McMahon and the WWE. "In the 11 years since Owen's tragic and avoidable death, I have worked tirelessly to disassociate Owen's name and...
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Democrats Ned Lamont, Dannel Malloy Square Off On NBC 30 In First Televised...
Democratic gubernatorial contenders Ned Lamont and Dannel Malloy have both called for drastically improving state government, but they both pledged Tuesday night to avoid raising taxes or...
View ArticleRep-Am exposes Blumenthal's tobacco donations
Paul Hughes of the Waterbury Republican-American has an important story on Dick Blumenthal's campaign contributions from tobacco company lobbyists.Yes, the seven industry lobbyists only donated a total...
View ArticleMust-See TV
Anyone following the U.S. Senate race will want to tune in to "Face the State" on Sunday morning. On his blog, host Dennis House gives a preview of Linda McMahon's appearance on the show, including her...
View ArticleCaligiuri cries foul over Greenberg petition drive
A lawyer affiliated with the congressional campaign of 5th District Republican Sam Caligiuri has filed a complaint with the state Elections Enforcement Commission regarding opponent Mark Greenberg's...
View ArticleSenate, Gubernatorial Television Debates Set For October At The Bushnell;...
Two televised political debates - sponsored by The Hartford Courant, Fox CT, and The Bushnell Center For the Performing Arts - have been set for early October. The U.S. Senate debate will be televised...
View ArticleDept. of Glass Houses?
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee issued a press release this morning slamming Linda McMahon and four other Republican U.S. Senate candidates for avoiding the media. "As campaign season...
View ArticleAs the World Turns
Linda McMahon's new ad addresses her WWE connection head on. Well, sort of head on: the commerical features pyrotechnics and muscle men making soaring jumps -- not scantily clad women being groped,...
View ArticleGadsden flag redux: Society of Cincinnati flag, flown at the Capitol for more...
Remember the flap last spring over whether it was appropriate to fly the Gadsden flag over the state Capitol? Well, the controversy is back again. The mother of a U.S. Marine asked earlier this month...
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