Democrat Dannel Malloy Still Running Jobs Commercial - More Than A Week After...
More than a week after Democratic front runner Ned Lamont called for its removal, gubernatorial contender Dannel Malloy was still running a television commercial Tuesday night that said he "helped...
View ArticleA tale of two would-be Blumenthal volunteers
Two women, both Democrats, wanted to help out Dick Blumenthal's U.S. Senate campaign. One is semi-retired, the other is a local officeholder in Connecticut. They contacted the campaign and waited for a...
View ArticleEd Munster: Support Simmons on Aug. 10
Ed Munster, the former state Senator who came within a hair's breath of going to Congress in 1994, is backing Rob Simmons for U.S. Senate in the Aug. 10 GOP primary and is urging his fellow Republicans...
View ArticleOn the trail of the tracker
Check out this extraordinary video of Paul Bass' exchange with Lamont tracker Steven Winter, taken after Winter crashed an interview with Lamont opponent Dan Malloy.
View ArticleMarie Disputes Rell's Characterization Of His Resignation
Outgoing state transportation commissioner Joseph F. Marie has hired a lawyer, who issued a statement Thursday which disagrees with the way in which the administration of Gov. M. Jodie Rell has...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Mike Fedele Qualifies For $2.1 Million In Public Funds; Facing...
In a key development in the governor's race, Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele and his running mate qualified for more than $2 million Thursday in the battle for the Republican primary on August 10. Fedele will...
View ArticleFederal judge in Boston says the law defining marriage as between a man and a...
In a ruling that could have broad implications for same-sex married couples in Connecticut, a federal judge in Massachusetts today ruled that the federal Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional.The...
View ArticleStill No Debate In Lamont - Malloy Race; Glassman Says 4 - Way Debate Would...
The pitched battle between Democratic gubernatorial candidates took a bitter turn Thursday, with the Ned Lamont campaign calling Dannel Malloy's camp "ridiculous'' and "hypocritical'' in its latest...
View ArticleRick Green On Job Growth In Connecticut; ESPN Moving Magazine Jobs Here From...
Connecticut has had a well-documented lack of job growth over the past two decades. Our Hartford Courant colleague, columnist Rick Green, weighs in on the decision by ESPN to move jobs for its magazine...
View ArticleDebate Between Democrats Mary Glassman And Nancy Wyman For Lt. Governor Set...
Amid the back-and-forth over the lack of debates in the final five weeks of the Democratic campaign, WNPR host John Dankosky notes that a debate between lieutenant governor candidates Nancy Wyman and...
View ArticleTom Foley Seeking Court Injunction To Block Lt. Gov. Mike Fedele From...
Tom Foley, the front runner in the Republican race for governor, filed court papers Friday to block the payment of more than $2 million in public money to the campaign of Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele and...
View ArticleWhat the DOMA ruling means for Connecticut
A U.S. District Court judge in Boston's ruling declaring the 1996 federal Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional could have significant implications for same-sex couples in Connecticut....
View ArticleWill GOP Candidates Debate For 1st District Congress Nod? The E-Mails Give...
The two Republican candidates in the Aug. 10 primary for the 1st Congressional District nomination -- who are fighting for the right to face veteran incumbent U.S. Rep. John Larson in the Nov. 2...
View ArticleTom Foley Says Opponents Are "Desperate'' Because They Trail By More than 25...
Republican front runner Tom Foley said Sunday that his two opponents in the race for governor are "desperate'' by sharply attacking his record with only one month left to the August 10 primary. Foley...
View ArticleDan Malloy Calls On Ned Lamont To Debate In New London; Agrees With Ex-Gov....
Former Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy is on the same page with former Gov. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr. They both agree that Democratic gubernatorial front runner Ned Lamont should debate Malloy on live...
View ArticleJoe McGee: Mayor Dan Malloy Worked Well With UBS In Stamford; Deal Struck By...
Joe McGee was there at the start. In the early 1990s, Swiss Bank - which later became known as UBS - was negotiating to build a gigantic office building that eventually brought thousands of jobs to...
View ArticleTom Foley: Fedele Is Now "Trying To Cheat'' The System In Public Financing;...
Republican gubernatorial front runner Tom Foley is ripping Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele for his views on public financing in advance of a crucial court hearing at 2 p.m. today. Foley is trying to block...
View ArticleState Moves To Revoke Bike Competitor's Disability Benefits
State officials have decided to cut off a $28,692-a-year disability retirement benefit originally granted in 2000 to a 39-year-old former correction officer -- who, in recent years, has participated in...
View ArticleJudge Expected To Rule Tuesday On Foley-Fedele Clash; Fedele Cannot Spend Any...
A Superior Court judge will decide Tuesday whether Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele will receive more than $2.1 million in public funding in an increasingly bitter battle against Greenwich multi-millionaire Tom...
View ArticleU.S. Appeals Court Rules on Landmark Campaign Finance Law
In a decision that will have immediate implications for one of the most competitive state political campaign cycles in years, a federal appeals court overruled a lower court's conclusion that the...
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