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Mike Fedele Wins In Court; Ruling Will Allow Fedele To Spend More Than $2...

Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele has won the court case that will allow him to spend more than $2 million against Greenwich multimillionaire Tom Foley in an increasingly bitter race for governor. The nine-page...

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Senate Democrats Call For Special Session To Fix State's Campaign Finance...

The top Senate Democratic leaders said Tuesday evening that they are working to set a date for a special session for the legislature to respond to two separate court rulings by the Second Circuit Court...

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Campaign Finance Reform: Ruling Is "Mixed Bag'' That Allows Lobbyists To Make...

On a day of three different rulings by two different courts, the state is facing both positives and negatives in campaign finance reform. Beth Rotman, an attorney who oversees the state Citizen's...

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3 Republicans Will Debate Tonight; Tom Foley, Mike Fedele, Oz Griebel Square...

In an increasingly nasty race, the three Republican contenders for governor will square off tonight in a live, televised debate. GOP front runner Tom Foley of Greenwich will battle against Lt. Gov....

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Foley Injunction Denied In Public Financing Battle Vs. Fedele; Oral Arguments...

The legal battle continued Wednesday in the ongoing clash between former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley and Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele. In a one-sentence ruling, the State Supreme Court denied...

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Lt. Gov. Mike Fedele's Commercial Is Up On The Air; First One Paid With...

Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele already has a commercial up on the air - the first one since he received more than $2 million in public financing in the race for governor. Fedele just received his money after...

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Three Republicans Clash Over Public Financing Of Political Campaigns In One...

  In an increasingly nasty race for governor, the three Republicans battled Wednesday night over the public financing of political campaigns - a key issue for many Republican primary voters who...

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Tom Foley Leads GOP Nearly 4 to 1; Democrat Ned Lamont Leads Dannel Malloy In...

Despite revelations about his previous arrests and business career, Republican Tom Foley has burst into an even larger lead in the latest Quinnipiac University poll in the race for governor. Foley, the...

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Rick Green On The U.S. Senate Race

Hartford Courant columnist Rick Green weighs in on the U.S. Senate race between wrestling entrepreneur Linda McMahon, money manager Peter Schiff, and Democrat Richard Blumenthal. The primary between...

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Quinnipiac Poll: Richard Blumenthal Leads Linda McMahon By 17 Points; McMahon...

Despite revelations about his service during the Vietnam War, Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is leading Republican Linda McMahon by 17 percentage points in the latest Quinnipiac...

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Dan Malloy Endorsed By CEIU/SEIU Local 511, Joining CSEA/SEIU; Food Workers,...

In the ongoing battle of the union endorsements, former Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy has picked up another important endorsement. CEUI/SEIU Local 511, which has more than 7,000 active and retired...

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Lt. Gov. Fedele Wins; Federal Judge Blocks Motion By Tom Foley To Prevent...

For the third time in recent days, Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele has won a court case against a fellow Republican. Late Friday afternoon, a federal judge ruled against Republican front runner Tom Foley's...

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Foley Loses Legal Bid to Block Fedele Campaign Funds

A federal judge sitting in Bridgeport has denied gubernatorial candidate Thomas Foley's request for a court order blocking state elections officials from distributing hundreds of thousands of dollars...

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Foley's Wife Suffers Miscarriage

Leslie Foley, the wife of Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley, suffered a miscarriage Friday night, according to a statement from the Foley campaign. She was 19½ weeks pregnant. Leslie Foley...

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Columnist Rick Green On The Democratic Primary For Governor; Major Face Off...

Hartford Courant columnist Rick Green weighs in on the debate about the debates in the Democratic gubernatorial primary between Greenwich cable television entrepreneur Ned Lamont and former Stamford...

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Bob Englehart On The Democratic Gubernatorial Primary

Hartford Courant columnist Bob Englehart opines about job creation in the Democratic gubernatorial primary between Stamford mayor Dannel Malloy and Greenwich cable television executive Ned Lamont....

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SEIU Unions Endorse Dannel Malloy For Governor In Large Boost For Campaign;...

In a huge boost to the campaign of Democrat Dannel Malloy, all six affiliates of the Service Employees International Union have endorsed his candidacy for governor. The SEIU Connecticut State Council,...

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Lt. Gov. Mike Fedele Wins Fourth Straight Court Ruling Over Tom Foley; Fedele...

For the fourth straight time, Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele won a court ruling Tuesday that allows him to spend public money in his campaign for governor. The State Supreme Court upheld a ruling by a...

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Ned Lamont's Cable TV Business: Wiring More Than 200 Campuses From Berkeley...

Hartford Courant business reporter Eric Gershon took a look at Ned Lamont's cable television business, which started under the name of Lamont Television Systems and later changed to Lamont Digital...

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Bob Englehart On Linda McMahon And Richard Blumenthal

Hartford Courant cartoonist Bob Englehart weighs in on the U.S. Senate race between Republican Linda McMahon and Democrat Richard Blumenthal....

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