Rowland Interviewed In 'Government Watch' Column: More Visible This Year, Is...
Here is the Courant's Government Watch column for this week: Republican gubernatorial front-runner Tom Foley says that ex-Gov. John G. Rowland has been informally helping him to gather political...
View ArticleLamont Was Sued On Bias Claim By A Former Employee; Case Was 'Settled...
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, locked in an Aug. 10 primary battle with former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy, was sued in 2002 by a black former executive in his cable television company...
View ArticleComptroller Nancy Wyman Facing Simsbury First Selectman Mary Glassman In...
Comptroller Nancy Wyman will face Simsbury First Selectman Mary Glassman on the radio today in the first formal debate of the season for the lieutenant governor candidates. Wyman is running with former...
View ArticleMalloy Questions Lamont Over Discrimination Suit, Debate
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dannel Malloy put out this statement concerning a Courant story Monday morning that reported on a 2002 lawsuit against his Aug. 10 primary opponent Ned Lamont's cable...
View ArticleCafero endorses McMahon
If there was any doubt about the viability of Rob Simmons' quasi-candidacy for U.S. Senate, this endorsement may put it to rest. House Republican Leader Larry Cafero, one of Simmons' most steadfast...
View ArticleLieberman blasts WikiLeaks
WikiLeaks.org today received a stern scolding from U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman for its massive dump of secret documents relating to the war in Afghanistan. "The disclosure of tens of thousands of...
View ArticleAll about Vince
Hearst Newspapers' Brian Lockhart has the definitive look at Vince McMahon, peeling back the layers on the man described by veteran wrestling writer Mike Mooneyham as "sort of an enigma.''
View ArticleLembo - Jarjura Race Heats Up, Even More
The Comptroller campaigns of endorsed candidate Kevin Lembo and challenger Michael Jarjura, both Democrats, were in Hartford Superior Court Monday arguing over whether Lembo should have been qualified...
View ArticleLamont Fires Back At Malloy Over Discrimination Lawsuit
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont issued a response late Monday afternoon to the statement released hours earlier by his Aug. 10 primary opponent, former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy,...
View ArticleCreator vs terminator? Truth squading Mark Greenberg's new ad
Things are heating up in the 5th District, where Republican congressional candidate Mark Greenberg has gone negative with his first TV ad. The 30-second spot hits GOP opponent Sam Caligiuri hard....
View ArticleThree Republicans Will Debate Wednesday Night In New London; Live Television...
The three Republican candidates for governor are preparing for Wednesday night's debate in New London. The debate at the Garde Arts Center - a traditional spot for debates - will be shown live on...
View ArticleRick Green On The Bitter Clashes In The August 10 Primaries
Hartford Courant columnist Rick Green weighs in on the campaign season, which is heating up quite a bit in advance of the August 10 primaries....
View ArticleKevin Lembo Wins Court Ruling Over Mayor Michael Jarjura; Lembo Can Spend...
Democrat Kevin Lembo won a court ruling late Tuesday afternoon when a judge denied an injunction sought by his opponent in the state comptroller's race. Lembo has been locked in an increasingly nasty...
View ArticleJarjura Fails to Block Lembo Financing In Democratic Comptroller Primary
A Superior Court Judge Tuesday evening denied Waterbury Mayor Michael Jarjura's efforts to block the state from providing public campaign money to Healthcare Advocate Kevin Lembo, Jarjura's opponent in...
View ArticleDannel Malloy Endorsed By Nursing Home Owners; Battle Of Endorsements...
In an ongoing battle of endorsements, former Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy was endorsed Tuesday by a large association of nursing home owners. The board of directors of the East Hartford-based...
View ArticleSchiff: Republican voters don't realize they have a choice on Aug. 10
If they did, he says, he'd be at the front of the pack. "If the voters knew I was a candiate I think I'd have this election in the bag right now,'' Schiff told reporters after tonight's Federation of...
View ArticleSenate debate features four candidates and two no-shows
Yup, he's running. Rob Simmons, the former congressman and intermittent candidate for U.S. Senate, stated unequivocally at the start of a debate Tuesday night that he is in the race -- even though he...
View ArticleOn same-sex marriage, all CT-Sen candidates agree that the matter should be...
The candidates running for U.S. Senate from Connecticut -- at least the four who participated in Tuesday's debate -- all agreed that same-sex marriage is not a matter for the federal government to...
View ArticleMichael Fedele: Italian Immigrant, Successful Business Owner, Lt. Governor...
When Michael Fedele's family arrived on the shores of the United States when he was 3 years old, they had virtually nothing. They had risked everything by leaving Italy, and they needed help from...
View ArticleGOP's Larry Cafero: Many Voters Are Not Focused In July On The Primaries;...
House Republican leader Larry Cafero always speaks his mind. And he says bluntly that many voters are not focused on the upcoming primaries on August 10 - despite detailed coverage in some newspapers...
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