Ned Lamont Surprises Crowd By Singing Bob Marley's "Get Up, Stand Up'' At...
Longtime Democratic union activist Leo Canty notes that Ned Lamont surprised the crowd at Bloomfield's West Indian celebration by singing Bob Marley's famous "Get Up, Stand Up'' tune. The song has been...
View ArticleCourant Endorses Foley, Malloy In Gubernatorial Primaries
The Courant's editorial board has endorsed former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy in the Democratic nominating primary for governor, and Greenwich businessman Tom Foley in the Republican gubernatorial...
View ArticleBysiewicz's Campaign-Funded Parties Raise Questions
Democratic Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz's candidacy for Connecticut attorney general ended abruptly May 18 when the state Supreme Court ruled her ineligible for the office. But that has not...
View ArticleState's Budget Surplus Is Better Than First Projected; Sales Tax Increases...
With the economy slowly improving, the state's budget surplus is now projected to be better than expected - at nearly $400 million. State comptroller Nancy Wyman released the latest estimate on Monday,...
View ArticleThe endorsement that wasn't
Rumors were flying today that Gov. M. Jodi Rell was set to make a public endorsement of Linda McMahon. Not true, says Rell's spokeswoman. The governor did introduce McMahon to the crowd at today's Brad...
View ArticleRick Green On the AG Race; Bitter Clashes Between Attorneys Ross Garber And...
Our colleague, Rick Green, is focusing in on the increasingly nasty Republican primary for attorney general between Ross Garber and Martha Dean. Dean ran unsuccessfully for attorney general in 2002...
View ArticleHair washing and groin kicking: Accusations fly in CT-Sen.
Peter Schiff's observation on Twitter last week that Linda McMahon skipped out on last week's debate because she was home washing her hair drew cries of sexism from some McMahon supporters. Now the...
View ArticleRell Vetoes Campaign Finance 'Repair' Bill; Democrats React
Gov. M. Jodi Rell Monday vetoed a bill that state legislators had passed Friday in an effort to repair Connecticut's public campaign financing law, after a federal appeals court's recent finding that...
View ArticleRell Orders Crackdown On Unsafe Truckers After I-84 Crash
Gov. M. Jodi Rell ordered an "intense crackdown" Monday by state police and the Department of Motor Vehicles on unsafe truckers - after the latest in a rash of big-rig crashes caused the shutdown all...
View ArticleRob Simmons and the "free" media
Rob Simmons is back on the campaign trail -- sort of.But don't look for him on the fair and festival circuit. And he probably won't be embarking on one of those "business tours" that are so popular...
View ArticleLamont Endorsed By Torrington Register Citizen; Malloy Favored By The...
In the battle of the newspaper endorsements, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont has been endorsed by the Torrington Register Citizen. Dannel Malloy has been endorsed by The Hartford Courant,...
View ArticleNorwich Bulletin Endorses Oz Griebel In Republican Primary; Connecticut Post...
Republican Oz Griebel of Simsbury has been running third in the polls for months, but he is not giving up in his primary campaign. The Hartford Courant announced in its editorial that Griebel was a...
View ArticleNed Lamont Profile: Says Took No Salary From Cable Company For Past Five Years
Democrats Ned Lamont and Dannel Malloy have been locked in a bitter battle that has become increasingly nasty in the final week before the upcoming primary on August 10. One of Malloy's commercials...
View ArticleAs Campaign Grows Nastier, Ned Lamont Seeks Civility In Debate With Dannel...
As they approach a debate today in an increasingly nasty campaign, Democrat Ned Lamont is calling for a civil debate with former Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy. It is unclear how long that might last...
View ArticleNed Lamont, Dannel Malloy Hold Civil Debate On Budget, Education; One-Hour...
ROCKY HILL - In a long-awaited debate amid an increasingly nasty campaign, Democrats Ned Lamont and Dannel Malloy held a largely civil discussion Tuesday afternoon that was essentially a one-hour...
View ArticleMartha Dean Threatens Unspecified "Legal Action" Against Ross Garber, Her GOP...
Opponents Martha Dean and Ross Garber traded more blows Tuesday in their contentious Republican primary contest for Attorney General. Dean announced that she has scheduled "an important news...
View ArticleLinda McMahon continues to chip away at Dick Blumenthal's lead in CT-SEN
Republican frontrunner Linda McMahon continues to cut into Democrat Richard Blumenthal's once-overwhelming popularity in the U.S. Senate race.McMahon's strategy of ignoring her Republican opponents and...
View ArticlePatru on the Qm part II
Ed Patru, Linda McMahon's spokesman, said this morning's Quinnipiac University poll showing the Republican U.S. Senate candidate closing the gap with Democrat Richard Blumenthal is consistent with what...
View ArticleMindy Myers on the Q poll
When asked about this morning's Q poll, Mindy Myers, who is managing Democrat Richard Blumenthal's U.S. Senate campaign lashed out against Republican Linda McMahon. The poll shows McMahon gaining on...
View ArticleRatings For Democratic Debate Better Than Some Expected; Dannel Malloy Vs....
Many political insiders are wondering how many voters will actually come out to the polls for the primaries on Tuesday, August 10. In the same way, some were scratching their heads about how many...
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