Connecticut Rated 45th As A Bad Place To Do Business
It has happened before, but Connecticut was rated recently as a bad place to do business. California, New York, New Jersey, and Massachusetts - which combined have millions of jobs - were all rated...
View ArticleIs McMahon making in-roads among Tea Party activists?
Tea Party activists in the state took a while to warm to Linda McMahon, but there are indications their initial coolness may be thawing.McMahon will be the featured guest at a fundraiser in Milldale...
View ArticleGOP's Sam Caligiuri Endorsed By Independent Party; Facing Democrat Chris...
Waterbury Republican Sam Caligiuri, who won the Republican primary earlier this month, has been endorsed by the Independent Party of Connecticut in the Fifth Congressional District. "The Independent...
View ArticleDannel Malloy Addresses Senate Democrats; Like GOP's Tom Foley, Malloy Favors...
After a hard-fought primary for governor, the Senate Democrats joined together Monday around the primary winner, former Stamford Mayor Dannel Malloy, on the road to a unified campaign for the fall....
View ArticleMayor Bill Finch Stars In Bridgeport Commercial; New Motto Of "Surprise! It's...
Democrat Bill Finch was known at the state Capitol as a passionate defender of his hometown of Bridgeport when he served as a state senator. Today, he is the successor to P.T. Barnum as Bridgeport's...
View ArticleKen Krayeske joins Green Party slate; will run for Congress from the 1st...
Activist Ken Krayeske, best known for his arrest during Gov. M. Jodi Rell's 2007 inaugural parade and for tangling with UConn men's basketball coach Jim Calhoun over his hefty salary, is running for...
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Amid A Nasty Campaign Season, Politicians Take A Brief Break At The Crocodile...
BRISTOL - Since Connecticut politics this year has become particularly nasty, politicians welcomed a brief respite Tuesday with the restart of a light-hearted political roast. The event was the 129th...
View ArticleMcMahon shoots, will Blumenthal respond?
In his blog, Kevin Rennie details the scathing attack mailer the McMahon camp has unleashed against Democratic opponent Richard Blumenthal. The brochure contains an open letter signed by 46 military...
View ArticleDemocrat Jim Himes Placed On CNN's Top 100 List of Most Vulnerable Seats;...
The Congressional race in lower Fairfield County is heating up as U.S. Rep. Jim Himes has been placed on CNN's 100 of the "most vulnerable'' races in the U.S. House of Representatives. Himes, a...
View ArticleState Finishes Fiscal Year With Nearly $450 Million Surplus; Still...
Despite fears about future deficits, a sluggish economy, and a high unemployment rate, the state finished its most recent fiscal year with a surplus of nearly $450 million. The official numbers were...
View ArticleRepublican Linda McMahon's Mailings Expanding - Now Going To Democrats and...
For months, Linda McMahon has been filling up the mailboxes of Republican voters with direct-mail pieces about herself, Republican primary opponent Rob Simmons, and Democrat Richard Blumenthal. The...
View ArticleEarl frenzy! Chris Dodd says batten down the hatches
You know the hurricane hype has reached a fever pitch when U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd feels the need to weigh in. "As Hurricane Earl moves toward the East Coast and Connecticut residents prepare for their...
View ArticleMeghan McCain hearts Joe Lieberman
In her new book, "Dirty Sexy Politics,'' John McCain's daughter Meghan expresses admiration for Connecticut's junior senator. She refers to Joe Lieberman as "a brilliant politician . . . one of the...
View ArticleMore Earl Frenzy -- Gov. Rell asks feds for a "pre-landfall" declaration of...
The winds haven't started howling and not a drop of rain has hit the ground but Gov. M. Jodi Rell isn't taking any chances. She's asked President Obama to issue a "pre-landfall" declaration of...
View ArticleFormer State Rep. Michael Cardin Arrested
Former state Rep. Michael Cardin, who is a teacher, has been arrested following allegations by a female student. He was charged with risk of injury and disorderly conduct. Cardin is a longtime teacher...
View ArticleState Surplus Cuts Borrowing Costs; State Will Now Borrow $646 Million,...
In a bit of good economic news in a tough year, the recently announced state surplus will allow the state to borrow about half of what was originally planned for the current fiscal year. Gov. M. Jodi...
View ArticleFlags Lowered To Half Staff For Trooper Kenneth Hall; Veteran Officer Killed...
Governor M. Jodi Rell has ordered that all Connecticut and U.S. flags should be flown at half staff following the death of Kenneth Hall, a veteran trooper who was killed Thursday when his car was...
View ArticleCompeting views of the economy in CT-5
U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy's statement, as quoted in the Housatonic Times yesterday, that "all of the anecdotal signs in Connecticut's economy are good" is drawing fire from Muprhy's Republican opponent....
View ArticleU.S. Rep. John Larson Predicts Democrats Will Retain Control Of U.S. House;...
U.S. Rep. John B. Larson says flatly that the Democrats - in a tough election year - will retain control of the U.S. House of Representatives. Larson made his prediction on "The Real Story'' that will...
View ArticleObama visit set for Sept. 16
POTUS will appear at a Sept. 16 fundraiser in Stamford for Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal. In recent weeks, Blumenthal has taken pains to emphasize his independence from the...
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