State investigating WWE's use of independent contractors
Hearst Newspapers' Brian Lockhart reports this morning that World Wrestling Entertainment says it is being investigated by the state for its use of independent contractors. WWE spokesman Robert...
View ArticleMayor Mike's Is Closed
The Hartford Courant's Java column is reporting that Mayor Mike's is closed. Operated for years by Hartford Mayor Mike Peters, the restaurant was a gathering place for state legislators, politicians,...
View ArticleHartford Mayor Eddie Perez To Serve Three Years In Prison: "The City Has...
Hartford Mayor Eddie Perez will spend three years in prison after being found guilty of multiple felony charges by a jury. Superior Court Judge Julia Dewey issued a total sentence Tuesday of eight...
View ArticleJudge Chatigny, Part Two
President Barack Obama, frustrated earlier by sharp Republican opposition, has renominated Hartford district court judge Robert N. Chatigny to the federal appeals court. But the new nomination could...
View ArticleMindy Myers on the Q poll
Myers, manager of Richard Blumenthal's U.S. Senate campaign, released the following statement regarding today's Q poll showing him 6 percentage points ahead of Republican Linda McMahon. "We've always...
View ArticleCorrection on the Q poll: Likely vs. registered
My early morning post on today's Quinnipiac University poll compared Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's past poll numbers with his current showing. But I failed to make an important distinction:...
View ArticleTwo Capitol Sources: Layoffs Expected To Be Announced Today At Mohegan Sun...
Officials at the Mohegan Sun have scheduled a news conference Tuesday afternoon amid reports that there will be layoffs at the casino, two state Capitol sources said. A knowledgable insider said there...
View ArticleIf it's Tuesday, it must be Torrington...
Republican Sam Caligiuri wants to debate Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy in every town in the 5th District. "This election year is too important to voters to keep them in the dark on the most...
View ArticleJoe Lieberman On Fox News Channel: Tea Party Is "A Very Natural Uprising''...
Appearing on the Fox News Channel, U.S. Joseph I. Lieberman said Tuesday that the growing Tea Party movement is an unplanned uprising by the American public that has bubbled up in the 2010 election...
View ArticlePrimary night
It's still early, but so far it doesn't appear to be a good night for Rob Simmons moderates: Mike Castle has conceded in Delaware and Kelly Ayotte appears to be losing, according to early, unofficial...
View ArticleU.S. Rep. Jim Himes and Republican Dan Debicella Debate Tax Cuts In Fairfield...
U.S. Rep. Jim Himes and Republican Dan Debicella are debating tax policy in their race in the Fourth Congressional District. Tax policy is key in lower Fairfield County, where many residents of...
View ArticleQ Poll: Democrat Dannel Malloy Leads Republican Tom Foley By 50 to 41 Percent...
Democrat Dannel Malloy holds a 9-point lead over Republican Tom Foley in the first poll of likely voters in the election for governor, according to the latest Quinnipiac University poll. The poll,...
View ArticleFormer Gov. John G. Rowland To Be On WTIC-AM Radio
Former Gov. John G. Rowland is scheduled to host the afternoon drive show on WTIC-AM radio for the next year, according to the station. Starting at 3 p.m. Thursday, Rowland will host the show with the...
View ArticleArrest in Madison bomb scare during Sunday's GOP fundraiser
The AP reports: A 70-year-old Connecticut man has been arrested in connection with a bogus bomb threat that forced the evacuation of a Republican fundraiser attended by GOP U.S. Senate candidate Linda...
View ArticleLucrative Legal-Services Arrangement Raises Questions
Questions are being raised in Bridgeport about a lucrative arrangement, disclosed in Sunday's Courant, under which the city has been obtaining legal services from Edwin J. Maley Jr., former state...
View ArticlePop quiz: What's the largest tax in Connecticut history?
After months of painting Democratic opponent Richard Blumenthal as a liar and stealer of valor, the McMahon campaign is trying a more conventional approach: targeting him as a typical tax-and-spend...
View ArticleThe DNC on the GOP's Class of 2010
Linda McMahon makes the highlight reel, along with Sharron Angle, Christine O'Donnell, Rand Paul and others.
View ArticleChris Healy says POTUS visit a gift for the GOP too
For Democrats, today's visit by President Obama brings in some much-needed cash and generates some much-needed enthusiasm among the party base. But it's also a gift for Republicans, who are looking for...
View ArticleRell 'Deeply Disappointed' By Her Appointee's Arrest
Gov. M. Jodi Rell's office said Thursday that she is "deeply disappointed" by a shoplifting charge against one of her political appointees, Amalia Vazquez Bzdyra, a commissioner with the Department of...
View ArticleFoley Reveals That Bell's Palsy Affects One Side Of His Face
Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley revealed this week that he suffers from Bell's Palsy, a relatively rare affliction that partially paralyzes one side of a person's face. In an interview, he...
View Article