Rell, In Statement On Hayes Verdict, Commends Petits
Governor M. Jodi Rell Tuesday issued the following statement after a jury convicted Steven Hayes on 16 of 17 counts in the July 2007 slayings of Jennifer Hawke-Petit, Hayley Petit and Michaela Petit of...
View ArticleDannel Malloy And Tom Foley Clash Sharply On Death Penalty, Jobs, TV...
In their first televised debate in an increasingly nasty race for governor, Democrat Dannel Malloy and Republican Tom Foley clashed sharply Tuesday in a feisty contest over the death penalty and which...
View ArticleClaim Check: Democratic Governors Association Ad "Makes An Accusation It...
In a continuing series, The Hartford Courant is looking at the political commercials in the governor's race and the U.S. Senate race. Today's story by reporter Matthew Kauffman says that a recent,...
View ArticleU.S. Chamber of Commerce launches anti-Blumenthal ad
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is reportedly spending at least $75 million on ads in the 2010 election cycle and some of that money has already found its way to Connecticut. This week, the business group...
View ArticleBob Englehart On The U.S. Senate Debate At The Bushnell
Hartford Courant cartoonist depicts Monday night's debate at The Bushnell in the U.S. Senate race between Democrat Dick Blumenthal and Republican Linda McMahon....
View ArticleFirst Lady Michelle Obama Attending Event On Oct. 18 For Richard Blumenthal
First Lady Michelle Obama will come to Connecticut on Mon., Oct.18 for an event with Attorney General and U.S. Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal, according to an email sent by the Blumenthal camp. We...
View ArticleCaligiuri leads Murphy according to a new poll in CT-5
Republican Sam Caligiuri has pulled ahead of Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, according to a new poll released this afternoon. Caligiuri, a state senator from Waterbury, leads two-term incumbent...
View ArticleDannel Malloy, Tom Foley Still Clashing After "The Brawl At The Bushnell'' -...
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley charged Wednesday that Democrat Dannel Malloy is in the pocket of the state-employee unions, saying he has proof that Malloy lied in Tuesday's debate about...
View ArticleDoes Larson face a contest in CT-1?
A new poll commissioned by CT Capitol Report seems to indicate that U.S. Rep. John Larson's path to reelection may not be so smooth after all. The survey, released Thursday, shows Republican challenger...
View ArticleRick Green On The Tea Party, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck
Hartford Courant columnist Rick Green on a video parody featuring the Tea Party, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and others. http://blogs.courant.com/rick_green/2010/10/when-democrats-go-too-far.html
View ArticleFor those of you keeping score at home...
Or trying to, Colin McEnroe has a helpful tip sheet on the flurry of polls that have come out this week in various political races around the state. Check it out here.
View ArticleReport: AG Candidate Dean is "Seriously Considering" Invalidation Of Some...
Republican Martha Dean is again demonstrating a mistrust of the federal government that has characterized her campaign for state Attorney General: She reportedly is giving serious thought to...
View ArticleNew Jersey Gov. Chris Christie To Campaign For GOP's Tom Foley Against Dannel...
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, the former U.S. Attorney who is gaining a national profile for his budget-cutting decisions, will be coming to Connecticut to campaign for Republican Tom Foley in the...
View ArticleRell Truck Crackdown: 14,777 Citations For Safety Violations
The first two months of Gov. M. Jodi Rell's crackdown on unsafe truckers has yielded 14,777 traffic citations that could bring fines of $1.8 million - with tickets issued for following too closely,...
View ArticlePoll wars
Democratic U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy's campaign has released its internal polling numbers, which show a decidedly different picture of the 5th District congressional race than the one painted by this...
View ArticleU.S. Sen. Scott Brown Campaigning With GOP's Tom Foley In Glastonbury...
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown, who scored a huge upset victory to capture the seat once held by U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts, is coming to Glastonbury on Saturday. Brown will be stumping with...
View ArticleNed Lamont, Rob Simmons Analyze Senate And Governor's Debates On "The Real...
Greenwich cable executive Ned Lamont says that both Democrat Dannel Malloy and Republican Tom Foley had "too much caffeine'' before their slugfest this week that has become known as "the brawl at The...
View ArticleSupreme Court Justice Joette Katz Writes To Rell About Furlough Days; Says...
It seemed that the flap over some judges' decision not to take unpaid furlough days had died down in the past week: The Judicial Branch announced last Friday that all but a few of the 26 state jurists...
View ArticleMcMahon and her lobbyists, state edition
Now that lobbying has become a dirty word in elections across the nation, candidates are thrilled to tie their opponents to the lobbying industry.Republican candidate for U.S. Senate, Linda McMahon,...
View ArticleDr. William Petit Will Not Speak In Penalty Phase Of Capital Punishment...
Dr. William Petit says he will not speak in court in the death-penalty phase of the trial against convicted killer Steven Hayes. Petit essentially blames the state legislature for failing to make the...
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