New CCM Report: The Special Needs Of The Big 4 - Hartford, Bridgeport,...
The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, known for its lobbying at the state Capitol, has just completed a new report on the dire needs of the state's four poorest cities - Hartford, Bridgeport,...
View ArticleNPR Commentator Juan Williams Fired After Remarks About Muslims On Bill...
There is a firestorm over the firing of longtime journalist Juan Williams from National Public Radio after remarks that he made about Muslims on Bill O'Reilly's show on the Fox News Channel....
View ArticleDMV Reduces Registration Renewals To Single Mailing
The state Department of Motor Vehicles said Thursday that it's streamlining vehicle registration renewals by combining two mailings into one, saving an estimated $400,000 in tax dollars a year. Up to...
View ArticleThe Hartford Courant Endorses U.S. Rep. Jim Himes Over Republican Dan...
The Hartford Courant has endorsed U.S. Rep. Jim Himes over Republican Dan Debicella in the Fourth Congressional District in Fairfield County. Himes, a freshman Democrat, is facing a stiff challenge...
View ArticleDeLauro: I have "no interest whatsoever" in running for U.S. Senate in 2012
There are still 13 days in the 2010 election cycle but the chattering classes are already looking ahead of 2012.One name that's being bandied about for U.S. Senate has taken herself out of the running....
View ArticleHigh Court's Written Decision On Bysiewicz Coming Today
Five months after putting an abrupt end to Democratic Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz's candidacy for state attorney general, the state Supreme Court today will release its long-awaited, written...
View ArticleTom Monahan Retiring From NBC 30; Longtime Political Reporter Has Covered...
Tom Monahan, the veteran political reporter for NBC 30 who is a well-known figure at the state Capitol, is retiring after the upcoming election. The Hartford Courant's Java broke the story and has the...
View ArticleCourt: Bysiewicz Was Doomed By Not Having Tried A Case; 'I Strongly...
Explaining its unanimous May 18 ruling that Democratic Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz was unqualified to run for attorney general, the state Supreme Court Friday issued a written decision...
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Bysiewicz: Best to leave that Smackdown T-shirt at home on Election Day
We're all familiar with the law that says no political paraphernalia is allowed within 75-feet of a polling place. But this year, the Secretary of the State's office is telling local election...
View ArticleRalph Nader is coming to town
Former presidential candidate and longtime consumer advocate Ralph Nader will be in Hartford tomorrow morning to endorse Green Party candidate for Congress, Ken Krayeske. Nader will stop by Krayeske's...
View ArticleDannel Malloy, Tom Foley Appear Separately On Taxes And Spending On "The Real...
With slightly more than one week left until election day, Democrat Dannel Malloy and Republican Tom Foley will both appear separately on "The Real Story'' on Fox CT on Sunday morning. Each were asked...
View ArticleReport On Leaked Email Puts Blumenthal Campaign On Defensive
In a revelation that's at the very least embarrassing (and at very the worst, potentially illegal), Democrat Richard Blumenthal's campaign staff apparently coordinated with Planned Parenthood to dig up...
View ArticleThe Hartford Courant Endorses U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy Over Republican Sam...
The Hartford Courant has endorsed U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy over Republican Sam Caligiuri of Waterbury in the Fifth Congressional District. Murphy, a former state senator who lives in Cheshire,...
View ArticleDemocrat Ned Lamont And Republican Oz Griebel To Discuss Governor's Race;...
Democrat Ned Lamont and Republican Oz Griebel, who both lost in their respective primaries in August, will get together Monday to talk about the general election. WNPR's John Dankosky will serve as...
View ArticleThe Hartford Courant Endorses Democrat Dannel Malloy Over Republican Tom...
The Hartford Courant has endorsed Democrat Dannel Malloy over Republican Tom Foley in the race for governor. Malloy, who served 14 years as the mayor of Stamford, became the Democratic Party's nominee...
View ArticleHartford Courant Endorses Democrat Richard Blumenthal In U.S. Senate Race...
In an editorial in Sunday's newspaper, The Hartford Courant is endorsing Democrat Richard Blumenthal in the hard-fought U.S. Senate race over Republican Linda McMahon. McMahon, the former CEO of World...
View ArticleBlumenthal's 3Q haul buffeted by PAC contributions
For a guy who once boasted that he never took PAC money in his campaigns for attorney general, Richard Blumenthal certainly isn't hesitant to collect special interest money now that's he's running...
View ArticleState Sen. Edith Prague Calls On Republican Gov. Rell To Fire Insurance...
State Sen. Edith Prague, one of the legislature's most outspoken Democrats, is calling upon Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell to fire the state's insurance commissioner. Rell, who has slightly more than two...
View ArticlePresident Obama Refuses To Endorse Democrat Frank Caprio For Rhode Island...
President Barack Obama has refused to endorse the Democratic candidate for governor in Rhode Island. That move has prompted a political firestorm as the candidate, Frank Caprio, responded that Obama...
View ArticleDodd, Rell, Larson, Donovan All In Meriden Today To Celebrate Federal Money...
Many of the state's top officials will be in Meriden today to celebrate the awarding of federal money for the long-delayed New Haven-to-Hartford-to-Springfield rail line. Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell...
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