Christmas Tours At The Governor's Mansion In Hartford In Gov. Jodi Rell's...
Gov. M. Jodi Rell will be holding her final round of Christmas tours this year as she serves her last full month in the governor's mansion. The open house at the historic, six-acre estate at 990...
View ArticleSen. Dodd Makes Farewell Speech - Can 2012 Senate Election Be Far Away?...
With Sen. Chris Dodd delivering his valedictory address in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, can the 2012 U.S. Senate race be far off? Many political insiders believe that Republican Linda McMahon will run...
View ArticleSupreme Court Justice Joette Katz Stepping Down From Virtual Lifetime...
Connecticut Supreme Court Justice Joette Katz shocked many insiders by deciding to give up a virtual lifetime appointment on the bench in order to become the commissioner of a very troubled agency....
View ArticleJudge Robert Chatigny's Nomination To Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Is In...
The long-running nomination of federal court Judge Robert Chatigny to the prestigious Second Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City is in jeopardy. The Hartford Courant's longtime court reporter,...
View ArticleFormer Top UConn Administrator Pays $4,000 Ethics Fine
A former $190,000-a-year administrator at the University of Connecticut has paid a $4,000 fine to settle allegations that he used his state office budget to book rooms for himself 23 times at the...
View ArticleRell Office Staffer Gets New Job Outside State Payroll
Adam Jeamel, director of public affairs for Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell, will leave Rell's lame-duck administration this week, Kevin Rennie reports in his Daily Ructions blog. Says Rennie: "Jeamel...
View ArticleIncoming Legislators Hear About Ethics, Mom And Jefferson
"If you're going to have a hard time explaining to your mother what you're about to do, you don't want to do it." With those words, state ethics Executive Director Carol Carson closed an hour-long...
View ArticleGovernor-Elect Dannel Malloy On The UConn Health Center; Seeking $100 Million...
The Hartford Courant's Rick Green weighs in on the request by the University of Connecticut Health Center for $100 million in federal money to revamp the center....
View ArticlePolitico: U.S. Rep. John B. Larson, The Democratic Caucus Chairman, Seeking...
Politico is reporting that East Hartford's John B. Larson, the Democratic caucus chairman, is seeking the resignations of his entire staff. http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/45731.html
View ArticleSen. Don DeFronzo Questions New Britain To Hartford Busway; Long-Delayed...
State Sen. Don DeFronzo is questioning the wisdom of the New Britain busway. The 9.6-mile busway would start in downtown New Britain, cut through Newington, stop in the Elmwood section of West Hartford...
View ArticleMalloy At Meeting For New Governors In Washington, D.C.
Governor-elect Dannel Malloy is in Washington, D.C., attending meetings for new governors at the famed Blair House - across the street from the White House. President Barack Obama and Vice President...
View ArticleShake-Up At Senate Republicans With 7 Staff Layoffs; Deputy OPM Secretary...
The Senate Republicans have shaken up their staff, laying off seven employees in the biggest reorganization in years. The seven GOP staffers who were laid off include the staff budget specialist, two...
View ArticleMalloy On State Budget: "It's A Mess, It's Ugly''
Governor-elect Dannel Malloy traveled to Washington, D.C. this week to meet with other new governors, the state's Congressional delegation, and administration officials, as well as hearing speeches by...
View ArticleNational Unemployment Rate At 9.8 Percent In November; Some Say Numbers Fail...
The latest numbers show that the national unemployment rate was 9.8 percent in November. That was an increase from the previous rate of 9.6 percent, and some are questioning the official statistics...
View ArticleDr. William Petit To Be Interviewed By Oprah Winfrey
The Hartford Courant's veteran court reporter, Alaine Griffin, is reporting that Dr. William Petit will be interviewed by Oprah Winfrey. The program will be broadcast at 4 p.m. Thursday....
View ArticleStan Simpson Show Focuses On Sen. Chris Dodd's Farewell Speech and Dan...
The Stan Simpson Show on Sunday morning focuses on U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd's farewell speech on the Senate floor and Governor-elect Dan Malloy's selection of Supreme Court Justice Joette Katz as the...
View ArticleWill Millions Of Rell Administration E-Mails Be Destroyed?
As many as 161 million state government e-mail messages, dating back five years, are stored on backup computer tapes at the state Department of Information Technology in East Hartford -- a situation of...
View ArticleGovernor Malloy Will Sign Executive Order That Would Prevent Erasure of...
Governor-elect Dan Malloy said Monday he will sign an executive order that will prevent the erasure of millions of e-mails that have been sent during the Rell administration. Malloy made his comments...
View ArticlePhotos Of U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd In Washington, D.C.
Hartford Courant photographer John Woike recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to shoot photographs of U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd as he made his farewell speech on the Senate floor.
View ArticleGov. Rell To Hold Open House Wednesday To Mark Closure of 6 1/2 Years As...
Finishing her term in the same way that she started it, Gov. M. Jodi Rell will hold an open house Wednesday to greet the general public at the state Capitol. Rell is inviting visitors to the Capitol...
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