State Rep. Jamie Spallone Chosen By Secretary Of The State-Elect Denise...
State Rep. James "Jamie'' Spallone was chosen Monday as the new deputy Secretary of the State by Denise Merrill, who takes over next month as Secretary of the State. Merrill, a Storrs Democrat who...
View ArticleDepartment Of Motor Vehicles Offices Closed From Christmas Eve Through Next...
The Department of Motor Vehicles offices will be closed for an extended period because of the Christmas holiday and a furlough day for state employees. The DMV offices will close at 3 p.m. Thursday and...
View ArticleFlashback: Joe Lieberman and gay rights
He's being hailed as a civil rights hero by liberal Democrats for leading the successful drive to repeal the ban on gay men and lesbians serving openly in the military. But Sen. Joseph Lieberman's...
View ArticleLongtime Hartford Democrat Abe Giles, 84, Pleads Guilty To Misdemeanor...
Former state Rep. Abe Giles, a kingpin in Hartford politics in his heyday, has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor corruption charges. Giles was involved in the longrunning corruption investigation involving...
View ArticleChannel 3's Dennis House and Kara Sundlun To Emcee Governor's Inaugural Ball...
Channel 3's Dennis House and Kara Sundlun will serve as the co-emcees at the governor's inaugural ball on Wednesday, January 5 at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford. The ball has been sold...
View ArticleForbes ranks Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford among the worst cities to...
Here's one Forbes list no city wants to be on: a compilation of the worst places to find work this winter. The magazine complied the list based on data from a survey conducted by the employment...
View ArticleGovernor Rell's Final Year-End Message To State Employees; Leaving Office In...
Outgoing Gov. M. Jodi Rell has sent her final year-end message to state employees as she prepares to leave office in two weeks on January 5. The message, obtained by Capitol Watch, is as follows:...
View ArticleUn Homenaje to Sen. Dodd
Chris Dodd's departure from the U.S. Senate "will leave a vacancy of immense proportions that will be difficult to fill,'' writes Larry Bims, director of the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, and Eloy...
View ArticleMalloy appoints Colleen Flanagan as his spokeswoman, Arielle Reich as his...
Gov.-elect Dan Malloy made two additional appointments today, tapping transition team press aide Colleen Flanagan as his director of communications and Arielle Reich as his director of...
View ArticleMalloy names McCluskey to board of pardons and paroles
Gov.-elect Dannel Malloy has once again turned to the legislature to fill a key appointment. This morning he named state Rep. David McCluskey to the board of pardons and paroles. "David has been a...
View ArticleMalloy keeps Rell appointee at DMHAS
Gov.-elect Dan Malloy is reappointing Patricia Rehmer as commissioner of the state Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services. Rehmer was appointed commissioner by Gov. M. Jodi Rell in Nov.,...
View ArticleMerry Christmas and Happy New Year!
As we head toward the end of 2010, we would like to thank our readers for taking an entertaining journey with us over what was arguably the best political year in Connecticut politics in the past four...
View ArticleM. Jodi Rell, The Accidental Governor, Looks Back on 6 1/2 Years; Served...
Everything seemed perfect for Jodi Rell on election night in November 2002. The celebration was roaring for Connecticut Republicans as Gov. John Rowland had just won his third term amid high ratings in...
View ArticleColeman and Fox to lead Judiciary
Pat Scully over at the Hanging Shad is reporting tonight that state Sen. Eric Coleman of Bloomfield and state Rep. Gerald Fox of Stamford will take the reins of the legislature's powerful judiciary...
View ArticleMalloy appoints Steven Reviczky as agriculture commissioner
Agriculture is a family tradition for Steven Reviczky. His maternal grandparents were dairy farmers; his father's family raised chickens. "The first job I had outside of working for my dad, who was a...
View ArticleIn other Malloy appointment news...
Gov.-elect Dannel Malloy also checked off a few other commissioner appointments today. He reappointed Howard Pitkin as state Banking Commissioner. Pitkin has worked at the banking department for more...
View ArticleSenate President Don Williams unveils legislative committee assignments
Below is the list of Senate committee chairs and co-chairs (and ranking members.) Senate President Don Williams, D-Brooklyn, released the list this afternoon. While many assignments remain unchanged,...
View ArticleKevin Sullivan, former lt. governor, returns to state government as Malloy's...
Kevin Sullivan, a longtime Capitol insider who has been outside of state government since 2007, has been tapped by Gov.-elect Dannel Malloy to lead the Department of Revenue Services. "It's nice to be...
View ArticleDonovan and Sharkey announce House committee chairmanships
Below is the (hopefully) complete list of House committee chairs, as released today by Speaker Chris Donovan and Majority Leader Brendan Sharkey. Aging:Joseph Serra, ChairMichelle Cook, Vice...
View ArticleJust days before he is set to leave office, Sen. Christopher Dodd is cleared...
The Senate Ethics Committee has dismissed a complaint brought by Judicial Watch, which calls itself a conservative, non-partisan government watchdog group, against U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, just days...
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