University Of Connecticut Donor, Robert G. Burton, Asks For Family's Name To...
In a stunning move, longtime University of Connecticut donor Robert G. Burton is asking for his $3 million donation to be returned and for his family's name to be removed from the football complex...
View ArticleWaterbury's Victor Diaz Considered As Possible DMV Deputy
The deputy city clerk of Waterbury, Victor M. Diaz, is under consideration for possible appointment as deputy commissioner of the state Department of Motor Vehicles in the administration of Gov. Dannel...
View ArticleMalloy: No Early Retirement Plan, No Borrowing For Operating Expenses, and No...
Offering a fiscal framework for the first time, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday that he will offer a budget next month that does not go beyond the current $19 billion state budget and will reject...
View ArticleDMV Announces Appointment Of Victor Diaz As Deputy
Department of Motor Vehicles Commissioner Melody A. Currey Tuesday afternoon announced the appointment of Victor M. Diaz, the deputy city clerk of Waterbury, as deputy commissioner of the agency. The...
View ArticlePolitico: Sen. Joe Lieberman Will Push For School Vouchers In Washington,...
U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman has pushed for school vouchers in various forms for years. In the latest version, he is joining with the top Republican in Congress - House Speaker John Boehner - to push...
View ArticlePresident Obama's State of the Union address
Below are the president's remarks, as prepared for delivery: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________________________________ FOR...
View ArticleMalloy Names Marshall and Murphy To Lead Labor Agency
Governor Dannel P. Malloy Wednesday named Glenn Marshall as his choice to be the new commissioner of the Department of Labor, and chose Dennis Murphy as deputy commissioner at the agency. Here's his...
View ArticleCould ads be popping up soon to state websites?
Rep. Richard A. Smith has an idea for how the cash-starved state can generate revenue: start selling ads on state websites. "We're in a budget nightmare,'' said Smith, a Republican freshman from New...
View ArticleUConn Tax Law Professor Says Ending 6 Percent Sales Tax On Food Would...
HARTFORD -- When the state was flush with money in the good times, the legislature avoided looking at the huge number of exemptions to the state's sales tax. As such, consumers currently pay no sales...
View ArticleBill Would Move Children Of Fallen Firefighters To Top Of Hiring List;...
Firefighters' children often want to follow in their parents' footsteps -- even if their mother or father was killed while on duty. Now, a bill being considered by state lawmakers would make it easier...
View ArticleBlumenthal gets seats on Armed Services, Judiciary, HELP committees
Freshman U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has secured seats on several key committees, including Armed Services and Judiciary. In announcing his new assignments, Blumenthal said serving on Armed Services...
View ArticleAn allegation of an anti-gay push poll in Meriden
A Meriden resident's claim of an anti-gay push poll in a hotly contested special Senate election has drawn condemnation from state Democratic Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo and her Republican counterpart,...
View ArticleWest Hartford State Senator Skis To The Legislative Office Building; 3.5-Mile...
As state Sen. Beth Bye skied down Boulevard in West Hartford and Capitol Avenue in Hartford this morning, she said the residents who were outside shoveling snow cheered her on. "One guy wanted to take...
View ArticleRepublican candidate for Congress Justin Bernier wants to reduce federal...
Republican Justin Bernier, the 35-year-old former Naval intelligence officer from Plainville who mounted an unsuccessful bid for Congress in 2010, announced this week he'll run again in 2012. He lost...
View ArticleBob Englehart On Global Warming And Polar Bears
Hartford Courant cartoonist Bob Englehart weighs in on the snow, global warming, and polar bears. http://blogs.courant.com/bob_englehart/2011/01/january-26-2011.html
View ArticleKissel: Name I-91 Weigh Station After Trooper Kenneth Hall
A Republican state senator has introduced a bill to name the scale house at the I-91 truck weigh station in Middletown after state trooper Kenneth Hall, who was killed last September when a speeding...
View ArticleFIC: We don't push poll
The Family Institute of Connecticut says it has nothing to do with the infamous "push poll" making news in the special senate election in Meriden. "Neither FIC, nor FIC Action, nor FIC Action Committee...
View ArticleArts group to shift lobbying strategies; will focus on DC, not Hartford
Recognizing that the cupboard may be bare in Hartford, the Greater Hartford Arts Council is shifting its lobbying strategy away from Connecticut's Capitol and focusing on Washington instead. The...
View ArticleBobby Valentine Out On Traffic Patrol In Stamford In New Job As Public Safety...
Some wondered exactly what former New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine would be doing in his new job as the public safety director who oversees the police and fire departments in Stamford. Now, they...
View ArticleDraft Martha Dean?
There's a movement afoot on Facebook to draft Martha Dean as a candidate for U.S. Senate. "We are a large group of long-time supporters of Martha Dean who believe that she is the most qualified...
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