Yale students protesting U.S. support for Mubarak regime
Yale students will gather at noon today in Beinecke Plaza to protest U.S. support of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. "We are calling on President Obama, Senators Blumenthal and Lieberman to cease...
View ArticleState Police Lieutenant Suspended Indefinitely After Crashing Into Truck On...
A state police trooper has been suspended indefinitely after his cruiser crashed into a truck last week on Interstate 84 near the East Hartford-Manchester line. The accident was initially reported Feb....
View ArticleMalloy: Don't Get Ripped Off By Contractors Clearing Your Roof; Some Charge...
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is issuing a warning to homeowners: Don't get ripped off by contractors who want to clear the heavy snow off your roof. Consumers, he said, should insist on receiving a written...
View ArticleMore Plategate: GOP Chief Vows Letter To Top Prosecutor
The state's Republican Party Chairman says he will write Tuesday to the state's top criminal prosecutor, Chief State's Attorney Kevin Kane, to request an investigation of the release of a state list of...
View ArticleState Dept. of Motor Vehicles Offices And State Capitol Closed Friday For...
All Department of Motor Vehicles offices will be closed this Friday to honor President Abraham Lincoln's birthday. The state Capitol will be closed, too, and the official calendar shows no public...
View ArticleSunday Liquor Sales Hearing Today
The Super Bowl is over, but is it time for a beer run on Sunday?With the state facing a projected deficit of $3.7 billion, one of the most contentious issues this session is whether consumers can buy...
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Pitched Battle Over Sunday Alcohol Sales; Liquor Manufacturers Support Sales;...
Paul Jahnige of Stop & Shop speaks in favor of Sunday liquor sales. (Mark Mirko/Hartford Courant) Liquor manufacturers and package store owners are squaring off Tuesday over the emotional issue of...
View ArticlePolitical Reporter Ted Mann Leaves New London Day To Shadow Gov. Malloy For...
Political reporter Ted Mann has left The Day of New London to embark on an ambitious project shadowing Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for a long-term narrative article. As a blogger and reporter, Mann has...
View ArticleBurning issue? Bill giving state oversight over hookah lounges on public...
Hookah lounges are a centuries-old tradition in the Middle East, where patrons talk, drink tea and puff on hoses connected to large water pipes whose bowls are filled with flavored tobacco. But here in...
View ArticleDeath penalty repeal efforts focus on the impact on victims' families
Dozens of murder victims' families have signed a letter calling on lawmakers to repeal the state's death penalty. "In Connecticut, the death penalty is a false promise that goes unfulfilled, leaving...
View ArticleGOP's Tom Foley Endorses Ex-TV Anchor Janet Peckinpaugh For State Rep In...
Former Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley has endorsed Janet Peckinpaugh for state representative in the special election on Tuesday, Feb. 22. Peckinpaugh is seeking to fill the seat...
View ArticleFormer Rep. Chris Caruso Switched To Labor Department After Less Than Month...
It didn't last long. Former state Rep. Chris Caruso was hired last month as a high-profile urban advisor to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy at the Department of Economic and Community Development. But less than...
View ArticleNew York Congressman, Rep. Chris Lee, Resigns After His Photo Posted On...
A Congressman from New York, U.S. Rep. Chris Lee, has resigned suddenly after his bare-chested photo appeared on the Internet. Lee, who is married, sent the photo and e-mails to a 34-year-old woman he...
View ArticleCafero On PlateGate: Say 'I'm Sorry' And 'Move On'
Republican House Leader Lawrence Cafero said Wednesday that someone in Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office should apologize for the release of the names and low-digit license plate numbers of...
View ArticleGun bills on the public safety committee agenda
The legislature's public safety committee is slated to take up a slew of bills tomorrow relating to the state's gun laws.Among the items on the public hearing agenda are measures setting safety...
View ArticleIn A Post-Gubernatorial Endorsement, Republican M. Jodi Rell Supports Janet...
In one of her first post-gubernatorial endorsements, Republican M. Jodi Rell has endorsed Janet Peckinpaugh in the state House of Representatives race in southeastern Connecticut. Rell has sent out...
View ArticleDodd Emerges As Frontrunner To Head MPAA [LA Times]
Hollywood's seemingly endless search for an industry lobbyist appears to be zeroing in on former Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.).Click here to read more from the Los Angeles Times.
View ArticleBysiewicz rolls out endorsements; list includes many from 2nd CD
Former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz today rolled out a long list of people who are endorsing her candidacy for U.S. Senate. "Our campaign continues to pick up momentum since we announced last...
View ArticleDaniel Esty - Yale Professor, Rhodes Scholar - Picked To Head Gov. Malloy's...
HARTFORD -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy this morning named Yale University professor and environmental expert Daniel C. Esty to lead his recently announced state Department of Energy and Environmental...
View ArticleState Sen. Martin Looney proposes nation's first statewide gun offender registry
Requiring gun offenders to register with local authorities would give police a potent new tool to combat violence, said state Sen. Martin Looney. Looney, a New Haven Democrat, testified in favor of the...
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