Death penalty repeal bill scheduled to be heard on Monday
The legislature's judiciary committee will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Monday to hold hearings on a number of bills. Expect a marathon session: Among the items on the committee's agenda is a bill to repeal...
View ArticleMurphy Endorsed For U.S. Senate By 3 Statewide Officials
U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, D-5th District, who is seeking the 2012 Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Joe Lieberman, has picked up public endorsements from three statewide...
View ArticleNew Report: 60 Percent Of Employees In CT State University System Do Not Work...
A new report says that 60 percent of all the employees in the Connecticut State University system do not work in the classroom. The system has come under fire for having too many administrators, and...
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Catherine Smith, ING Top Executive, Named Today By Governor As New...
Catherine Smith, the Connecticut-based chief executive of U.S. retirement services for ING, is expected to be named the new commissioner of the state Department of Economic and Community Development...
View ArticleLawmakers consider a bill that would allow people to carry Tasers with a permit
A bill before the legislature's public safety committee would allow people to carry an electronic defense weapon, or stun gun, with them for personal protection, provided they first secure a permit....
View ArticlePaid Sick Leave Bill Passes By 6 - 5 In Labor Committee; CBIA Battling...
The paid sick leave bill passed its first hurdle of the year with a 6 to 5 vote Thursday in the labor committee. The measure is so close that some believe it could be an 18 to 18 tie in the state...
View ArticleMalloy Reappoints Leo Arnone At Correction Department
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Friday that he has reappointed Department of Correction Commissioner Leo Arnone of Somers, who was originally appointed by the Democratic governor's Republican precessor, M....
View Article"Ber babies" and red-shirting: Legislature's Education Committee looks at...
"Ber babies" -- children born in September, October, November and December -- will still be able to enter kindergarten before they mark their 5th birthday. The legislature's education committee this...
View ArticleAFL-CIO's John Olsen: Millionaires Should Pay More In Income Taxes Under...
John Olsen is fired up. The longtime AFL-CIO president was speaking after a one-hour meeting that he had arranged Friday between Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and a standing-room-only crowd of the...
View ArticleMalloy Names Rell Appointee, Ex-New Jersey Transit Chief James P. Redeker, As...
The Hartford Courant's Don Stacom reports: The man in charge of the rail and bus operation at the state transportation department was named Friday to run the entire agency until a long-term...
View ArticleMalloy Says He Won't Be Re-Elected If Plan Does Not Succeed; Speaks With...
HARTFORD -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy told a standing-room-only crowd of union leaders Friday that the stakes for passing the state budget are very high for both the unions and for himself. In a public...
View ArticleSecretary Of The State On "The Real Story'' On Bridgeport Election Reform;...
The Bridgeport election controversy and the paid sick leave battle will be featured this Sunday on "The Real Story'' on Fox CT. Secretary of the State Denise Merrill - the former House majority leader...
View ArticleWolfe Tones Coming To Toad's Place On Tuesday Night; Annual Trek To CT That...
The Wolfe Tones - one of the best-known bands in Ireland - are coming to New Haven on Tuesday night for their annual trek to Connecticut in the days before Saint Patrick's Day. The band's arrival is...
View ArticleFinance Committee Debating Malloy's Tax Package; Opponents Vs. Tax Hikes On...
Republicans and opponents spoke out Monday on the full gamut of Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's $1.5 billion tax package that would increase virtually all of the major taxes in Connecticut. Malloy's...
View ArticleYoung Writers Trust Resumes Operations, Holds Contest
The Connecticut Young Writers Trust Tuesday announced a renewed schedule of activities for 2011 -- after it had faced dissolution but, in the words of its organizers, "crawled out of the grave in...
View ArticleAttorney General George Jepsen To Have Head Shaved Thursday To Raise Money...
Attorney General George Jepsen will have his head shaved this Thursday in an annual event to raise money for researching children's cancer. Jepsen will participate with 37 fellow volunteers in the...
View Article"Cash Cop'' Jeff Wright Is Moving To Texas; Mayor Lost In Race For Treasurer...
Republican Jeff Wright, known as the self-described "Cash Cop'' in his unsuccessful race for state treasurer, is leaving Connecticut to take a job in Texas. Viewed by some as a rising star in...
View ArticleIllinois Gov. Pat Quinn set to sign that state's death penalty repeal bill
The Chicago Tribune reports that Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is expected to sign legislation abolishing the death penalty in that state on Wednesday. The paper cites the House sponsor of the measure, along...
View ArticleUndercover Sting Video Creating Waves On NPR
An undercover video, shot at a restaurant during a luncheon involving two executives from National Public Radio, is creating waves in Washington, D.C. One of the executives, who has since left NPR,...
View ArticleGov. Malloy and his budget plan get negative reviews in the latest Quinnipiac...
In the first Quinnipiac University poll since the election, 40 percent of those surveyed disapprove of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's job performance and 51 percent disapprove of the way he is handling the...
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