Four New York Times Journalists, Including Two From Westport, To Be Freed In...
Two New York Times reporters and two photographers, who have been held captive this week in civil-war-torn Libya, will be freed. The two veteran photographers, Tyler Hicks and Lynsey Addario, are both...
View ArticleU. S. House Speaker John Boehner To Be Keynoter At GOP Fundraiser; Rep. Larry...
U. S. House Speaker John Boehner - the highest-ranking Republican in the nation - will be the guest speaker at the annual Prescott Bush Awards Dinner. The dinner is traditionally the largest single...
View ArticleTransportation Committee Approves Tolls On New Highways And Extensions Like...
The legislature's transportation committee approved a controversial bill Friday that would allow tolls on new highways and on highways that would be extended in the future. The bill passed, 23 to 12,...
View ArticleCell phone seizure bill draws opposition
A controversial bill that would allow police to seize the cell phones and other types of electronic devices of those who use them while behind the wheel drew criticism at a legislative hearing today....
View ArticleCommittee Gives Green Light To Cameras At Red Lights
The state legislature's transportation committee voted Friday to approve a bill that would enable any Connecticut municipality with a population over 60,000 to install cameras to take pictures of...
View ArticleFormer Stamford City Employee Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Stealing...
A former trusted Stamford employee, Fred Manfredonia, was sentenced Thursday to five years in prison for stealing more than $350,000 from the city when Dannel P. Malloy was mayor. Manfredonia was one...
View ArticleThe future of the GOP in CT, as seen from Peter Wolfgang's Facebook page
Anyone interested in the future of the Republican Party in Connecticut should check out Peter Wolfgang's Facebook wall. Wolfgang, head of the Family Institute of Connecticut, kicks things off with a...
View ArticleDepartment of Corrections reviewing prison library offerings following...
Following allegations that convicted killer Steven Hayes read books in prison containing graphic scenes of violence and murder, the state Department of Corrections has launched a review of the books...
View ArticleBanks Committee Approves Foreclosure Mediation Bill; Still Requires Approval...
The banks committee has approved a bill extending the foreclosure mediation process. The measure still requires approval by the House of Representatives, the Senate, and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy.
View ArticleNew York State Senator Indicted On Bribery Charges; FBI Had Wiretaps On Sen....
The New York papers have been writing extensively over the past week about state Sen. Carl Kruger, who was indicted on bribery charges in a tangled case in New York. Kruger is well known in the Mill...
View ArticleHartford Residents Question Malloy On SustiNet, Taxes; Call For Taxing The...
A largely friendly crowd of union members and Democrats came out Monday night to greet Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in Hartford - a city that supported him by more than 7 to 1 in the election as he became the...
View ArticleChris Coutu announces run for the 2nd CD
Republican state Rep. Christopher Coutu of Norwich is exploring a run for the 2nd congressional district. Coutu, a new father, says he was inspired to run because he is concerned about the direction of...
View Article"Shared Sacrifice" -- the rap version
The state Republican Party has released a new video. The GOP uses Auto Tune software to give Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's oft-repeated chorus of shared sacrifice a snappy back beat.
View ArticleCo-Executor Seeking $1 Million Each From Former State Rep. Jim O'Rourke And...
The sister of a former state employee is seeking $1 million each from state Rep. James O'Rourke and a Cromwell bar following the employee's death. The lawsuit is related to the unexpected death of...
View ArticleFormer State Rep. Abe Giles, 84, In Critical Condition; Hartford Democratic...
Former state representative Abraham Giles, 84, is listed in critical condition after being resuscitated Tuesday. Giles, who has been in poor health recently, is being treated at the intensive care unit...
View ArticleMurphy lauds "independent poll" showing him in the lead
"Did you see the big news?" asks the breathless fundraising email from Kenny Curran, who is running Democrat Chris Murphy's Senate campaign. "An independent poll by the Service Employees International...
View ArticleUConn Trustees Raise Tuition, But Will Study High Salaries
Tuition and fees at the University of Connecticut will rise 2.5 percent this fall, the smallest one-year increase since 2000, the school's board of trustees decided Wednesday. Last year's increase was...
View ArticleESPN Reiterates Last Summer's Announcement That 125 Magazine Jobs Are Moving...
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy visited ESPN this week, and company officials were happy to say that its well-known sports magazine will be moving 125 jobs this year to the main headquarters in Bristol. The move...
View ArticleBill seeks to protect the public's right to photograph police officers in...
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would protect the right of the public to photograph or videotape the public activities of police officers. In an age when even the least expensive cell phones...
View ArticleBullying Bill Passes Education Committee, Adding Cyberbullying; Modeled On...
The legislature's education committee voted unanimously Wednesday for a bill that strengthens the state's bullying laws and adds cyberbullying as an offense. Modeled after a law in Massachusetts, the...
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