Zalaski On UConn Study Of Big-Bucks Pay: 'It's About Time'
The University of Connecticut Board of Trustees' decision Wednesday to study the soaring salaries of UConn administrators came none too soon, said state Rep. Zeke Zalaski, D-Southington, co-chairman of...
View ArticleWould-Be Developer's Claims Are Contradicted Concerning State-Owned Open...
Courant writer Erik Hesselberg also contributed to this story: One of the businessmen now seeking to obtain and develop 17 acres of state-owned land overlooking the Connecticut River in Haddam has been...
View ArticleCardiologists Withdraw Support From SustiNet Over Medical Malpractice; Proves...
In an open letter to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, House Speaker Chris Donovan, and others, a group of doctors say they are pulling their support for the SustiNet health plan. The cardiologists cited an...
View ArticleStamford Man To Lead Siting Council After Caruso Quits
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has nominated a Stamford man to lead the state agency that has the sensitive job of approving the locations of phone towers, transmission lines, hazardous waste plants and other...
View ArticleReuters: Medical Marijuana Market Worth $1.7 Billion Nationally; Being...
A new study, reported by Reuters, says that the medical marijuana market is worth $1.7 billion per year in the United States. The issue has come to the forefront this year in Connecticut as Gov. Dannel...
View ArticleA & R Union Asking Members Whether They Would Accept Two-Year Pay Freeze, 401...
The closed-door state union negotiations have been wrapped in a shroud of secrecy as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is seeking $2 billion in savings from the state employee unions that have a benefit contract...
View ArticleLawmakers consider establishing a condominium ombudsman
Lawmakers are considering a bill that would establish an ombudsman who would be charged with resolving disputes between condo owners and associations. Several owners testified in favor of the measure...
View ArticleWinner Of $304 Million Mega Millions Lottery Would Pay More Than $60 Million...
Thinking of playing the Mega Millions lottery tonight? If you win and you live in Connecticut, you could actually help contribute to closing Connecticut's state budget deficit. The winner would pay the...
View ArticleMalloy Hoping To Avoid Layoffs And Big Cuts That Would Be "Nasty And Ugly'' -...
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says he is hoping for success in the high-stakes concession talks with state employee unions because the alternative would be "nasty and ugly.'' Malloy is seeking $1 billion per...
View ArticleLieberman, Dodd and Malloy mourn Geraldine Ferraro
Sen. Joseph Lieberman and former Sen. Chris Dodd each released statements reflecting on the life of Geraldine Ferraro, the trailblazing Democrat who died today. Dodd called Ferraro "a great friend" and...
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Gov. Malloy appoints Erika Tindill as chair of the Board of Pardons and Paroles
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has selected a former prosecutor who currently heads the Connecticut Coalition Against Domestic Violence as the new chair of the state Board of Pardons and Paroles. At a press...
View ArticleCatholic archdiocese, anti-death penalty activists to hold a vigil at the...
In recent years, leaders of the Catholic Church in Connecticut have participated in anti-gay marriage protests at the state Capitol. They also spoke out at a massive rally in 2009 against a...
View ArticleMalloy Speaks At Town Hall Meeting In Greenwich; Crowd And Police Arrive Early
GREENWICH -- Gov. Dannel P. Malloy came to this wealthy town Monday night to defend his budget that increases the state income tax on Connecticut's richest residents, increases the tax burden on...
View ArticleVolvo Division Fined By OSHA For 17 Safety Violations At Same Time That Gov....
A division of the Volvo car manufacturer was fined by OSHA for 17 serious safety violations on the same day that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy toured the Newington plant. Malloy's office had been unaware of...
View ArticleWould Connecticut Continue To Receive Federal Funds That Now Go Only To...
With all of the mergers and consolidations being proposed in the state budget, there is a question whether the state's Commission on Culture and Tourism would continue to receive federal funding from...
View ArticleConservative Radio Talk Show Host Glenn Beck Out At WDRC-AM - Months After...
Glenn Beck, the controversial talk show host, is out at WDRC-AM radio. Beck, whose national prominence has been growing because of his television show on the Fox News Channel, had been dropped from the...
View ArticleSen. Chuck Schumer Did Not Know He Was Being Taped When He Declared: "I...
The word is spreading quickly about U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer, who did not know he was being taped when he started criticizing Republicans this week. Schumer started talking on a conference call...
View ArticleDept. of bills that don't need to be passed?
With all the talk about making government leaner and smarter, you might think lawmakers wouldn't waste their time discussing a bill that even its chief proponent acknowledges is probably not needed....
View ArticleGov. Malloy's plan for house arrest instead of prison in certain DWI and...
The Judiciary Committee today approved Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's money-saving plan to offer house arrest to some people convicted of driving while intoxicated. On a 29 to 12 vote, the committee approved...
View ArticleMalloy Replaces Three On Criminal Justice Commission
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy reappointed the chairman of the Criminal Justice Commission Wednesday, and replaced three longstanding members. The commission oversees the state Division of Criminal Justice and...
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