Transgender activists say they won't support a bill that allows school...
The clock ran out on the transgender non-discrimination bill on Wednesday but lawmakers said they expect the issue will come up again in the Judiciary Committee next week. The bill would make it...
View ArticleBob Englehart On State Budget And The Listening Tour
Hartford Courant cartoonist Bob Englehart is following the status of the state budget and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's 17-town listening tour that stretches from Greenwich to New London. The state...
View ArticleMcKinney Blasts 'Longevity Payments' To State Workers
Senate Minority Leader John McKinney, R-Fairfield, Thursday decried the state's continuing payment of twice-a-year "longevity" bonuses to thousands of state employees with 10 or more years on the job....
View ArticlePublic health committee endorses ban on hookah lounges
The legislature's public health committee this morning passed a bill that essentially bans hookah lounges in the state. The measure, which passed on a vote of 19 to 9, extends the state's smoking ban...
View ArticleState Surplus Projected At $116 Million This Year; Looming $3.5 Billion...
While most of the attention at the state Capitol is focusing on next year's fiscal problems, the new comptroller says this year will likely end with a surplus of $116 million. Comptroller Kevin Lembo,...
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Man opposed to large capacity magazine ban charged with harassing a lawmaker
Police arrested a 67-year-old man and seized numerous weapons -- including three assault rifles -- from his Ansonia home yesterday after he allegedly made "alarming comments" to a lawmaker while...
View ArticleState Planning To Close Second Prison - Gates in Niantic - On June 1 Due To...
The state is closing a second prison - Gates in Niantic - as of June 1 because of the declining prison population that has now reached its lowest level in 10 years. "The closing of the Gates...
View ArticleBysiewicz says she brought in more than $500,000 for 1stQ of 2011
U.S. Senate candidate Susan Bysiewicz said today that her campaign has raised more than $500,000 for the 1st quarter of 2011. "Hundreds and hundreds of you from every corner of Connecticut showed your...
View ArticleLegislative panel backs national popular vote
The legislature's Government Administration and Elections Committee on Friday voted in favor of a bill that would scrap the electoral college system as a method for electing U.S. presidents and rely...
View ArticleHow Many Magistrates Will Survive Reappointment Process?
It is possible that Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will replace one or more of the state's nine family support magistrates, political appointees who are paid $121,615 a year to decide cases involving...
View ArticleLawmakers revisit the state's racial profiling law
In 1999, the legislature, led by the late Sen. Alvin Penn of Bridgeport, passed landmark legislation requiring police record the race of motorists in traffic stops. The law, which directs the...
View ArticleMalloy Approves Busway In Long-Awaited Decision On 11-Stop New...
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Monday that he favors the long-stalled New Britain-to-Hartford busway that has been delayed for so long that it has lasted for multiple governors. The busway would start...
View ArticleGOP: State Is Paying 911 State Employees As Union Stewards, Doing Union Work...
The state is paying the salaries of 911 state employees who are union stewards and are doing union business on state time, Republicans said Monday. The workers are being paid $93 million per year in...
View ArticleExclusive: Malloy's Contingency Plans Call For Cutting An Additional 10...
As talks with state employee unions have not reached a final deal, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is asking all agency heads to cut their budgets by an additional 10 percent in each of the next two years....
View ArticleWest Hartford pans Malloy's busway decision
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's decision to green-light the New Britain to Hartford busway isn't going over well with some town leaders in West Hartford.Mayor Scott Slifka called today's announcement by Malloy...
View ArticleHikers, bikers and local leaders urge passage of a bill that would grant...
Scores of climbers, walker, joggers, hikers and bikers came to the legislative office building today to speak out in support of a bill that would grant limited immunity from lawsuits to municipalities...
View ArticleOn the eve of the first Reardon cases going to trial, Judiciary Committee...
The legislature's Judiciary Committee heard testimony Monday on a bill that would eliminate the statute of limitations on lawsuits filed by victims of child sexual abuse. The measure would only apply...
View ArticleFIC brings in Rick Santorum to keynote its annual banquet
The Family Institute of Connecticut has reeled in a big name for its September banquet: Rick Santorum. The former U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania is widely believed to be running for president in 2012....
View ArticleCT-5 Round-up: One Mike is in, one is thinking about running and Justin...
Farmington Town Council Chairman and former FBI guy Mike Clark official announces his run for Congress from the 5th District tonight at Apricots restaurant. Clark, a Republican, will be introduced by...
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Former House Speaker Jim Amann With Famed Actors Robert DeNiro And Bruce...
As the chief architect of Connecticut's film tax credits, former House Speaker James Amann has been the biggest supporter of bringing movies - and movie stars - to Connecticut. With his closeness to...
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