Sample Layoff Letters Already Prepared; State Ready To Notify Employees May 6...
With a key deadline looming next Friday, state officials are already making detailed preparations for the layoff of state employees. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and his chief union negotiator both said they...
View ArticleSenate To Vote On Budget Monday; No Increase In Gas Tax In Final Deal By Gov....
With gasoline prices skyrocketing, the state Senate will vote Monday on a final budget agreement that avoids any increase in the state's gasoline tax this year. Negotiators finished the last details...
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Hillary Clinton on bin Laden: This was a relentless pursuit for justice
Carolyn Lumsden, The Courant's editorial page editor, is attending a State Department briefing of the National Conference of Editorial Writers in Washington, D.C., today. The briefing was planned long...
View ArticleState Senate Stands For Moment Of Silence To Remember Those Killed On 9 - 11...
The state Senate stood Monday afternoon for a moment of silence to remember those who died on September 11, 2001. The occasion was marked following Sunday's death of terrorist leader Osama bin Laden...
View ArticleSenate Debates Malloy's Budget For More Than 9 Hours Into Tuesday Morning;...
The Democratic-controlled state Senate was still debating early Tuesday morning over whether to approve Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's budget that will be the largest tax increase in state history - raising...
View ArticleMalloy on this morning's budget vote
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy met with the press briefly this morning. He answered questions about the state Senate's pre-dawn approval of the budget, ongoing discussions with the state workers and...
View ArticleChris Murphy rolling out more endorsements
U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, the 5th District Democrat running for U.S. Senate, is rolling out a series of endorsements over the next two month or so. First up: state Senator Beth Bye. "Working with Chris...
View ArticleNew Britain Mayor Tim Stewart Not Seeking Re-election; Democratic Rep....
In an important announcement in New Britain politics, Mayor Timothy Stewart announced that he will not seek re-election to a fifth term. Stewart was the most popular Republican in New Britain in recent...
View ArticleHouse Approves Malloy's Budget By 83 - 67; Tax Increases On Income, Estates,...
After nearly 10 hours of debate, the Democratic-controlled House of Representative passed Gov. Dannel Malloy's budget just before midnight Tuesday after an extended clash between Republicans and...
View ArticleLive Tweets From Newspaper Editor's Conference With Gov. Malloy
The Hartford Courant's Andrew Julien and Bernie Davidow, along with newspaper editors from around the state, will be meeting with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy at 10:30 am at the Gov. Mansion. Follow tweets...
View ArticleDarien Resident Scott Pelley To Replace Katie Couric On CBS Evening News; Up...
Darien resident Scott Pelley will be taking over from Katie Couric as the new anchor of the CBS Evening News. Pelley will head the famed broadcast in a long line of nationally known journalists that...
View ArticleGov. Malloy will sign the budget bill this afternoon
From the governor's press office: TODAY: GOVERNOR MALLOY SIGNS BUDGET BILL (HARTFORD, CT) - This afternoon, Governor Dannel P. Malloy will be joined by legislative leaders, committee chairmen, and...
View ArticleMalloy: Layoffs Of State Workers Could Exceed 4,000
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, speaking less than 12 hours after lawmakers approved his two-year $40.2-billion budget, said "large-scale" layoffs could exceed 4,000 state workers -- and other possible...
View ArticleSources: Obama Picks Chris Droney For U.S. Appeals Court
President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated federal district court judge Christopher F. Droney to the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of appeals in New York, political sources involved in the appointment...
View ArticleDelegation unwilling to criticize administration's decision not to release...
Should photographs of Osama bin Laden after he was killed be released?Members of the state's Congressional delegation say it's the president's call -- and none of them were not willing to criticize the...
View ArticleMalloy Signs Budget And Tax Package; Largest Tax Increase In State History...
In one of the most historic rooms in the state Capitol, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy opened a new chapter in Connecticut Wednesday by signing the largest tax increase in state history. The scene was the...
View ArticleTom Foley and wife Leslie Fahrenkopf Foley are expecting twins
Former gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley and his wife Leslie Fahrenkopf Foley have some happy news: they are expecting twins. Fahrenkopf Foley is 13 weeks pregnant.
View ArticleChris Coutu makes it official: He's running for Congress in CT-2
State Rep. Chris Coutu says he's running for Congress because he's deeply concerned about the "dire circumstances facing our country." Coutu, a Republican from the Taftville section of Norwich, cited...
View ArticleBlumenthal's Son, Matthew, Bound For Afghanistan
U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal's son, Matthew, is among a contingent of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves that will serve in Afghanistan later this year. This would be his first tour there. Fox CT...
View ArticleState Rep. Jeff Berger's son Connor is also being deployed to Afghanistan
Sen. Richard Blumenthal isn't the only Connecticut politico with a son bound for Afghanistan: state Rep. Jeff Berger's son is also a U.S. Marine Corps reservist who will serve in that country later...
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