Malloy Readies "Plan B'' Options With 4,700 Layoffs And $1.2 Billion In...
State employees could be facing more than 4,700 layoffs and millions in additional spending cuts if they fail to reach an agreement with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on savings and concessions. Malloy's...
View ArticleConservative group files a lawsuit asserting state budget is unconstitutional
A conservative group and several Republican lawmakers is filing a legal challenge to the newly adopted state budget, alleging that its assumption of $2 billion of yet-to-be-determined savings violates...
View ArticleFormer CIA Agent Rob Simmons On Stan Simpson Show Says Release Photos Of...
Former CIA agent and former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons says that the photographs depicting the deceased terrorist Osama bin Laden should be released to the general public. Simmons, who made his comments...
View ArticleState Rep. William Tong announces his bid for U.S. Senate
State Rep. William Tong, a three-term Democrat from Stamford, made it official this morning in interviews with WFSB's Dennis House and his hometown paper, the Stamford Advocate. A self-described...
View ArticleBan on new hookah lounges narrowly clears planning and development committee
A bill that would ban most new hookah lounges in the state narrowly cleared another legislative hurdle this afternoon. The planning and development committee endorsed the measure by a vote of 11 to 10....
View ArticlePaid Sick Leave Approved 28 - 24; Battle Lines Drawn Over Controversial...
The controversial paid sick-leave bill was narrowly approved by the budget-writing appropriations committee Monday after a major debate over labor versus business. Connecticut would be the first state...
View ArticleMalloy Opposed To Plan B Budget; Potential Deep Cuts In Municipal Aid And...
Governor Dannel Malloy's Plan B budget options, including 4,700 layoffs of state employees, have received widespread denunciation around the state. From legislators to state agencies to cities and...
View ArticleGov. Malloy Orders Layoffs Because No Deal Reached Between State And Unions;...
Despite numerous hours of talks over the past two months, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered layoff notices to start going out Tuesday because no deal has been reached between his administration and the...
View ArticleDrive to decriminalization the possession of small amounts of marijuana...
The legislature's powerful finance committee today gave its approval to a bill that would decriminalize the possession of small amounts marijuana. On a vote of 31 to 20, the committee approved the...
View ArticlePaid sick leave legislation also proceeding on a federal track
In the same week that a key legislative committee endorsed a bill that would mandate paid sick leave in Connecticut, U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro is poised to file similar legislation in Congress. The...
View ArticleCCM's Jim Finley Says "Plan B'' Budget Would Hurt Cities And Towns; Potential...
While the proposed 4,700 layoffs for state employees has captured much of the attention at the state Capitol, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's "Plan B'' budget options would also have an adverse impact on...
View ArticleIs the death penalty repeal drive dead for the session?
A Democrat in the state Senate that had previously supported a bill to abolish the death penalty in the state has changed her mind after meeting with Dr. William Petit, the sole survivor of a brutal...
View ArticleState Would Close Minimum Security Prison To Save Money Under "Plan B'' -...
With the inmate population dropping, the state is planning to close its third prison in 18 months if Gov. Dannel Malloy's "Plan B'' budget cuts are approved. The Donald T. Bergin Correctional...
View ArticleGreenwich Hedge Fund Kingpin Found Guilty Of Insider Trading In High-Profile...
A billionaire hedge fund kingpin, Raj Rajaratnam, has been found guilty by a federal jury in Manhattan in one of the most high-profile insider trading cases in recent years. Rajaratnam, who owns an...
View ArticleLieberman views bin Laden photos
Sen. Joseph Lieberman went to the CIA today to view photos of Osama bin Laden's body and says through his spokeswoman that he has no doubt that the 9/11 mastermind is dead. "As Chairman of the Homeland...
View ArticleCBIA Rips "Captive Audience'' Bill; Passed By House After 1 a.m. Thursday By...
After the longest House debate of the session so far, lawmakers passed the so-called captive audience bill early Thursday morning. The bill has been hailed by labor but was denounced Thursday by the...
View ArticleMike Williams officially enters the race for CT-5
Democrat Mike Williams, a Southington native who graduated from the London School of Economics, formerly worked for Joe Biden and lives in the Litchfield County village of New Preston now, announced...
View ArticlePrague Won't Retract Komisarjevsky Comment, Despite Defense Request For A...
Defense attorneys for Joshua Komisarjevsky, awaiting trial in the Cheshire home invasion case, Thursday lashed out at comments made Wednesday by state Sen. Edith Prague, D-Columbia. Prague Wednesday...
View ArticleOnly 182 State Employees Receive Layoff Notices In First Two Days; 75 Prison...
With negotiations occurring every day to reach a deal with the state-employee unions, only 182 employees have received layoff notices from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's administration. Malloy originally...
View ArticleSenate Votes Against Price Gouging; Stems From Sky-High Prices For Snow...
Prompted by sky-high prices for snow removal on roofs this year, the state Senate debated Thursday to outlaw price gouging due to severe weather events. Some homeowners were panicking during the winter...
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