Internet Dating Bill Ridiculed, But Then Approved, By House
The state House of Representatives approved a bill Wednesday requiring Internet dating services with customers in Connecticut to provide a "safety awareness notification" including such advice as: Be...
View ArticleHouse Approves 'Bysiewicz Bill' Lowering AG Standards
A sharply divided state House of Representatives Wednesday approved a bill that would lower the legal qualifications required to serve as Connecticut attorney general, in reaction to last year's...
View ArticleMalloy Names Mark Raymond Of Glastonbury to Head DOIT
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Thursday named a consultant from Glastonbury, Mark Raymond, as the new head of the state's Department of Information Technology, the agency in charge of computer and data...
View ArticleWith The Kleen Energy Explosion In Mind, House Passes Bill That Would Enact...
State Rep. Matthew Lesser, D-Middletown, was home on Feb. 7, 2010, and he heard his windows rattle. It's been more than a year since the Kleen Energy power plant explosion, but Lesser said his...
View ArticleMalloy Visits Senate Chamber To Push For Paid Sick Leave
Thursday afternoon about 1:25 p.m., there was an unusual sight in the state Senate chamber in the Capitol: the Democratic governor, standing on the carpet outside the circle of 36 senators' chairs,...
View ArticleDemocrats, Republicans Clash Over SEBAC Deal; Williams: "Most Significant...
EAST HARTFORD - Republicans and Democrats continued clashing Friday over the merits and demerits of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's four-year, no-layoff deal with the state employee unions. Three of Malloy's...
View ArticleKevin Rennie: State Paid Aetna $5.6 Million For Land In Hartford For The New...
The Hartford Courant's Kevin Rennie is reporting that the state paid $5.6 million to insurance giant Aetna for two pieces of property that will be used for the New Britain-to-Hartford busway. The state...
View ArticleMalloy Says State Should Finish Long-Stalled Route 11; Many Others Have...
Democrat Sam Gejdenson couldn't do it. Republican Rob Simmons couldn't do it. Democrat Joe Courtney hasn't been able to do it. But Democrat Dannel P. Malloy says the state should move forward with the...
View ArticleProbe Sought In DOT's $5.6-Million Purchase Of 1.5 Acres
A Republican state senator asked Connecticut's attorney general and auditors Monday to investigate a "potential misuse of taxpayer dollars" in the Department of Transportation's purchase of 1.5 acres...
View ArticleWill he or won't he? State GOP Chair Chris Healy isn't saying but one of the...
For months now, Republicans across the state have been speculating about whether state party chairman, Chris Healy, would seek another term. The normally garrulous Healy has consistently dodged the...
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State Republican Chairman Chris Healy Not Seeking Reelection; Led Party To...
State GOP chairman Christopher Healy - a colorful, partisan, bomb-throwing Republican - is stepping down as the party's leader. "I'm not running,'' Healy told Capitol Watch on Tuesday. "I've done my...
View ArticleHouse Approves Bill To Regulate Approval Of Wind Turbines
The state House of Representatives Tuesday voted 132-6 to approve a bill requiring the state to require state agencies to develop specific regulations for the approval of wind turbine...
View ArticleState Senate passes bill that would provide in-state tuition for undocumented...
Twelve days after the House of Representatives approved the measure, the state Senate approved a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at Connecticut's public colleges...
View ArticleOverstock. com Leaves Connecticut Market Due To Highly Controversial "Amazon...
One of the more controversial taxes this year was the so-called Amazon tax on online sales. Now, Overstock.com says it is pulling out of the Connecticut market because of the sales tax on online sales....
View ArticleIllegal vs undocumented: A war of words?
Early in the lengthy debate over whether undocumented immigrants should be allowed to pay in-state tuition at the state's public colleges and universities, Sen. Beth Bye chided her colleague, Sen. Rob...
View ArticleStudents watch and wait as tuition bill debate plays out
Carolina Bortolleto, her twin sister Camila, and about a half dozen other students came to the Capitol at 2:30 this afternoon to watch the debate on a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants such...
View ArticleBalloting Bill Gets Final Approval In House; Malloy To Sign It
The state House of Representatives gave final legislative approval Wednesday to a bill that would establish standards assuring that local voting officials buy enough paper ballots - in response to last...
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Helicopter Lands On Capitol Lawn For CBIA Day - The Same Day That The Senate...
As part of CBIA Day on Wednesday, a Sikorsky helicopter landed on the Capitol lawn. Legislators and visitors could see the helicopter on the grass within a short walking distance of the parking area...
View ArticlePaid Sick Leave Bill Approved By State Senate by 18 to 17 Vote, Sending...
By the slenderest of margins, a controversial measure requiring companies with 50 employees or more offer paid sick days to their workers cleared its first hurdle in the state Senate today. By a vote...
View ArticleHouse gives final legislative approval to a bill that prevents...
The state House of Representatives unanimously approved a bill that aims to stop police officers, firefighters and other first responders from circulating unauthorized crime scene photos. The measure...
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