30-Year Freedom Of Information Commission Director Blasts Malloy...
Mitchell W. Pearlman, the retired 30-year executive director and general counsel of the state's Freedom of Information Commission, is blasting the administration of Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy...
View ArticleCyber-bullying bill clears the state Senate on a unanimous vote
A bill that aims to prevent cyber-bullying passed the state Senate unanimously today. Lawmakers discussed the measure for about an hour and, after agreeing it was a good idea, placed the item on the...
View ArticleRepublicans Charge That State Is Helping Put Small, Neighborhood, Mom-and-Pop...
With many consumers getting their prescription drugs from huge chains like CVS and Wal-Mart, the days of the small, local, neighborhood pharmacist have been dwindling sharply. That trend has...
View ArticleThe Senate says no gun, no ammo
If you can't carry a gun, you can't possess ammunition. That's the gist of a bill approved by the Senate Thursday after almost an hour of vigorous debate. Supporters, most of them Democrats, said the...
View ArticlePatriot Act redux: Chris Murphy votes no this time, as does the rest of the...
The last time the Patriot Act came up for reauthorization, the Connecticut delegation was split. Not tonight. This time, the delegation was united in its opposition to extending the three key...
View ArticleRepublicans, Democrats Feeling Rushed Over UConn Health Center Expansion; New...
Republican and Democratic legislators are feeling rushed over Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's planned expansion of the University of Connecticut Health Center. The plan calls for new buildings and parking...
View ArticleSenate Approves Controversial Amendment On Early Release For Prisoners; Only...
After one of the most emotional debates of the year, the state Senate voted Friday to allow the early release of prison inmates for good behavior behind bars. The chamber approved the bill, 21 to 14,...
View ArticleHaddam Land-Swap Drama Shifts To Capitol Hallway; Malloy And Powerful Senator...
A brief conversation in a State Capitol hallway during the past week, between the governor and a powerful state senator, has added to the intrigue of an ongoing battle over the possible private...
View ArticleMalloy Announces Pact To Close $400 Million Budget Gap
In a last-minute press release before heading off for the holiday weekend, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office announced that he, House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan, D-Meriden, and Senate President Pro...
View Article"Classic Malloy'' Versus "Classic Cafero'' - Latest Budget Deal Announced On...
In a last-minute announcement before the holiday weekend, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office announced Friday night that he had reached an agreement with top Democratic leaders to close the final $400...
View ArticleHouse Approves Controversial Criminal Justice Bill To Establish A New...
Democrats in the state House of Representatives outmuscled Republicans Tuesday to give final approval to a hotly contested "budget implementation" bill that would give inmates sentence-reduction...
View ArticleBysiewicz forms veterans advisory panel
One of Susan Bysiewciz' hallmarks as secretary of the state was her penchant for traveling around the state to honor veterans. Now a U.S. Senate candidate, Bysiewicz has formed an advisory board of...
View ArticleHouse and Senate Honor Memory Of Former State Rep. Carl Dickman Of Fairfield;...
The House and Senate on Tuesday honored the former state Rep. Carl Dickman, a Fairfield Republican who died in January at the age of 84. Both Republicans and Democrats offered memories of Dickman in a...
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Clem Roy, 64, Dies Of Brain Cancer At Hartford Hospital; "One Of A Kind''...
Clem Roy, one of the most colorful characters in a Capitol building full of characters, died Tuesday at Hartford Hospital after suffering from brain cancer. Roy, a 64-year-old Republican, had been...
View ArticleCT Senate debating health insurance exchange bill
The state Senate tonight approved a bill that would create a quasi-public agency to serve as a clearinghouse for those seeking to buy health insurance. The federal health care overhaul signed into law...
View ArticleElections Enforcement Agency Watchdogs Blast Democrats' Plan For Changes...
Two members of the State Elections Enforcement Commission have expressed dismay at a Democrat-proposed budget-implementation bill that they said would emasculate the agency by imposing changes such as...
View ArticleSenate Begins Debate On Merging Freedom of Information And Elections...
The Senate started debate Wednesday on a controversial bill that merges the Freedom of Information Commission and other watchdog agencies into a multi-faceted Office of Governmental Accountability....
View ArticleHouse passes bill that targets domestic violence
The state House of Representatives unanimously passed a domestic violence prevention bill this evening. The measure, part of a continuing effort by lawmakers to combat domestic violence in the state,...
View ArticleConservationists Blast DEP, Esty Over Land-Swap Silence
With less than a week remaining in the legislative session, environmental advocates are turning up the volume in their opposition to the a proposed land swap in Haddam that would give 17 acres of...
View ArticleFailure To Approve SEBAC Deal Could Lead To Major Layoffs, Even For State...
If the state employees fail to ratify the union deal reached with the state, there will be dire consequences, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Thursday. Malloy said he's aware of the unhappy comments that...
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