Jill Abramson Named As First Female Editor Of The New York Times; Replaces...
In a change at the top of the masthead of one of the world's great newspapers, Jill Abramson has been named as the first female editor of The New York Times. Abramson will have the title of executive...
View ArticleBill permitting the estate of Ciara McDermott to sue the state clears the CT...
A vote this afternoon in the state House of Representatives clears the way for the estate of slain Newington police officer Ciara McDermott to file a lawsuit against the state. McDermott was shot to...
View ArticleWatered-down Version Of DNA Bill Approved In House; Expands DNA For Those...
A watered-down version of a controversial bill to expand DNA collections was approved late Thursday night by the state House of Representatives. The original version of the bill had called for DNA to...
View ArticleUBS Moving Some Employees Out Of Stamford; Marquee Financial Services Firm...
UBS, one of the biggest and best-known companies in lower Fairfield County, has been moving employees out of its vast offices in Stamford and is looking at office space in the new World Trade Center in...
View ArticleSunday Liquor Sales: A Late Push, Behind The Scenes; However, Package Stores'...
It's been said many times that no piece of legislation is ever dead in the General Assembly until adjournment, which this year will come at midnight next Wednesday. And that's what Rep. Kathleen...
View ArticleRep. Steve Mikutel: A Conservative Swing Voter Who Is On Fence On Paid Sick...
For days, lobbyists and legislators have been counting the votes in the state House of Representatives on the highly controversial bill that would mandate paid sick leave for service workers at service...
View ArticleState To Close All Non-Commercial Rest Areas On Interstates; Truckers Protest...
The administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is planning to close the two I-84 rest areas in Willington permanently on July 1, as a first step toward the permanent closing by mid-2013 of all seven of...
View ArticleSenate approves Gov. Malloy's job-creation plan
On the same day as grim employment figures were released nationally, the state Senate today approved Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's premier economic development initiative. The measure, dubbed "First Five" by...
View ArticleBill mandating videotaped confessions for serious crimes clears state Senate
Police would be required to videotape the confessions of those arrested for the most serious felonies under a bill approved by the state Senate tonight. The measure would create a legal presumption...
View ArticleAfter an emotional debate, transgender civil rights bill clears state Senate
The state Senate early this morning gave final legislative approval to a bill that provides equal protection to transgender people. The measure, which passed on a largely party-line vote of 20 to 16,...
View ArticleSenate Will Be Back At 12 Noon In Rare Saturday Session
The state Senate will convene at 12 noon in a rare Saturday session as lawmakers rush to finish their work before the legislative session adjourns on Wednesday. The House of Representatives has...
View ArticleHouse Approves Highly Controversial Paid Sick Leave; Final Vote At 3 a.m....
After a high-pitched, high-stakes debate, state legislators early Saturday morning approved a controversial bill to make Connecticut the first state in the nation to mandate paid sick leave for service...
View ArticleNo Vote Or Debate On Sunday Liquor Sales; Amendment Could Have Been Called In...
There will be no vote this year on Sunday liquor sales - signaling another in a long series of victories for the Connecticut Package Stores Association. Rep. Kathleen Tallarita, an Enfield Democrat who...
View ArticleBill mandating the electronic recording on confessions clears the General...
After at least a decade of attempts, the legislature passed a bill that requires police to electronically record the confessions of those charged with serious felonies. The measure, approved in the...
View ArticleGov. Malloy's Prepared Remarks At End Of Session; First End-of-Session Speech...
The following are the prepared remarks by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for the end of the legislative session in the early morning hours of Thursday. He was greeted with widespread applause from House and...
View ArticleHikers, bikers, birders and walkers rejoice: Lawmakers give final approval to...
A bill that brought hundreds of bikers, hikers, birders and outdoors enthusiasts to the Capitol cleared the Senate on a unanimous vote in the waning minutes of the session. The measure extends limited...
View ArticleGolf Ball Raffle Debate On The Final Day; Less Chaos Than The Old Days Of...
Unlike past years, the final day of the legislative session was relatively slow. The reason: Most of the important bills had already been debated. The House of Representatives, for example, spent more...
View ArticleNew Photos In Weinergate As He Faces Pressure To Resign; No Comment From...
The scandal surrounding U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner continues with reports of a new photograph and that his newlywed wife is pregnant. Weiner, a liberal Democrat who was popular enough to be considered a...
View ArticleGOP Support For Insurance Regulation Bill: Political Payback?
One of the more interesting but unnoticed episodes to arise, as the legislature worked toward the midnight adjournment of its 2011 session Wednesday, was a House vote at 4:49 p.m. in favor of a bill...
View ArticleEast Hampton Middle School Computer Instructor Arrested On Child Pornography...
An East Hampton Middle School computer instructor has been arrested on federal child pornography charges. Richard D. Hendricks, 31, of Ashford was charged Wednesday with possession of child pornography...
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