Democrats will continue to hit Linda McMahon on her WWE connection
If this morning's press release from the state Democratic party is any indication, Linda McMahon's political opponents aren't veering too far from the line of attack they used against her in 2010. The...
View ArticlePoliticians Gather At Annual Crocodile Club Luncheon; Smaller Than Last...
An army of politicians were back at the Crocodile Club luncheon in Bristol in a long-held tradition that has been revived after a hiatus. The crowd was not as large as last year when the 2010 elections...
View ArticlePrimaries Across State Tuesday For New Britain Mayor, Others; Bridgeport...
Primaries will be held in 21 cities and towns across the state Tuesday, including races for mayor in New Britain, New Haven and Hartford. Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, the state's chief...
View ArticleChief Roberts, In Interview On Nappier Incident, Says He Wants Probe Finished...
State Treasurer Denise Nappier used profanities when she was stopped by police in a North End parking lot Sept. 1 and accused the officers of stopping her only "because she was black," according to an...
View ArticleSusette Kelo Eminent Domain Case In New London To Become A TV Movie; Case...
The highly controversial eminent domain case of Susette Kelo in New London is becoming a television movie. The movie will be based on a book by maverick author Jeff Benedict, who once ran...
View ArticleGov. Malloy appoints panel to assess storm response
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has created an 8-member panel to review the state, local and utility company reaction to Tropical Strom Irene, which crippled parts of Connecticut late last month. The panel...
View ArticleHouse Speaker Nelson Brown To Lie In State At Capitol On Wednesday; Rare...
For the first time since Gov. Ella Grasso, a Connecticut political leader will lie in state Wednesday at the state Capitol. Nelson Brown, the youngest House Speaker in state history when he was elected...
View ArticleLabriola on NY-9
Connecticut state Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola Jr. and other local Republicans staffed phone banks in an effort to help edge Bob Turner to victory in New York's 9th District. Late Tuesday,...
View ArticleLegislature sets hearings on the state's Irene prep, response
The General Assembly has scheduled two days of hearings on the state's readiness for -- and response to -- Tropical Storm Irene. The hearings before the energy and technology, public safety, labor and...
View ArticlePolice Investigate Two Burglaries At Hartford Homes Of State Senator And...
Hartford police are reporting burglaries at the homes of state Sen. John Fonfara and former city council member Veronica Airey-Wilson. Both burglaries occurred on Tuesday, but police have not released...
View ArticleCT lawmakers tap into social media as a way to reach constituents
The social media revolution is credited with helping to overthrow dictators in Tunisia and Egypt. Can the same tool that sparked the Arab Spring promote democracy at the state Capitol? Lawmakers will...
View ArticleQ Poll finds state residents approve of Gov. Malloy's storm response but not...
A new Quinnipiac University poll finds overwhelming support for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's 24/7, hands-on response to the recent storm: nearly 80 percent of those polled give high marks for his handling...
View ArticleGreenwich Democrat Says Cos Cob Republican Clambake Violates State Election...
For the past 80 years, the Cos Cob Republican Clambake has been a must-go event for any aspiring Republican politician and for some of the state's top leaders. More than two decades ago, U.S. Rep....
View ArticleBlumenthal In Hearing Next Week On Google; Criticized Search Giant For...
As Connecticut Attorney General, Richard Blumenthal sharply criticized Google, the online search engine kingpin, for collecting information about Connecticut consumers while taking pictures traveling...
View ArticleNancy Pelosi will tour storm damage with U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro in East Haven...
U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro is bringing a big name with her to East Haven tomorrow afternoon: House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi will join the New Haven Democrat on a tour of storm-damaged Cosey Beach....
View ArticleMalloy Seeking To Dismiss Lawsuit By State Police Union Over Layoff Of 56...
HARTFORD -- The state police union cited the landmark Sheff vs. O'Neill school desegregation case Thursday in asking a judge to reverse the layoffs of 56 rookie troopers and enforce the law that says...
View ArticleMary Glassman backs Chris Donovan in CT-5
She was once on the shortlist of potential Congressional candidates herself, but on Thursday, Simsbury First Selectwoman Mary Glassman threw her support behind fellow Democrat Chris Donovan.In a brief...
View Article57 Cents
U.S. Senate candidate William Tong has released a new video introducing him voters. The 5-minute spot presents the rough outlines of Tong's biography: son of hard-working immigrants from China whose...
View ArticleQ polls puts McMahon ahead of Shays in the GOP primary and Murphy ahead of...
Linda McMahon would handily outpoll former Congressman Chris Shays in a Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll released Friday. But McMahon would go...
View ArticleSupport for Obama continues to waver in blue Connecticut but he still tops...
Connecticut voters are sharply divided over President Obama's performance, according to this morning's Quinnipiac University poll.Forty-eight percent of those surveyed approve of the job the Democratic...
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