Brian K. Hill and the Q poll
This morning's Quinnipiac University poll on the U.S. Senate race did not ask any questions about Brian K. Hill, the only declared Republican candidate so far. Q poll Director Douglas Schwartz said...
View ArticleNancy Pelosi Tours East Haven Waterfront With U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Who Had...
EAST HAVEN - U.S. House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi was walking down a driveway and listening intently to a homeowner about the shoreline devastation here when she suddenly looked up to see a beach...
View ArticleState Tax Employee Arrested On Two Counts For Viewing Confidential Taxpayer...
A state employee in the tax department has been arrested for viewing the confidential tax information of at least 15 taxpayers. The employee, 33-year-old Adrian Nelson of Windsor, was arrested at the...
View ArticleState Aid To Focus On Oil-Heated Homes
State assistance for home heating will focus on dwellings heated by oil, not by gas or electricity, the Malloy administration announced Monday. The program is being refocused as the state tries to cope...
View ArticleLegislators Call For Better Response In Next Storm; Full-Day Hearing On CL&P...
Trees. Trees. Trees. The issue kept coming up Monday during a day-long hearing that is examining the response by the electric companies that frustrated thousands of Connecticut residents - including...
View ArticleLinda McMahon To Announce Senate Bid Tuesday; Potential GOP Primary Vs....
Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon will announce her U.S. Senate bid Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. in Southington, her campaign announced Monday.This will be the Republican's second bid for U.S. Senate in two years....
View ArticleRidgefield, Pomfret First Selectmen - With 100 Percent Outages - Frustrated...
From one end of the state to the other - from Ridgefield on the New York State border to Pomfret in the northeast corner - local leaders expressed outrage Monday over the slow response of the...
View ArticleMalloy To Attend Dedication Of New UConn Classrooms
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will travel to the University of Connecticut on Tuesday for the 1 p.m. dedication of the first of two classroom buildings that will replace the aging Arjona and Monteith...
View ArticleCNN Features Trial of Joshua Komisarjevsky; Second Trial In Triple Murders At...
The triple murder of the Petit family members has become a national story, and the second trial in the case was featured Tuesday on CNN. The cable network broadcast a previous interview with a female...
View ArticleContract Signed For Criminal Justice Information System
The state has signed a $14.2 million contract with Affiliated Computer Services Inc. to create a system that will allow the sharing of information across nearly a dozen criminal justice agencies in...
View ArticleBig East Presidents Meeting In New York City; Rachel Rubin Substituting For...
With the potential realignment of the Big East becoming the biggest topic of conversation in the local sports world, the Big East presidents will be meeting in New York City tonight. Rachel Rubin, a...
View ArticleGOP's Mike McGarry Drops Out Of Hartford Mayor's Race And Endorses Democrat...
Mike McGarry, one of the best-known Republicans in Hartford, has dropped out of the mayor's race and endorsed Democrat Pedro Segarra in November's election. Segarra replaced the disgraced Mayor Eddie...
View ArticleLinda McMahon on taxes
Multi-billionaire Warren Buffett famously said he and other rich folks ought to pay more in taxes. Does multi-millionaire U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon agree? McMahon, the former CEO of WWE,...
View ArticleMalloy Signs Executive Orders, Paving Way For Unionization For Day Care...
Following up on a failed legislative attempt, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed two executive orders Wednesday to help pave the way for the future unionization of two groups of low-paid workers. The...
View ArticleFormer Hartford City Council Member John O'Connell Dies At 65; Formed...
Former Hartford city council member John O'Connell has died at the age of 65. A budget expert who was known for his sharp wit and a sharp pencil, served on the city council in two stints - with the...
View ArticleGovernors Team Up To Lobby For Fuel Assistance
The six New England governors presented a united front Wednesday in lobbying Congress on behalf of low-income households that might have trouble paying their heating bills this winter.Gov. Dannel P....
View ArticleWhat's next on the CT Working Families Party agenda
The Working Families Party was instrumental in ushering in Connecticut's first-in-the-nation paid sick days law during the last legislative session. What will the group do for an encore? With the...
View ArticleFarmers In 4 State Counties Eligible For Storm Relief
Farms in Hartford, Litchfield, Tolland and Windham counties are eligible for disaster relief for damages incurred by Tropical Storm Irene, thanks to a U.S. Department of Agriculture declaration on...
View ArticleSen. Joe Markley "Outraged'' By Gov. Malloy's Executive Order Paving The Way...
Sen. Joseph Markley expressed outrage Thursday over Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's executive orders that pave the way for the unionization of day care workers and personal care attendants. The...
View ArticleCapitol Watch Is Moving
The Hartford Courant's Capitol Watch blog is moving. To see the new Capitol Watch blog, visit us at courant.com/capitolwatch. If you follow our RSS feed, or have an e-mail subscription to our blog, you...
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