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Democrat Scully To Gov. Malloy: DEEP Commissioner Dan Esty Must Go

Former Senate Democrat spokesman Pat Scully, a consistently strong supporter of Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, is calling for the governor to dismiss his hand-picked environmental commissioner, Dan...

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TCU Might Not Join Big East Football After All; Impact On UConn

In the fast-changing world of college football, it looks like the TCU football powerhouse might not be coming to the Big East Conference after all.

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Jobs Summit: North Carolina Model Could Help Connecticut

Be like North Carolina.

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U.S. Irene Aid Available To All State Farmers

Farmers throughout Connecticut can apply for federal aid because of losses from Tropical Storm Irene, authorities announced Friday.

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Unions File Grievance Over Longevity Bonuses For State Managers

State employee unions have filed a grievance over the highly controversial "longevity'' bonuses, saying that veteran state managers should not receive the money when union members do not.

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Senators Gary LeBeau, Rob Kane On "The Real Story'' on Sunday

Two state senators are among the guests on Sunday on "The Real Story'' on FOX CT.

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Professional Bull Riding Comes To Hartford; Mayor Pedro Segarra And 5,000...

It only takes a few seconds before the courageous cowboy is thrown off the bucking bull, but the fans absolutely love it.

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Two Governors, Two Styles: Tax Increases In Connecticut, Tax Cuts In Nebraska

In Nebraska, Republican Gov. Dave Heineman enacted the biggest tax cut in state history, and the state's unemployment rate of 4.2 percent is now the second lowest in the nation.

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U.S. Senate candidate Brian K. Hill picks up national veterans group endorsement

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Brian K. Hill picked up the endorsement of a national veterans group.

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Greenwich Mourns Death Of Former Sen. Bennie Benvenuto; Ran Against Ned...

Greenwich politicians are still mourning the recent death of former state Sen. Emil "Bennie'' Benvenuto, who was ostracized from the Republican Party after supporting independent Lowell P. Weicker for...

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Lawmakers hear an earful from local business owners

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Criminal Trial Begins Against Robert DeLuca, Son Of Former State Senator

A trial started in Waterbury this week on sexual assault charges against Robert DeLuca, the son of former Senate Republican leader Louis DeLuca.

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West Hartford GOP PAC behind robo-poll

Remember those robo-polls asking about school redistricting, crime and a new law extending civil rights protection to transgender citizens?

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Two takes on the trade agreements

President Obama hailed the trade agreements approved by Congress this evenning, calling them "a major win for American workers and businesses."

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Rennie: NBC Sports Thinking About Moving 1,000 Jobs To Former Clairol Site in...

The Hartford Courant's Kevin Rennie is reporting that NBC Sports is thinking about moving 1,000 jobs to the abandoned Clairol site in the south end of Stamford.

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Chris Murphy raised $650,000 in the 3Q of 2011; he now has more than $2...

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Chris Murphy says he brought in $650,000 in the 3rd quarter of 2011, bringing his total cash on hand to more than $2 million.

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Gov. Malloy: No Confirmation Or Denial Of NBC Sports Moving 1,000 Jobs To His...

Gov. Dannel Malloy refused to confirm or deny whether NBC Sports would be bringing 1,000 jobs to his hometown of Stamford.

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Joshua Komisarjevsky Guilty On All 17 Counts In Cheshire Triple Murders

Joshua Komisarjevsky was found guilty Thursday afternoon of all 17 counts in the triple murders of the Petit family at their home in Cheshire in July 2007.

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Bysiewicz 3Q fundraising total: $321,812.87

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Susan Bysiewicz brought in $321,812.87 in the third quarter of 2011, about half the amount hauled in by Chris Murphy, her intra-party rival.

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5th District 3Q fundraising results trickling in

Third quarter fundraising reports for congressional candidates are due in to the Federal Election Commission today but a quick check of the FEC website shows most of the filings are not posted yet.

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