Malloy Visits Troops In Kuwait
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was in Kuwait Tuesday, “visiting service members currently deployed in support of U.S. military operations in Iraq and the drawdown of U.S. troops” as part of a U.S. Department...
View ArticleNew Era In New Britain As Mayor Tim O'Brien Sworn In
It is a new era in New Britain as Democrat Timothy O'Brien was sworn in as mayor to replace Republican Tim Stewart, a huge figure in city politics for the past eight years.
View ArticleAssociated Press Pool Report on Gov. Malloy in Afghanistan
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is currently in Afghanistan, and he spoke to the Associated Press and other media outlets in a conference call.
View ArticleGovernors Malloy, Markell Travel Together To Kuwait, Afghanistan; Two...
In Afghanistan this week, they were side by side.
View ArticleRepublican Chris Meek Formally Announces His Run for Congress in CT-4
A Stamford man who runs a non-profit to help homeowners avoid foreclosure has formally kicked off his campaign for Congress in the 4th District.
View ArticleIn Reversal, DMV Will Allow Registration Renewals At Branches
Customers’ complaints led the state Department of Motor Vehicles Thursday to quietly reverse a decision, which it had announced in July, to stop processing vehicle registration renewals at its branch...
View ArticleCL&P Chief Jeff Butler Quits; NU's Statement Printed In Full
Jeffrey D. Butler, president of Connecticut Light & Power Co., resigned Thursday after a brutal series of weeks in which he became the focus of outrage and the public face of failures by his...
View ArticleLieberman and the Defense of Marriage Act: A State's Rights Issue
Sen. Joseph Lieberman took a leading role in repeal of the military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy last year, but his stance on another gay rights issue is frustrating some activists.
View ArticleCL&P Chief Jeffrey Butler Resigns After Storm Of Controversy
Get Business Mobile Text AlertsJeffrey D. Butler, president of Connecticut Light & Power Co., resigned Thursday after a brutal few weeks in which he became the lightning rod for outrage — and the...
View ArticleObama Declares Connecticut As A Major Disaster Area; Allows 75 Percent...
President Obama declared Thursday that Connecticut suffered a "major disaster'' in the pre-Halloween storm - a designation that makes reimbursement easier for cities and towns.
View ArticleWorking Families Official To Pay $10,000 Ethics Fine
Jon Green of West Hartford, the Connecticut Working Families Organization's executive director, has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine to the Office of State Ethics for failing to wear the required badge...
View ArticleObama Declares Connecticut A 'Major Disaster' Area For Seven Counties, Allows...
Get Business Mobile Text AlertsHARTFORD — President Obama declared Thursday that Connecticut suffered a "major disaster'' in the pre-Halloween snowstorm, a designation that makes reimbursement easier...
View ArticleSens. Lieberman, Collins Reintroduce Bill to Provide Benefits to the Domestic...
Sens. Joseph Lieberman and Susan Collins, under fire from some gay activists for not signing on as co-sponsors to legislation that would repeal the federal Defense of Marriage Act, reintroduced a bill...
View ArticleButler Asks For Privacy After Leaving CL&P
Jeffrey Butler, who resigned Thursday as Connecticut Light & Power president after weeks of controversy over his company's response to two paralyzing storms, issued a brief statement Friday - but...
View ArticleState Lacking Money To Help Cities And Towns With Storm Cleanup
As the state continues to struggle to balance its budget, the state will "probably not'' have any additional money to help the towns pay for the pre-Halloween storm cleanup, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said...
View ArticleLegislator's Ex-Con Son Exits Government Job
A government job for the ex-convict son of a state legislator has ended about 2½ years after he was hired by the Metropolitan District Commission to work in its section of the trash-to-energy...
View ArticleJepsen: State Regulators Need to Investigate the Storm Response Plans of...
State regulators looking at the storm response plans of power companies should also be investigating how prepared telecommunications, natural gas and water utilities were, state Attorney General...
View ArticleCCM Pushing For President Obama's Controversial Jobs Bill
President Obama's jobs bill remains stalled in Congress at the moment, but the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities is calling for its passage.
View ArticleCCAG's Tom Swan, John Murphy, Others To Receive Community Service For Protest...
Twelve protestors are expected to perform community service next month after briefly blocking the Interstate 84 entrance near the state armory last week in an act of civil disobedience.
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