Gov. Malloy: Today's Not the Day to Discuss the Death Penalty
In the wake of a jury's decision Friday afternoon to hand down a death sentence to convicted home invasion killer Joshua Komisarjevsky, opponents of capital punishment in Connecticut vowed to press on...
View ArticleTwo TV Shows Focus on Food Stamp Fraud
Two public affairs programs will focus this weekend on the state's ongoing food stamp fraud controversy.
View Article9 More State Employees Suspected Of Fraud, Governor Says
Nine more state employees are suspected of filing "false and misleading" applications for post-Irene food stamps, the governor's office announced Monday.
View ArticleStorm Pay For Guard Members Delayed
Payments to 774 Connecticut National Guard members, who either volunteered or were called up for active duty to assist in recovery efforts after the freak Oct. 29 snowstorm, will finally come through...
View ArticleAttorney Seeks Halt To Hearings On Food Stamp Fraud
Saying Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is rushing to judgment, an attorney is asking the state to declare a moratorium on all disciplinary hearings on the potential firings of state employees who received food...
View ArticleNTSB Wants To Ban All Cellphones While Driving
In a surprising move, the National Transportation Board is calling upon states to prohibit the use of all cellphones in cars, including hands-free devices.
View ArticleHaddam Land Swap Foe Moves Up On Environmental Panel
First-term state Rep. Philip Miller, D-Essex, a vocal but unsuccessful opponent of the controversial "Haddam land swap" bill approved this year the General Assembly, was named vice-chairman of the...
View ArticleGOP Chief Blasts Malloy's Governors Association Role; Democrats Fire Back --...
State Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola, Jr. blasted Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy Wednesday in response to Malloy's being named finance chairman for the national Democratic Governors...
View ArticleMalloy: No Evidence To Blame Administration in Food Stamp Fraud
Despite complaints that state workers falsified forms for other state workers, Gov. Dannel Malloy declined to place any blame Wednesday on his administration in the ongoing food stamp fraud controversy.
View ArticleGOP Chief Hits Malloy Over Fundraising For 2nd Straight Day; Governor's Aide...
The state's Republican Party chairman and a top aide for Gov. Dannel Malloy traded jabs Thursday in Round 2 of a political fight over fundraising activities by the Democratic governor -- and, just as...
View ArticleMark Ojakian Named Malloy's Chief Of Staff
Will Replace Tim Bannon in JanuaryHARTFORD — Mark Ojakian, the chief negotiator in the long-running union talks this year for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, was named Thursday as the governor's new chief of...
View ArticleOnce-Obscure Lawyer Now In Spotlight; Rich Rochlin Clashes With Malloy,...
For the first 10 years of his legal career, Rich Rochlin toiled out of the public eye – handling relatively obscure cases on financial and business transactions.
View ArticleConnecticut Loses Bid For $50 Million Race To The Top Grant
For 3rd Time, State Loses Competition; This Round Focused On Early-Childhood ProgramsFor the third time, Connecticut has lost its bid for a federal Race to the Top grant — this one to improve...
View ArticleMalloy Would Not Have Said "Not Playing With A Full Deck''
Gov. Dannel Malloy distanced himself Friday from a comment by his chief spokesman that an attorney crritical of his administration was not "playing with a full deck.''
View ArticleStan Simpson Show On Food Stamp Fraud, Penn St. Case
The Stan Simpson Show will focus this weekend on the ongoing food-stamp fraud controversy and the Penn State sexual abuse scandal, among others.
View ArticleAttorney Calls For Federal Food Stamp Investigation
An atttorney for state employees is calling for several federal investigations into Connecticut's controversial emergency food stamp program following Tropical Storm Irene.
View ArticleZalaski: Slow Down on UConn Tuition Hike
State Rep. Bruce "Zeke" Zalaski, D-Southington, said Monday that he wants University of Connecticut officials go slowly as they weigh a possible 5.8 percent increase in in-state student tuition and fees.
View ArticleAnn Moore, Rowland Aide, Dies At 57
Ann M. Moore, a high-level aide during the administration of Republican Gov. John G. Rowland, has died at 57.
View ArticleAfter Cold Nights Of Outages, NU's Cards Offer 'Warmest' Wishes
Considering that hundreds of thousands of Connecticut residents lacked heat for several cold nights because of power outages after the Oct. 29 snowstorm, Northeast Utilities might have sent a holiday...
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