by Caitlin Emma
Posted: Feb 3, 2012 5:51pm
After Susan G. Komen for the Cure reversed its decision to defund breast cancer screenings at Planned Parenthood, U.S. Sen. Dick Blumenthal applauded a successful defense against an “assault on women’s health care.”
by Jodie Mozdzer
Posted: Feb 3, 2012 5:19pm
While James Finnucan was in charge of the Ansonia Housing Authority, his family also collected rent from tenants in a Section 8 apartment the Finnucans owned, the Valley Independent Sentinel has learned.
by Theresa Sullivan Barger
Posted: Feb 3, 2012 3:14pm
The state Medical Examining Board voted unanimously Friday to suspend the medical license of an East Hartford internist charged with raping a patient in an examining room.
by CTNewsjunkie Staff
Posted: Feb 3, 2012 2:25pm
With Chris Shays’ entry into state’s U.S. Senate seat race, Linda McMahon’s campaign manager asked his campaign Friday to set up three debates. But the Shays’ campaign was thinking more along the lines of 10.
by Ellen R. Delisio
Posted: Feb 2, 2012 3:59pm
by Staff reports
Posted: Feb 2, 2012 9:53am
New Haven Mayor John DeStefano checks in with the New Haven Independent from an education summit in Seattle.
by Christine Stuart
Posted: Jan 31, 2012 7:06pm
by Paul Bass
Posted: Jan 31, 2012 2:09pm
A new investigative crew is moving into police headquarters to revisit non-fatal shootings that fell through the cracks.
by The Courant
Posted: Jan 31, 2012 1:09pm
by Lon Seidman
Posted: Jan 31, 2012 12:00pm
by Bill Cibes
Posted: Jan 30, 2012 5:30am
Connecticut should not join the proposed Interstate Compact to substitute the outcome of the National Popular Vote (NPV) for the current Electoral College procedure for electing the President
by Jennifer Just
Posted: Jan 29, 2012 12:27am
Time to look back on the week that was—
At political news that caused the buzz.
GOTTA start off with the one most whacko –
by Susan Bigelow
Posted: Jan 28, 2012 6:20am
We love our moderate independents here in Connecticut, or at least former Rep. Christopher Shays, now running for U.S. Senate, sure hopes we do. “The Connecticut I know values independence and straight talk, not someone who is a sure vote for his party, be it Democrat or Republican,” Shays said during his announcement speech this Wednesday, calling on the restless legacy of the man he’s running to replace.
by Sarah Darer Littman
Posted: Jan 28, 2012 5:44am
I’m starting to feel like the number one advice given to every GOP politician by strategists these days is “if you mess, blame the press.” From a party that supposedly champions personal responsibility and accountability, we’ve watched Sarah Palin whine about the “lame stream media” because she was grossly unprepared to answer the kinds of questions legitimately asked of a vice-presidential candidate (of course, now she’s quite happily raking in the bucks as a member of the LSM).
by Terry Cowgill
Posted: Jan 28, 2012 5:00am
As a professional scribbler, one of my end-of-year chores includes assembling a list of overused words and phrases — you know, those seductive or misleading utterances that cause paroxysms of eye-rolling in those of us peck at the keyboard.
by Christine Stuart | Feb 3, 2012 2:54pm
Posted to: Election Policy
After reversing its initial decision to hire former Middletown Mayor Sebastian Giuliano, the State Elections Enforcement Commission re-interviewed the finalists and voted unanimously Friday to hire an attorney from Hamden as its new executive director.
Continue reading "SEEC Hires Hamden Attorney As Executive Director" »
by Joseph Adinolfi | Feb 3, 2012 12:38pm
Posted to: Education | Legal
Eight months after a law decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana went into effect, the University of Connecticut has equalized penalties for possession of the drug with that of alcohol.
Continue reading "On UConn Campus, Pot Will Be Treated The Same As Booze" »
by Christine Stuart | Feb 3, 2012 5:30am
Posted to: Education
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will renew his commitment to early childhood education by asking the legislature to approve $4 million in spending for 500 new preschool slots, and $3 million to support professional development.
Continue reading "Malloy Adds $12M In Early Ed Funding To His Budget List" »
by Hugh McQuaid | Feb 2, 2012 3:43pm
Posted to: Business | Legal
Representatives of the two Indian casinos told lawmakers Thursday they would welcome an opportunity to provide online gaming, but lawmakers told them they have no plans to introduce legislation.
Continue reading "Casinos Look to Move Gambling Online, Lawmakers Unlikely to Legalize It" »
by Christine Stuart | Feb 2, 2012 1:03pm
Posted to: Labor | Legal
(Updated 3:40 p.m.)It was an odd political pairing. Two Republican lawmakers stood alongside union members Thursday arguing that its members should have the right to vote to switch unions.
Continue reading "Republican Lawmakers Support Union’s Right To Vote" »
by Caitlin Emma | Feb 2, 2012 5:30am
Posted to: Town News | East Haven | State Capitol | Weather
When the next hurricane or major snowstorm hits Connecticut, Sen. Majority Leader Martin Looney and his colleagues have an idea that will keep plowers and roofers from ripping people off.
by Christine Stuart | Feb 1, 2012 7:03pm
Posted to: Housing
(Updated 8 p.m.) Gov. Dannel P. Malloy doubled down on a commitment made during his first year in office to increase the state’s investment in affordable and supportive housing by asking the General Assembly to approve an additional $330 million in borrowing to support the initiative over the next 10 years.
Continue reading "Malloy Doubles Down On Commitment To Housing" »
by Hugh McQuaid | Feb 1, 2012 3:38pm
Posted to: Legal | State Capitol
Senate Minority Leader John McKinney said Wednesday that online gambling is not coming to Connecticut, calling the governor’s understanding of a U.S. Justice Department decision regarding gambling “fundamentally flawed and just wrong.”
Continue reading "McKinney: Online Gambling Is Not Coming To CT" »
by Christine Stuart | Feb 1, 2012 12:37pm
Posted to: State Budget
State Comptroller Kevin Lembo said he’s anticipating the state will end the fiscal year with a $73.6 million deficit under Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. The estimate represents an erosion of about $82.3 million from last month’s projections.
by Christine Stuart | Feb 1, 2012 11:00am
Posted to: Health Care
Over the next few months the legislature will have to tackle some tough policy questions about whether to create a State Basic Health Plan for about 74,000 low income adults, who make too much money to qualify for Medicaid.
Continue reading "Lawmakers Face Tough Policy Decisions On Basic Health Plan" »
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