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Clark Drops Bid, Endorses Roraback

2012-05-16T22:25:54Z

FARMINGTON—Two days before the Republican convention, the former FBI agent and Farmington Town Council President Mike Clark officially ended his campaign for Congress and endorsed his Republican opponent Sen. Andrew Roraback of Goshen.

Minimum Wage, Jobs Bill Won’t Stay Dead

2012-05-16T20:16:23Z

The Senate Democrats’ jobs package and a bill to raise the minimum wage were among the those that dropped dead last Wednesday. But both appear to be ready to crawl from the grave in the form of budget implementers when the legislature meets for special session.

Group Ups The Ante In Education Lawsuit With High- Powered Law Firm

2012-05-16T16:50:58Z

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy may have signed what supporters are calling a sweeping education reform bill Tuesday, but its 185-pages don’t begin to touch upon how the state finances all of its public schools.

Watchdog Group Sues Over Senate Filibuster Rule

2012-05-16T09:30:33Z

Common Cause, a Washington-based watchdog group, is suing the U.S. Senate over the constitutionality of its filibuster rule that enables a 41-member minority to block the debate of bills.

Malloy Vetoes First Bill Of The 2012 Session

2012-05-15T21:17:02Z

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy vetoed a bill he said would restrict the independence and authority of local charter review commissions. Read his veto message.

Opponents Set Aside Their Differences For Education Bill Signing

2012-05-15T20:46:08Z

School reform advocates and representatives of the teacher unions sat next to each other Tuesday as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signed a law that they all believe to be a step toward eliminating the worst-in-the-nation achievement gap.

CT Delegation Poo-Poos Partisanship Over Domestic Violence

2012-05-15T20:06:30Z

It’s hard to understand how something like the Violence Against Women Act can get caught up in partisan politics in Washington, but members of Connecticut’s congressional delegation say that is exactly what has happened.

Veteran State Senator Won’t Seek Re-election

2012-05-15T15:44:24Z

Foregoing the pomp and circumstance of announcing her retirement before the end of the legislative session, longtime state Sen. Eileen Daily of Westbrook announced Tuesday that she won’t be running for re-election in the fall.

Delegates Pick Donovan in 5th, But Both Esty and Roberti Can Primary

2012-05-15T02:53:05Z

It was no surprise that a majority of the 336 Democratic delegates for the 5th Congressional District nominated House Speaker Chris Donovan on Monday evening. The question was, how many delegates would go for two of the other three Democrats vying for the nomination?

Senate Candidate Calls Convention ‘Drop Rule’ An Outrage

2012-05-14T19:59:07Z

With Friday’s state Republican convention just around the corner, at least one candidate is upset about the rules the party has agreed upon to tally delegate votes.

Two-Year, $27M Marketing Campaign Seeks To Capture CT’s Past & Present

2012-05-14T17:43:37Z

Connecticut is not a theme park or resort, but it‘s the birthplace of the constitution and so many more inventions, social revolutions, and innovations. Think Sam Colt, Eli Whitney, Igor Sikorsky, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Mark Twain.

Unemployment Benefits End For 11,000

2012-05-14T09:30:07Z

This weekend about 11,000 people received their final unemployment checks. That’s because Connecticut is no longer considered a “high unemployment state.”

OP-ED | Politically Poetic: Week of May 13

2012-05-13T19:16:19Z

This was the week we took off our coats-
And put on our boxing gloves, fighting for votes!

Murphy Wins, Bysiewicz Received Enough Support To Primary

2012-05-12T18:02:26Z

NEW BRITAIN — Democrats crowned U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy their nominee for U.S. Senate with 76 percent of the delegate vote Saturday, but former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz received enough support to force a party primary.

Bysiewicz Lobbying Hard for Delegate Support in New Britain (watch Realtime Results Grid)

2012-05-12T14:15:46Z

NEW BRITAIN — Former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz is no stranger to tough party battles, and Saturday morning at CCSU’s Kaiser Hall in New Britain she showed no signs of backing down from her fight for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.