State Officials Concerned About Federal Budget Cuts As Friday Deadline Draws Near

By On February 28, 2013 · 4 Comments

Defense contractors, airline travelers, National Guard members, and even college officials are concerned about the possible impacts of federal budget cuts that could impact Connecticut.

The state’s Congressional delegation and top leaders in Washington are hoping for an eventual deal to avoid the brunt of the automatic spending cuts that will start Friday after Congress failed Thursday to reach a [...]

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Make That Professor Shays

By On January 31, 2013 · 6 Comments

Former U.S. Rep. Chris Shays has joined the University of New Haven as a “Distinguished Fellow in Public Service.”

Shays, who unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate last year, will teach courses in the Henry C. Lee College of Criminal Justice and Forensic Sciences and in the Colleges of Business [...]

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McMahon Aftermath: Republicans Take Aim — At Each Other; Corry Bliss Vs. Chris Shays

By On November 9, 2012 · 62 Comments

Read what happened when Capitol Bureau Chief Chris Keating talked to former U.S. Rep. Chris Shays and Linda McMahon campaign manager Corry Bliss:

Shays harshly criticized the campaign of McMahon, who defeated Shays in the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in August. Bliss was the campaign manager for McMahon, who lost [...]

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Chris Shays On A Vanishing Breed: The Classic, Moderate New England Republican

By On November 7, 2012 · 14 Comments

Chris Shays has been there.

As a battler in the electoral trenches, Shays was the last New England Republican standing in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2007 and 2008. His two longtime Connecticut colleagues – Republicans Nancy Johnson and Rob Simmons – had lost their reelection bids for Congress in the Democratic year of 2006.

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