Democratic Party Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo has a warm Connecticut welcome for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who will be honored at the annual Republican dinner next week:
The state House of Representatives voted Tuesday to legalize mixed martial arts, despite some concerns from lawmakers that the sport is particularly brutal.
The bill passed on a bipartisan basis by 117 to 26 with seven members absent.
“Personally, I’m not a fan of the sport, but I think the argument regarding the brutality of the sport [...]
House Speaker J. Brendan Sharkey came to the defense of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy regarding his weekend trip to a high-profile dinner in Washington, D.C. that was paid by People Magazine.
Senate Republican leader John McKinney charged Wednesday that it was a clear violation of the state’s ethics laws for a major corporation to pay [...]
State officials received both good and bad news Tuesday from the latest budget figures: a one-time spike in tax collections for the current fiscal year but expectations of tougher times over the next two years.
The latest numbers show that the state is projecting a surplus of $212 million in the general fund in the fiscal year that [...]
Prompted by major controversy regarding the Board of Regents for higher education, the state House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Wednesday for a bipartisan bill that would require the board president to be appointed by the board – reducing the role of the governor.
The bill was related directly to the case of Robert Kennedy, the high-profile president [...]
Party Chair Nancy DiNardo is putting out the call for volunteers willing to run for office. Just click and answer a few questions and you could be on your way. There’s even a chance to join the Democrats if you haven’t bothered with politics in the past.
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For months last year, state Republicans fought hard to gain the top spot on the election ballot in an expensive legal struggle.
The Connecticut Supreme Court finally ruled in their favor in a unanimous decision and placed Republicans on the top line for last November’s election.
Now, having lost in court, the Democrats who control the legislature [...]
Former Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley came to the state Capitol complex Monday with the straightforward idea of trying to root out conflicts of interest in state government.
But he ran into a major buzzsaw of protest from both Republicans and Democrats over the wording of a bill that he was pushing – and the [...]
A highly controversial tax on home heating oil has been declared dead by two legislative committee leaders.
The co-chairmen of the commerce committee announced Thursday that the proposed excise tax, which drew huge opposition from oil dealers, did not have the necessary support among lawmakers.
State Sen. Gary D. LeBeau, who now lives in East Windsor, and [...]
A bitter lawsuit that charges favoritism and illegal lobbying is providing a rare glimpse into the behind-the-scenes communications and inner workings of government at the state Capitol.
The pitched battle between two high-profile Hartford Democrats has been playing out quietly for the past 18 months in a Freedom of Information battle that has [...]
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