Wayne Winsley, the motivational speaker and former radio host who waged an unsuccessful battle to unseat U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro in 2012, announced Wednesday that he is running for chairman of the Connecticut Republican party.
“I am seeking the chairmanship for one reason and one reason only: to help turn the Republican party into a [...]
Remember the national wildlife parks and refuges off the Connecticut coast that were damaged by Storm Sandy and later embroiled in a funding fight between the state’s congressional delegation and a tea party congressman from Louisiana?
Well, $6 million in disaster relief funds needed to pay for the repairs have now been released by the U.S. Department of [...]
A coalition of 50 research universities has cited U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro for her support of funding basic scientific research. She is among 28 members of Congress who were honored Wednesday with a “champion of science” award.
“Each of you has been a vital leader in this cause,” said Boston University President [...]
MoveOn, the progressive advocacy group, will hold a protest today at the New Haven headquarters of Democratic U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro.
The group will deliver a petition to DeLauro urging her to oppose cuts to Social Security.
“It is absurd that Social Security cuts are being considered given how bloated the Pentagon budget is,” said Megan Iorio, who [...]
The Third District Congresswoman was at the Vatican earlier this week. Check out the view from her lens:
Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro, at the Vatican for the inaugural mass for Pope Francis, sends word about the ceremony today. She was there when former Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was installed as the 266th Pope of the Roman Catholic Church this morning.
“I was honored to be a part of today’s historic [...]
As negotiators are still trying to reach a compromise to avoid upcoming federal budget cuts, the potential reductions are getting closer that could impact Connecticut’s six small airports.
Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks would not be cut, but the second busiest airport in the state – Tweed New Haven -and five others could be facing [...]
This is from an analysis of the 113th Congress, which just convened, by the University of Minnesota.
Somebody tell Joe Courtney he’s not sending out enough press releases.
Chris Keating sends this dispatch:
NEW HAVEN – Facing possible furloughs of air traffic controllers, Connecticut’s two U. S. senators came to Tweed New Haven Airport on Friday to oppose any federal budget cuts that could hurt the airport.
The senators oppose the automatic spending cuts that are imminent across the country because of an overall lack [...]
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