Trying To Get The Spelling Correct For State Education Job in Office Of Standards And Curriculum

By On April 25, 2013 · 2 Comments

For years, state education officials have been talking about the achievement gap and the need to increase the standards in the Connecticut public schools.

As such, some insiders were surprised recently when they saw an official email for a job opening in the state education department’s Office of Standards, Curriculum, and Instruction. In the email, the words “standards” [...]

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State Switches Veterans Memorial To Hartford After Spending More Than $100,000 And Years Of Work On Rocky Hill Version

By On April 22, 2013 · Leave a Comment

After spending more than $100,000 and postponing two groundbreakings for a veterans memorial in Rocky Hill, the state has scrapped those plans and moved the project to Hartford.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, and others tossed shovels full of dirt Monday at the official groundbreaking for the new memorial that will be built at [...]

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House Votes To Require Higher Ed President To Be Appointed By Board

By On April 10, 2013 · 1 Comment

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 [...]

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State Senate Approves Historic Gun Control Bill By 26 -10; 8 Republicans and 2 Democrats Vs.

By On April 3, 2013 · 20 Comments

The state Senate passed a historic gun control bill Wednesday evening on a bipartisan basis after a detailed debate in Hartford.

The 26 to 10 vote included two Democrats and eight Republicans against the measure. Those voting against the bill included Republicans John Kissel, Kevin Witkos, Joseph Markley, Dwight Chapin, Jason Welch, Rob Kane, Art [...]

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Senate Majority Leader Marty Looney Hails Sweeping, Comprehensive Bill

By On April 1, 2013 · 33 Comments

Senator Marty Looney has been fighting for gun control for the past 20 years.

On Monday, he hailed a sweeping, highly detailed bill that would make Connecticut’s gun laws far more restrictive than many states in the nation.

The bill would require background checks for the purchase of ammunition and any “long gun,” such as a rifle [...]

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Gov. Malloy, Sen. Blumenthal, Hartford Mayor Rally For Gun Control

By On March 28, 2013 · 127 Comments

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, and Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra called Thursday for increased gun control as part of a nationwide effort to rally support for stricter measures.

Blumenthal said he was hoping that the Connecticut state legislature could pass new restrictions in the next two weeks so that he would have more [...]

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Newtown First Selectwoman To Receive Top Republican Women’s Award

By On March 25, 2013 · 1 Comment

Newtown First Selectwoman E. Patricia Llodra will be receiving the state Republican Party’s Women’s Leadership Award for her service in her hometown.

Llodra will receive the award on May 20 in Stamford at the 35th annual Prescott Bush Awards Dinner, which is the biggest single fundraiser of the year for the state GOP.

“Pat Llodra has [...]

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Malloy’s Advisory Commission Calls For Banning Possession Or Sale Of Any Gun That Can Fire More Than 10 Bullets

By On March 18, 2013 · 120 Comments

Governor Dannel Malloy’s handpicked commission on Sandy Hook is calling for some of the strongest gun-control measures in the nation, including the banning or possession of any gun that can fire more than 10 bullets without reloading.

The ban would be among the most far-reaching in the United States and comes in direct reaction to the [...]

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Newtown Detectives At Capitol Wednesday For Bill On New Fund To Help First Responders

By On March 6, 2013 · 4 Comments

Nearly three months after the tragic shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School, five Newtown police officers are still off the job because of the mental trauma of seeing the tragedy.

Detective Daniel McAnaspie and Detective Jason Frank, who were at the school within 15 minutes on December 14, came to the state Capitol on Wednesday to [...]

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How Are You Feeling: Gallup Well-Being Survey

By On February 28, 2013 · 3 Comments

All those states that Nugmeg haters keep telling us are better places to live?

Sorry, people don’t feel so hot there, according to the Gallup-Healthways Well-being Survey.

Among the top states, Connecticut isn’t at the top, but with a score of 67.6 more Connecticut folks are feeling better than in, say,  [...]

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