June 2010

Tom Foley, the Republican front runner for governor, turned on his two GOP rivals Friday night over what he called their “over-the-top attacks and mischaracterizations” about his newly disclosed arrests in 1981 and 1993. “I hope my opponents will soon see that the citizens of Connecticut are interested in a dialogue about the serious issues facing […]

Stamford, Conn. – Tom Foley today released the following statement in response to Jon Lender’s Hartford Courant article: “Jon Lender of the Hartford Courant published an article this morning about two motor vehicle related infractions I was involved in a number of years ago. One was in 1981 and the other in 1993. The one […]

Tom Foley’s two rivals for the Republican gubernatorial nomination demanded that he release all records and answer questions pertaining to two long-ago motor-vehicle arrests disclosed Friday, including a confrontation with his ex-wife in 1993. Foley, a former U.S. ambassador to Ireland, told The Mirror on Friday evening that as someone subjected to an FBI background […]

Gov. M. Jodi Rell said today that the National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado hit Bridgeport on Thursday, causing widespread damage. “The tornado touched down for just a short period of time, but it will take several weeks, perhaps months to put so many lives and livelihoods back together,” Rell said. “The state […]

HAMDEN – Things seem easy these days for the Republican frontrunner for governor, Tom Foley. He stopped here Thursday to pick up an endorsement from a one-time competitor, Larry DeNardis, then mingled for an hour. His rivals for the GOP nomination, Oz Griebel and Lt. Gov. Michael C. Fedele, were out of sight, trying to […]

State legislators Thursday heard tales of elderly patients left in bed for days, sitting for hours in urine and feces, and getting the wrong meals and medications at four nursing homes where the workers have been on strike for over two months. And just in case two hours of testimony wasn’t enough, the union representing […]

For much of the last legislative session, debate over extending Medicaid coverage to childless adults focused on the bottom line for the state: more than $50 million in federal reimbursement for assistance the state already is providing. But putting recipients of State Administered General Assistance under the Medicaid umbrella, approved this week in Washington, also […]

Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz notified local officials Thursday of 44 primaries that are to be held Aug. 10, including Democratic and Republican contests for governor and lieutenant governor. Republicans have primaries for the U.S. Senate and in four of five congressional districts. Only Jerry Labriola, who is challenging U.S. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro, […]

Linda McMahon’s campaign for U.S. Senate today will end its month-long television blackout with a commercial that embraces her connection to World Wrestling Entertainment. The one-minute ad attempts to inoculate her from the off-color excesses of WWE programming, some of which has haunted her campaign, and to use the wrestling connection to brand her as […]

WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Jim Himes is not at the center of the delicate negotiations over a sweeping financial reform bill. But the 4th District Democrat is getting heat over the measure nonetheless, from consumer advocates in Washington and Connecticut who say that Himes and other centrist Democrats are pushing from the sidelines to weaken […]

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal stepped before two television cameras Wednesday to talk about his latest investigation, an inquiry into how much a pharmacy chain charges the state’s Medicaid program for drugs. On Monday, Blumenthal stood at the same battered lectern in his office, where he has held hundreds of press conferences, to announce a multi-state […]

The first state budget that Connecticut’s next governor and legislature must craft has sprung another leak, according to a new consultant’s report analyzing the state’s pension fund. The analysis submitted to the Post Employment Benefits Commission says the state’s original budgeted contribution to the state employee pension savings fund was $86 million short for the […]

WATERBURY — In his campaign against childhood obesity, Dr. David Katz acknowledges that his simple, common-sense prescription is not always easy to follow. “We need to eat less and better stuff and get off our rear ends and be active,” Katz, a nationally-known expert on nutrition and weight management, told a meeting of educators and […]

In 2008, there were over 20,000 incidents of domestic violence that resulted in arrest. This number does not begin to count or capture the stories of the victims whose struggles go unreported. Barely a week goes by without yet another horrific story about domestic violence in our communities. We need to put a stop to […]

Any voter who had glanced at the campaign web sites of Dan Malloy and Ned Lamont would have instantly recognized the two Democratic gubernatorial candidates, who stayed firmly on message during their first one-on-one debate Tuesday. Malloy is the dyslexic child who grew up to become mayor of Stamford, coping with all the issues facing […]