May 25, 2010 @ 12:00 am

Gov. M. Jodi Rell has vetoed sweeping energy legislation passed on the final day of the 2010 session after a late-night debate, attacking the path the bill followed to passage as vehemently as she did the measure’s content. Rell, whose administration was not consulted on the bill as it was drafted, called the process “disrespectful […]

Democratic state Rep. Tom Reynolds of Ledyard announced today he would not force a primary for the nomination for state comptroller. Reynolds received 24 percent of delegate votes at Saturday’s Democrat convention, well above the 15 percent minimum needed to guarantee a spot on the Democratic Aug. 10 primary ballot. “I have concluded that the interests of […]

Gov. M. Jodi Rell has signed into law a bill aimed at improving the state’s vocational-technical schools. Rell, who announced she signed the bill Monday, said the law will “strengthen” the schools “in many critical ways.” Sen. Thomas Gaffey, D-Meriden, co-chairman of the Education Committee said, the law “will resolve the inequity that had evolved” at […]

Lisa Wilson-Foley, a Simsbury businesswoman, said today she will pursue a Republican primary for the nomination for lieutenant governor. “I am ready for a primary so the voters can decide,” she said during a phone interview. “I think once you get out of the cozy relationships people have at the convention things can change.” Without […]

NEW LONDON — Rob Simmons ended his campaign for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, comparing a run against Linda McMahon’s money to the futility of Pickett’s Charge during the Civil War. “As somebody interested in military history, it was a foolish waste of people and resources, with a tremendously demoralizing outcome,” said […]

A Republican source says Rob Simmons told his staff Monday he will end his campaign for U.S. Senate at a press conference today in New London. On Monday night, Simmons called a press conference for 9 a.m. in New London to make an “announcement on the future of the campaign for U.S. Senate,” immediately prompting […]

Fresh off his back-to-back victories on health care reform and financial overhaul, U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd is weighing his options for what’s next. Will he become the next president at the University of Connecticut? Will he take a job with the Obama Administration? Or will he fulfill his 5-year old daughter’s wishes and open an […]

Faculty members at Southern Connecticut State University issued a vote of “no confidence” in the university system’s chancellor and Board of Trustees chairman Monday, accusing them of reckless financial behavior and poor judgment. In a letter to Gov. M. Jodi Rell, the SCSU Faculty Senate asked for a state investigation into actions by CSU Chancellor […]