July 27, 2010 @ 12:00 am

Richard Blumenthal and Linda McMahon were no-shows, leaving Rob Simmons and Peter Schiff to debate each other and two minor-party candidates tonight. Simmons arguably made news for uttering a simple, declarative sentence: “I am running for the U.S. Senate.” Once the Republican front runner, Simmons suspended his campaign after the GOP convention, only to resume […]

A Superior Court judge Tuesday rejected Michael Jarjura’s effort to block Kevin Lembo from using public financing in their Democratic contest for state comptroller. The terse order by Judge James T. Graham frees Lembo to begin spending the $375,000 awarded to him last week for his Aug. 10 primary with Jarjura, the mayor of Waterbury. […]

Superior Court Judge James T. Graham said he will rule by 5 p.m. today on a request by Waterbury Mayor Michael Jarjura for an injunction blocking his opponent in the comptroller’s race, Kevin Lembo, from spending $375,000 in public financing. Jarjura said he will not appeal if Graham rejects his request, which was the subject […]

WASHINGTON-Connecticut is out of the running for a coveted federal education grant that state officials had said was vital to implementing the sweeping new school reforms passed in May. Connecticut did not make the list of finalists for the Race to the Top grants, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced today. Eighteen other states–including New York, […]

Democratic gubernatorial candidates Dan Malloy and Ned Lamont will hold telephone town halls tonight, taking calls from voters on an evening when they were invited to debate in New London. Maybe they can call each other. Malloy intends to first hold a press conference outside the Garde Arts Center, where The Day of New London […]

A court challenge by Michael Jarjura will keep Kevin Lembo’s public financing tied up until at least late this afternoon in the race for the Democratic nomination for comptroller. A Hartford Superior Court judge heard testimony until Monday evening on Jarjura’s complaint that Lembo was improperly awarded $375,000 in public financing. Testimony resumed today. “It’s […]

As the governor’s office prepares to commit $260 million for the planned New Haven-to-Springfield rail project, two key state lawmakers say they want to know how that will affect other efforts to maintain and upgrade an aging, congested transportation network. Sen. Donald J. DeFronzo, D-New Britain, and Rep. Tony Guerrera, D-Rocky Hill, co-chairmen of the […]

WASHINGTON–Parents and teachers don’t like it. For many students, it has failed to produce the promised benefits. And experts agree it urgently needs to be fixed. But that doesn’t mean Congress is ready to revamp No Child Left Behind, the education reform law pushed by President George W. Bush with bipartisan Congressional support in 2001. As […]