EAST HARTFORD–The United States is losing the global energy race, and it’s time to get back on the track, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said in a visit to United Technologies Research Center Friday. Just as the launch of the Sputnik by the Soviet Union jolted the US into stepping up space exploration, America’s recent […]
February 5, 2011 @ 12:00 am
Release of low-digit plate info violated privacy laws
The public disclosure of a list of low-digit license plates issued to Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s family, friends and staff shortly before she left office violated privacy laws, the new governor’s legal counsel said Friday night. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s less-than-contrite reaction Saturday: He’ll give a new plate to any recipient who feels aggrieved. “If […]
Malloy sticks by staff, tweaks VIPs on low-digit plate snafu
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy made an offer today to any of the low-digit plate recipients who feel aggrieved that their privacy was violated by the illegal release of their names. “If a mistake was made, we will gladly refund the money to any individual requesting it and promptly issue a new license plate,” Malloy said. […]
Blumenthal’s Senate debut–at HuffPo
Connecticut’s junior senator says he’s easing into his new role: “I’m establishing relationships before I do a lot of public stuff,” Richard Blumenthal told The Mirror’s Deirdre Shesgreen this week. But Blumenthal has made a splash in one venue: He posted his premier blog Friday at Huffington Post, an Internet hotspot for liberal thinkers and […]
