Not that it should come as a surprise to anyone following events in Washington, but National Journal’s new 2010 vote ratings finds Congress more polarized than at any time in the last three decades. For only the second time since 1982–the first was 1999–every Democrat in the Senate compiled a voting record more liberal than […]
February 25, 2011 @ 12:00 am
Posted inNews
Malloy nominates education board to help implement his reforms
A week after outlining the major education reforms he intends to launch, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy nominated the eight people he wants to lead the way on the State Board of Education. “I’m confident they can help set the standards needed to bring our students to the top,” Malloy said in a statement Friday announcing […]
Posted inNews
Legislature nearly back to full strength
Secretary of the State Denise Merrill today swore in five of the six winners of House races this week, then hurried upstairs to administer the oath to two of the three new senators. The Rev. Charlie Stallworth, who won a House seat in Bridgeport on Tuesday, is coming with a busload of parishoners and other […]
Posted inEducation
On inaugural tour of DCF, Katz urges staff to risk change
DCF Commissioner Joette Katz having dinner at the Connecticut Juvenile Training School The young men having dinner with Joette Katz recently may not have had fond memories of their own courtroom experiences, but they couldn’t help but be impressed with her stories of life as a judge. “Oh man, that’s what I want to be. […]
Posted inNews
Malloy embraces health reform, but cautious about SustiNet
The Malloy administration says it’s fully committed to health reform, with work underway to meet the requirements of last year’s federal reform law and capture as much federal money as possible. But Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is taking a more cautious approach when it comes to SustiNet, the proposed state-run health plan that has in […]
Posted inNews
Taking the measure of a new governor
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s budget is being picked apart, in hearing rooms at the state Capitol, on talk radio and the web, and in town hall meetings across Connecticut. But the real debate is about the essence of the man, not the details of his budget. Malloy: ‘I’m the new quantity here.’ Is the first […]
Posted inNews
Malloy pursuing federal dollars during DC visit
WASHINGTON–Gov. Dannel P. Malloy made an in-person pitch to top White House officials Friday for federal help with two major state projects: a $1 billion high-speed rail line and the planned expansion of the UConn Health Center’s John Dempsey Hospital. On the high-speed rail line, which would run from New Haven through Hartford to Springfield, […]
Posted inNews
Comprehensive action needed to balance state budget
When it comes to balancing state budgets there is a right way and a wrong way. There is agreement across the political spectrum that all states face serious financial problems. We must find a way to lower the operating costs of government, just as companies have had to do for the past decade and longer. […]