Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is gingerly approaching a date with history: The moment when he signs into law a bill repealing the death penalty in Connecticut for future crimes. In a statement issued within minutes of final legislative passage Wednesday night and again during a news conference Thursday, the governor tread carefully, acknowledging the depth […]
April 12, 2012 @ 12:00 am
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New funding for districts held hostage by larger debate over education reform
Legislators and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy may agree that an education overhaul package will include a $40 million bump in funding for districts that make necessary reforms. But the governor warned municipal leaders from the lowest-achieving districts Thursday not to count on that money. He will not sign the bill pending before the legislature that stripped […]
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State trying to improve care for high-need, high-cost clients
They represent a tiny segment of Connecticut’s population, and less than 10 percent of those who get their health insurance through the state’s Medicaid program. But a group of just over 57,500 people represents nearly 40 percent of the cost of Medicaid, the largest single item in the state budget. The group includes poor seniors […]
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Connecticut Republicans vying to be top ‘Young Gun’
Washington — The five Republicans running to replace Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy in the 5th Congressional District are competing for more than votes and campaign cash. They are also vying to be chosen for an exclusive group of GOP candidates known as “Young Guns.” Those are the candidates the national Republican Party has determined to […]
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On MSNBC, Malloy embraces and minimizes stand on death penalty
On MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow Show tonight, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy walked a line between boastfulness and modesty as he discussed Connecticut’s repeal of the death penalty for future crimes. He described his opposition to capital punishment as a principled stand that nearly cost him the election in 2010, but then quickly credited the General Assembly […]
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Seventeen-year-olds can vote in CT primaries this year
This is the year that 17-year-olds get to vote — in primaries. If they are turning 18 on or before Election Day on Nov. 6, young voters can participate for the first time in primaries, starting April 24 with the GOP presidential primary. This month’s Republican presidential primary has lost its competitive luster, but there […]