The Judiciary Committee of Connecticut’s General Assembly has once again rightly rejected a law that proposed a repressive way of dealing with people with very serious mental illnesses who are not receiving the treatment and support services they need. Although most states have such “outpatient commitment” laws, most states also do not enforce these laws […]
April 24, 2012 @ 12:00 am
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Connecticut joins a five-state Romney sweep
Connecticut didn’t put Mitt Romney over the top Tuesday night in the delegate hunt, but it did deliver an easy win by 9 p.m., the time that the Associated Press declared victories for Romney in four of the day’s five presidential primaries. Only in New York, where the polls close later, did the AP hold […]
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Top Dems join rally against Malloy’s education plan
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy once enjoyed the support of the state’s large teachers’ unions, but union leaders turned to other leading Democrats Tuesday in an effort to block the governor’s proposals to reform public schools. Top Democrats, including Senate President Pro Tem Donald E. Williams Jr., one of the governor’s most important legislative allies, spoke […]
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Unemployment benefits to shrink in Connecticut
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy warned Tuesday that Connecticut is about to pay a price for its improving unemployment rate: Those claiming unemployment no longer will be eligible for the full extended benefits available in states with higher jobless rates. By the end of the year, the state is likely to have 75,000 unemployed residents who […]
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Hartford crowd warms to Malloy’s education plan
Hartford — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s sweeping proposal to reshape Connecticut’s public schools has run into plenty of hostile opposition, but the governor found a friendly audience Monday for his pitch to salvage the plan. Malloy got a warm reception from parents, community leaders and others in Hartford, a city all too familiar with the alarming […]
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Survey: Court hearings don’t move public opinion on health law
The three days in March that the Supreme Court devoted to debating the health law didn’t change many minds among the public. But the debate, and related media coverage, appear to have increased awareness about the law and made Republicans more supportive of the justices, according to a new survey. As it has for two […]
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The small, small world of John Rowland
The campaign of congressional candidate Mark Greenberg says that former Gov. John G. Rowland offered political consulting services before Greenberg ran in 2010, but he wanted to be paid through the candidate’s nonprofit animal shelter — not the campaign. The story, which was first reported by the Register-Citizen and confirmed by Greenberg spokesman Chris Cooper, […]
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Lieberman poised to win big on postal bill
Washington — Sen. Joe Lieberman has spent weeks pleading, chiding and compromising to win approval of a bill that would blunt the U.S. Postal Service’s plans to close hundreds of facilities and curtail mail service. On Tuesday, it appeared Lieberman, an independent, was close to victory. The Senate is considering 39 amendments to Lieberman’s bill, […]
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In neighborly gesture, Malloy nominates Art House to PURA
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is making nice with the across-the-street neighbors by nominating Arthur House to the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority. House has a long career in public service, including being the public face of two federal intelligence agencies since the election of President Obama: the Office of National Intelligence and the DOD’s National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. […]