September 21, 2012

Washington — The stakes in the race between Rep. Chris Murphy, D-5th District, and Republican rival Linda McMahon are soaring as it becomes clearer the contest could tip the balance of power in the U.S. Senate. “It could go either way,” said Thomas Mann, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington. Mann also said […]

When Department of Children and Families officials announced plans a year ago to send fewer abused and neglected children to live out of state, and to limit the number of those living in large group homes in Connecticut, advocates cautiously applauded the initiatives. At the time, about 1,400 children lived in group settings, and shift […]

More Connecticut families fell below the poverty level last year, with children hit particularly hard, as the state struggles to get to its feet in a tepid recovery, a new U.S. Census survey shows. Nearly 15 percent of children in the state live in poverty, according to the Census, as does nearly 50 percent of […]

Washington — At a lectern emblazoned with a sign that read, “Fire the Tea Party,” Elizabeth Esty and 11 other Democratic candidates spoke at their party’s headquarters Friday morning as part of an effort to connect their rivals to the most extreme flank of the GOP. “I’ve seen this battle on the ground,” Esty said. […]

There was no kid glove treatment for President Barack Obama as he appeared on Univision’s “Gran Encuentro,” the Spanish language channel’s second night of conversations at the University of Miami with the two major presidential candidates. GOP candidate Mitt Romney was the focus of the “Great Meeting” Wednesday night. Univision co-anchor Jorge Ramos was quick […]