Gov. Dannel P. Malloy knew the drill. The last step in dealing with a political gaffe is address the press, take a few questions, smile and say something mildly dismissive like, “You know, we’re pretty much done with it.” And so it was that Malloy waited for reporters to surround him Thursday evening outside the […]
May 2, 2013 @ 12:00 am
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California chancellor recommended as president of Regents system
A state Board of Regents’ presidential search committee voted Thursday to recommend a California community college chancellor to oversee Connecticut’s state university and community college system. Gregory W. Gray, chancellor of the Riverside Community College District, would become just the second president of the Regents’ system since its creation in 2011. The system includes the […]
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Connecticut lawmakers, advocates, pan GOP ‘family friendly’ bill
Washington — To try to repair strained relations with women voters, U.S. House Republicans plan a vote soon on what they call a “family friendly” bill that would allow employers to offer comp time instead of overtime pay. The bill is promoted as an effort to give hourly paid workers, especially women, more time with their children […]
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Mistrust of DEEP fuels enviros’ FOI request
Activists starkly signaled their distrust of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Friday with a broad demand for records pertaining to the department’s evolving energy policy.
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Skies clear for Joint Strike Fighter
Washington — The Joint Strike Fighter, one of the most controversial defense programs in recent history, seems to have more lives than a cat. The stealth aircraft, known as the F-35, had to be grounded last month after a turbine cracked in one of its engines. But, despite its problem-wracked history, the F-35 seems finally to be […]
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Malloy reimburses People for White House party
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy moved today to shortcircuit controversy over People magazine paying his way last weekend to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner by personally reimbursing the magazine. “To remove a needless distraction when there are far more important public policy issues to deal with, Gov. Malloy has made the decision to personally reimburse People […]
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Gun sales prevent some environmental sequester cuts at DEEP
A funny thing happened when the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection crunched sequester numbers to figure out how badly the nearly one-third of its operating budget that comes from federal funds would get hit.
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Connecticut mayors skip letter on air towers
Seventy mayors from across the nation signed a letter Tuesday urging the Federal Aviation Administration to reverse its decision to close air towers at 149 airports. Although six airports would be affected in Connecticut — all but Bradley International Airport — none of the state’s mayors signed the letter drafted by the Alliance for Aviation […]