Martha Dean envisioned her first gubernatorial campaign event as a hall packed with thousands, generating the quivering rush of a Saturn rocket lifting off. On Tuesday night, she settled for two dozen people sitting on folding chairs. The only rumble came from a bus.
March 18, 2014
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As Malloy reminds New Haven, incumbency has its perks
New Haven – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy paid a visit Tuesday to the city that produced his biggest plurality in 2010, publicizing a $1 million state grant for a long-delayed community project, one of the benefits of incumbency.
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Robert E. Davidson, mental health advocate, dies
Robert E. Davidson, a longtime advocate for people with mental illness, died Monday. He testified often at the state Capitol complex, but also tried other methods of teaching lawmakers about the challenges people with mental illness face.
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Malloy’s got 1.25 million reasons for root for Whitnum
It’s unlikely that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is rooting for Lee Whitnum, whom he once described as “on the fringe of the fringe,” to qualify for a Democratic primary for governor, but maybe he should: It could put an extra $1.25 million into his campaign treasury.
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Obamacare Q&A: Health insurance deadlines and taxes
Here’s what you need to know about the March 31 deadline for buying coverage, how you can qualify for a special enrollment period if something changes and you need insurance after the deadline, the penalty for not having coverage and how to get an exemption from the individual mandate.