Mark Boughton watches NASCAR and does yoga, though not at once. In ninth grade, Ned Lamont played keyboard in a band called Flower Pot. Timothy Herbst played offensive line in high school for a legendary football coach. Steve Obsitnik’s kids didn’t want him to run for governor, but they got over it. Are you ready to hire one of them for governor?
June 7, 2018 @ 11:56 pm
Posted inEducation, Politics
Malloy vetoes student suspension, election bills
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy vetoed two more bills Thursday, including a measure that would have created a new process for removing student from classrooms after a child or a teacher has been injured.
Posted inPolitics
AG candidate Tong promises aggressiveness on civil rights
Rep. William Tong of Stamford, the Democratic convention-endorsed candidate for attorney general, said Thursday he would create a civil-rights division in the office if elected, promising to be an activist on issues ranging from housing segregation to gay rights.
Posted inJustice
Federal court considers Blumenthal v Trump case
WASHINGTON – A federal court on Thursday heard arguments in a case brought by Sen. Richard Blumenthal and dozens of other Democratic lawmakers who claim President Donald Trump has violated the U.S. Constitution by failing to seek and obtain the consent of Congress before accepting benefits from foreign states.The Justice Department attorneys who represented Trump argued Congress doesn’t need a request from Trump and can vote to bar the president from accepting a foreign gift.
Posted inPolitics
Malloy, Aresimowicz differ over vetoed tax-credit bill
House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz, D-Berlin, said Thursday the General Assembly should override Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s veto of a bill that the governor says would have extended a state manufacturing tax credit to wealthy individuals who play no role in job creation.
Posted inJustice
Lawlor sees progress in prison reform
Mike Lawlor Mike Lawlor has three goals for criminal justice reform in Connecticut: Reduce crime. Reduce spending. And restore the public’s confidence in the system. From his vantage point as a professional criminal justice reformer, Connecticut is well on its way to achieving all three. Lawlor, who has served as the state’s under secretary for criminal […]
Posted inCT Viewpoints
Eliminating transcripts draws the shades on government a little more
Continuing their effort to draw the shade over the window of government accountability and transparency, General Assembly leaders have abandoned the longstanding practice of routinely transcribing the testimony presented at hundreds of public hearings held during legislative sessions. The decision, made without the benefit of public input, marks the latest setback for Connecticut’s 43-year-old Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), which was once the strongest in the nation and a model emulated by other states and countries.