State Sen. George Logan is the winner in the 17th state Senate District after a district-wide ballot recount, defeating Democratic challenger Jorge Cabrera of Hamden.
November 14, 2018
Posted inPolitics
Blumenthal considers suit to remove Whitaker as AG
WASHINGTON – Sen. Richard Blumenthal is among several Democrats exploring the idea of suing the Trump administration as a way to invalidate the appointment of Matthew Whitaker as acting attorney general.
Posted inMoney
Good news? Teacher retirement costs to surge $100 million
State spending on retired teachers’ pensions is set to surge $100 million next fiscal year – an 8 percent increase the state is obligated to fund.
But, strangely, the spike is good news. That’s because this single line item in the state budget is $63 million less than officials anticipated.
Posted inPolitics
Once Pelosi loyalists, some CT Dems now weighing support for her leadership
WASHINGTON – Connecticut’s all-Democratic delegation to the U.S. House have supported Rep. Nancy Pelosi as their leader in the past, but now some of those loyalists are giving that support some thought.
Posted inCT Viewpoints, Talking Transportation
China’s transportation strategy way smarter than ours
Quiz question #1: What country has the largest interstate highway system in the world? Hint: It’s not the United States.
Quiz question #2: What country has the most miles of high-speed rail? Hint: It’s not France or Japan.
The answer to both questions is… China!
Posted inNews
Despite naysayers, Larson won’t bury the tunnel idea
An early concept sketch of U.S. Rep. John Larson’s proposal to bury I-91 and I-84 underground in Hartford and East Hartford. The proposed tunnels are shown in yellow and the existing highways in blue. The cloverleaf intersection would be under Colt Park. An early concept sketch of U.S. Rep. John Larson’s proposal to bury I-91 […]