Webstet Bank President and CEO John R. Ciulla (left) and Gov. Ned Lamont talk with Capitol reporters. Gov. Ned Lamont and the president of Webster Bank announced a new partnership Tuesday to provide interest-free loans to essential federal workers who are unable to receive unemployment assistance during the government shutdown, now entering its 25th day. […]
January 15, 2019
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Women’s Caucus grows to 33% of General Assembly
The Connecticut General Assembly’s Women’s Caucus chose its leaders Tuesday, leaving for another day the more difficult question of setting an agenda acceptable to a caucus with 37 Democrats and 24 Republicans, Twenty of the 61 members are in their first terms.
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Donald Williams injured in car crash
Donald E. Williams Jr., the former Senate president pro tem and current executive director of the Connecticut Education Association, was hospitalized over the weekend after a serious car accident, the union announced Tuesday.
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Middle-class growth sparks latest surge in CT tax receipts
OPM Secretary Melissa McCaw State income tax revenues surged upward again Tuesday, but this time it was the middle class — not the wealthy — behind most of the gains. A new report from fiscal analysts projects overall revenues this fiscal year will surpass budgeted expectations by $464 million — an improvement of $204 million […]
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Conn. U.S. Attorney Durham conducting probe of FBI media leaks in Russia probe
WASHINGTON – Connecticut U.S. Attorney John Durham is investigating a former top FBI lawyer and possibly others in connection with media leaks from the agency’s initial probe of Russian interference in the 2016 election and possible collusion by then-candidate Donald Trump’s presidential campaign. Durham’s role in heading the leak investigation was revealed Tuesday, with the release of a letter to him from House Republicans seeking more information on his findings.
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Blumenthal presses Barr on Trump investigation
WASHINGTON – Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday pressed William Barr, President Donald Trump’s choice to head the Justice Department, on whether he would make all of special counsel Robert Mueller’s final report public. As he had when asked similar questions by other Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee during his confirmation hearing for Attorney General, Barr deflected the question during a tense exchange.
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New push for Connecticut to allow early voting
Secretary of the State Denise Merrill opened a campaign Tuesday for Connecticut join the vast majority of U.S. states allowing early voting, an idea that requires a state constitutional amendment to implement.
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Malloy alums Durand, Mandell open firm
The list of Malloy administration and campaign alumni in the political consulting and public affairs business is growing with the launch of Intersect Public Solutions by Brian Durand and Michael Mandell.
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Pelosi gives Hayes position on House education panel
WASHINGTON – Rep. Jahana Hayes, the 2016 National Teacher of the Year, has been given the job in Congress that she really wanted, a seat on the House Education and Labor Committee.
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An argument for the wall
Everyone lives in a house, apartment or some form of physical dwelling which has locks on all exterior doors and all the windows. Why is that necessary? Are the locks to prevent unwanted entry? Yes! Are the locks to prevent theft of one’s possessions? Yes! Are the locks to prevent squatters from occupying the structure? Yes! Are the locks to create a sense of security and safety for the legal occupants? Yes! Do politicians have home security cameras and alarms in their homes in addition to window and door locks? I’d bet that the answer is YES.