Washington — After Hurricane Sandy devastated their states, the governors of New York and New Jersey tapped big-name consulting firms to create voluminous, detailed requests for help from the federal government. New York state, which sought a total of $32 billion from Washington, submitted a 56-page report with the help of Price Waterhouse Coopers. It […]

Washington — The National Rifle Association tapped a Newtown parent who lost a son in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings to help it unveil a proposal Tuesday that recommended putting armed personnel in the nation’s schools. At a press conference Tuesday, Mark Mattioli, whose son James died in the Sandy Hook massacre, supported the […]

Washington — When Congress returns from spring break in two weeks, Connecticut’s lawmakers will support new gun-control legislation — and a bill that would honor a local, and arguably the most famous, gun maker in U.S. history. Rep. John Larson, D-1st District, and Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., recently introduced legislation that would make the Coltsville Historic […]

Washington — Congress has been in session less than three months, and lawmakers have already introduced nearly 1,700 bills. Fewer than a dozen of them were sponsored by members of the Connecticut delegation, however, and most of those face an uncertain future. To date, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, leads the delegation in the number […]

Washington — Reps. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, and John Larson, D-1st District, split with the rest of the Connecticut delegation, which approved a bill Thursday that would continue to fund the federal government for another six months. Despite the opposition of DeLauro and Larson, the stopgap funding bill, known as a continuing resolution, was approved […]

Washington — Congress appears headed toward final approval of a bill that will avoid a government shutdown, but the legislation won’t save Connecticut’s air control towers. The Senate voted 73-26 on a  short-term spending measure Wednesday that will keep the federal government running until Sept. 30, the end of the fiscal year. Sens. Richard Blumenthal, […]

Gov. Dannel Malloy said the death of an assault weapons ban in Congress was to be expected. “I can count,” he said. Malloy said he determined there aren’t 60 votes for the ban that are needed to move the legislation forward. On Monday night, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada told bill sponsor Sen. […]