At 3:54 p.m. on Feb. 1, 1995, Andrew W. Roraback cast the first in what by his count is an unbroken string of 8,470 roll call votes in the General Assembly. The question now is how many of them will dog his candidacy for Congress. Lisa Wilson-Foley, one of his rivals for the Republican nomination […]

Trying to keep the political focus on education reform, the administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy responded Monday to some of the concerns raised by wholesalers and retailers of alcohol about his sweeping proposal to overhaul liquor laws. Revisions distributed by the administration would limit competition among retailers and retain some of the controls on […]

Southbury — House Speaker Chris Donovan endorsed an expansion of Medicare and a voluntary ban on negative ads at a forum Sunday for the four candidates seeking the Democratic nomination in the 5th Congressional District. Elizabeth Esty is with him on Medicare, not so much on the ad pledge. Esty was the only one of […]

The House of Representatives voted 129 to 10 on Thursday to confirm the nomination of Maureen M. Murphy, a lawyer who played a pivotal role in the legalization of same-sex marriage in Connecticut, to the Superior Court. Murphy’s nomination overcame opposition at her confirmation hearing Wednesday about her role as a court-appointed guardian for an […]

Is skipping the normal vetting process the best way to correct a legislative mistake made six years ago? By a vote of a 120 to 8, the state House of Representatives declared Thursday night that it was. The House approved and sent to the Senate an “emergency-certified” bill that restores local regulatory control over solid-waste […]

The Malloy administration prepped Maureen M. Murphy for her judicial confirmation hearing Wednesday with questions about her sexual orientation and the pivotal role she played in the legalization of gay marriage in Connecticut. But the legislature’s Judiciary Committee endorsed her nomination to the Superior Court on a 31-9 vote without a single comment or question […]

A lightning rod for controversy last year as he oversaw the birth of a new Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Daniel C. Esty glided through a lengthy and ultimately uneventful confirmation hearing Tuesday, even if he dodged questions about new seawalls after Tropical Storm Irene. Esty, the high-profile Yale professor who was a star […]

Attorney General George C. Jepsen is walking a fine line between celebrating his role in negotiating a $25 billion national settlement with mortgage servicers and tamping down expectations about what the deal means for struggling homeowners. “I just think it’s important not to oversell it or undersell it,” Jepsen said Tuesday after a legislative appearance. […]

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s controversial “secure communities” is going live in Connecticut on Wednesday, despite reservations by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy about the wisdom of turning local police officers into enforcement agents on immigration cases. Connecticut did not join New York, Massachusetts and Illinois in trying to opt out of the program, but […]

The word never will pass Chris Murphy’s lips, at least not in public. But the congressman is doing everything he can to create the impression that his winning the Democratic nomination for Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman’s seat is, well, inevitable. He is steadily rolling out endorsements, and his campaign bank account dwarfs those of his […]

The legislature’s Republican minority outlined an agenda Friday that is a critique of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and a statement of principles for the 2012 election, not a plan designed to win favor with a Democratic governor and legislative majority. House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr. of Norwalk and Senate Minority Leader John P. […]

Are speed traps about safety or revenue? It’s been a question since the first cop wrote the first speeding ticket, and it was the challenge Thursday for advocates of a high-tech version of the old speed trap: automated red-light cameras. Legislative advocates of the automated ticketing system said safety was their only concern as they […]

Who knew? It seems that sitting up posting angry thoughts on Facebook at 2 a.m. is not a good idea for public officials. A Manchester school board board member is facing demands for her resignation.

Mashantucket – The economic and political clout of the state’s two tribal casinos was amply demonstrated Wednesday by the sight of Connecticut’s top officials on a casino stage to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Foxwoods Resort Casino. The distant, soft singing of slot machines could be heard faintly inside the darkened Fox Theater as Gov. […]