With quips and well-worn talking points, U.S Sen. Richard Blumenthal and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy dodged inquiries today about Susan Bysiewicz’s entrance into the 2012 Senate race today and Joe Lieberman’s expected exit Wednesday. What does Lieberman’s lame-duck status mean for the delegation? “It means you’re a senior senator pretty quickly,” Malloy said, looking at […]

Susan Bysiewicz today declared herself a candidate for U.S. Senate, trying to put the disasters of 2010 behind her by getting an early jump on 2012, when U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman is up for re-election. Bysiewicz, 49, a Democrat whose career derailed last year after her abrupt and ill-fated switch from an exploratory campaign […]

U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman will announce Wednesday in Stamford that he will not seek re-election to a fifth term in 2012, ending one of the most eventful and unpredictable journeys in Connecticut politics, according to an adviser apprised Tuesday of Lieberman’s plans. Lieberman’s staff on Tuesday began inviting his shrinking circle of long-time supporters […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s biggest gaffe may be mentioning that Stamford had a really bad winter the year he was elected mayor. His term as governor is off to a similar start. After a record snowfall last week, Connecticut’s about to get hit with that seasonal staple, the wintry mix. After consulting with his commissioners, […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is not on the ballot in any of the nine districts with legislative vacancies, but he will instantly frame those campaigns if he sticks to a plan to release his budget Feb. 16, six days before the special elections. Once Malloy proposes tax increases and spending cuts to erase a projected […]

Former Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s commissioner of economic development, Joan McDonald, has found a new home in the administration of a Democratic governor, but it’s not Dan Malloy’s. McDonald is heading back to New York to become Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s commissioner of transportation. Before coming to Connecticut, McDonald was the senior VP of transportation for […]

This just out from the office of newly sworn U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, who does not have to worry about re-election until he is 70. We assume that Sen. Lieberman would love to attend, if not for the sabbath. By the way, it’s supposed to be 17 degrees at 8 a.m., warming to around 20 […]

Former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, who had every reason a year ago to think she would be taking office as attorney general this month, instead will become associated with the Hartford law firm of Updike, Kelly & Spellacy next week. In a telephone interview Friday, Bysiewicz denied rumors she is about to form […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was largely ignored today as he dished himself a bowl of soup in the crowded Legislative Office Building cafeteria. At the grill, he spotted House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan, and they quietly spoke for a few moments. In the checkout line, a woman was excited by the sighting. She told the […]

New administration, new routines. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy still turns heads just by standing in line in the Legislative Office Building cafeteria, fetching his mid-morning coffee. A WTNH cameraman spotted Malloy today, and started recording the visit. The governor made the rounds in the cafe, introducing himself to some employees and bantering with those he’s […]

If you haven’t guessed, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is big on communication. In good times and in bad, in snow storms and during West Nile virus outbreaks, expect to hear directly from the governor. “That’s what I do,” Malloy said today. Malloy delivered live televised briefings at 6 a.m., noon and 6 p.m. as a […]

With at least one foot of snow covering Connecticut, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy today cancelled the first shift for non-essential state employees and asked private employers to consider keeping their workers home. In a televised briefing at 6 a.m. from the Emergency Operations Center in Hartford, the governor said heavy, windblown snow had contributed to […]

The state Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security reported this morning that snowfalls exceeded 20 inches in Rocky Hill and Newtown by 7 a.m., with forecasts calling for accumulations ranging from 16 inches to 26 inches. Statewide, the totals ranged from 14 to 22 inches. Heavy snow is expected through 10 a.m., with rates […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Wednesday night that the state was on the path to normalcy after a record-breaking storm that forced the closure of state offices, schools, courts and many companies as it dropped more snow on Connecticut in 12 hours than the state had ever seen in a full day. “Connecticut will be […]