WINDSOR LOCKS — Gov. M. Jodi Rell gave a blunter account Thursday of Joseph Marie’s resignation, saying she gave him a choice to quit or be fired as transportation commissioner over allegations of “improper conduct” toward a DOT employee. But Marie, who has since hired a lawyer, issued a statement through counsel contending he was […]

Is Mary Glassman working from the same script as her running mate, Ned Lamont? Glassman, the Democratic challenger for lieutenant governor, proposed a four-way debate during a radio appearance yesterday on WTIC with former Gov. John G. Rowland, suggesting that she and Lamont face off with Dan Malloy and his running mate, Nancy Wyman. One […]

The State Elections Enforcement Commission approved public financing of nearly $2.2 million today for the gubernatorial campaign of Republican Michael C. Fedele. Fedele was given a grant of $1.25 million for the primary, plus a supplemental award of $937,500, triggered by the spending of an opponent, Tom Foley. The money can be used for Fedele […]

With nearly $2.2 million in public financing coming his way, Republican gubernatorial candidate Michael C. Fedele says he is “ready to rock and roll.” ♦ UPDATE: Foley sues ♦ The State Elections Enforcement Commission approved grants of $2.18 million Thursday for Fedele, the lieutenant governor. Fedele was given a grant of $1.25 million for the […]

HAMDEN – Things seem easy these days for the Republican frontrunner for governor, Tom Foley. He stopped here Thursday to pick up an endorsement from a one-time competitor, Larry DeNardis, then mingled for an hour. His rivals for the GOP nomination, Oz Griebel and Lt. Gov. Michael C. Fedele, were out of sight, trying to […]

Tom Foley’s two rivals for the Republican gubernatorial nomination demanded that he release all records and answer questions pertaining to two long-ago motor-vehicle arrests disclosed Friday, including a confrontation with his ex-wife in 1993. Foley, a former U.S. ambassador to Ireland, told The Mirror on Friday evening that as someone subjected to an FBI background […]

Tom Foley, the Republican front runner for governor, turned on his two GOP rivals Friday night over what he called their “over-the-top attacks and mischaracterizations” about his newly disclosed arrests in 1981 and 1993. “I hope my opponents will soon see that the citizens of Connecticut are interested in a dialogue about the serious issues facing […]

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal stepped before two television cameras Wednesday to talk about his latest investigation, an inquiry into how much a pharmacy chain charges the state’s Medicaid program for drugs. On Monday, Blumenthal stood at the same battered lectern in his office, where he has held hundreds of press conferences, to announce a multi-state […]

Linda McMahon’s campaign for U.S. Senate today will end its month-long television blackout with a commercial that embraces her connection to World Wrestling Entertainment. The one-minute ad attempts to inoculate her from the off-color excesses of WWE programming, some of which has haunted her campaign, and to use the wrestling connection to brand her as […]

Any voter who had glanced at the campaign web sites of Dan Malloy and Ned Lamont would have instantly recognized the two Democratic gubernatorial candidates, who stayed firmly on message during their first one-on-one debate Tuesday. Malloy is the dyslexic child who grew up to become mayor of Stamford, coping with all the issues facing […]

U.S. Senate candidate Peter Schiff, a Tea Party favorite known for his gloomy predictions about the U.S. economy, has qualified for the Aug. 10 Republican primary. Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz said Monday that Schiff gathered enough petition signatures to challenge the endorsed Republican, former wrestling executive Linda McMahon. “We are thrilled to hear […]

Secretary of the State Susan Byisiewicz announced today that petitioning candidates have qualified for primaries in two congressional races, plus three state legislative and three probate contests. In the 4th Congressional District of Fairfield County, endorsed Republican Dan Debicella picked up two opponents: Rick Torres and Rob Merkle. The winner faces U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, […]

The General Assembly Monday overrode Gov. M. Jodi Rell on six of the 13 bills she vetoed in the 2010 session, her last regular session before stepping down as governor in January. The bills re-passed affect criminal background checks, sentencing policies, off-track betting, environmental permitting procedures, licensing for social workers, and a Stamford parking garage. […]

Comptroller Nancy S. Wyman, the endorsed Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, said today she has raised the $75,000 in qualifying funds necessary to obtain $375,000 in public financing for her primary with Mary Glassman. “I am overwhelmed by the support I have received from people across the state since I announced my candidacy for lieutenant […]