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When a national Tea Party group, FreedomWorks Inc., endorsed Republican Linda McMahon last month, it was unclear just what the organization could offer McMahon’s $40 million self-funded campaign for the U.S. Senate. Now, new campaign finance filings show what the group’s backing can bring; FreedomWorks purchased $5,358.50 worth of yard signs for McMahon this week. Meanwhile, McMahon’s opponent, Democrat […]

From the time he was a baby, Jennifer Gross knew something was not right with the way her son, Michael, was developing. But he was healthy and basically happy, and doctors and guidance counselors dismissed her concerns as the worries of an overprotective mom. Jennifer Gross: Early diagnosis can prevent later problems (Arielle Levin Becker) […]

State Healthcare Advocate Kevin Lembo is urging Hartford Hospital and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield to put its patients first in their contract dispute and “end this game of corporate ‘chicken.’” If the two sides do not reach an agreement, Hartford and Windham hospitals, which have the same parent company, could leave Anthem’s network […]

Looking for hard evidence of the enthusiasm gap between Democrats and Republicans? Or this election and 2008? Try the latest voter registration numbers. Only 34 percent of new voters in Connecticut registered as Democrats this year, compared to 39 percent in 2006 and 43 percent in 2008. Republicans, relatively speaking, are having a strong year, […]

WASHINGTON-Republican Linda McMahon threw another $4.5 million into her bid for U.S. Senate in the first two weeks of October, bringing her total investment to $46 million, new campaign filings show. McMahon pumped more money into her Senate bid in just the first 13 days of October than Gov. M. Jodi Rell spent on her entire […]

CHESHIRE–Chris Murphy and Sam Caligiuri both told seniors Friday they want to preserve benefits promised to the elderly while cutting health care costs, but the two 5th District Congressional candidates had different approaches to the job. Caligiuri, the Republican nominee and a state senator from Waterbury, told the audience at Elim Park assisted living that […]

From the start, Tom Foley’s pledge to close the largest budget deficit in state history without tax hikes depended on economic factors that made it all but unachievable without considerable good fortune. But after recent pledges to safeguard billions of dollars for education, Medicaid and early childhood development – and to restore funds for tourism […]

With scant evidence, a new commercial by Republican Linda McMahon asserts that Democrat Richard Blumenthal profited from a settlement he and other attorneys general made two years ago with the mortgage giant, Countrywide Financial. McMahon’s Senate campaign takes the premise of a recent magazine article–that the settlement turned out to be a good deal for […]

Amid the sounds of automatic doors and clattering grocery carts, a familiar refrain: “Hi there, I’m Dan Debicella. I’m running for Congress.” Side by side with Norwalk Mayor Richard Moccia, the Republican candidate for Congress in Connecticut’s 4th District spent a bit of Wednesday night shaking hands outside of the Norwalk Stop & Shop. And […]

DANBURY–After months of criticism, Connecticut State University System officials Thursday rescinded a controversial policy that was used to remove Southern Connecticut State University’s president last year. The policy, which had given CSU Chancellor David G. Carter authority to remove presidents without a vote of the Board of Trustees, was ruled illegal earlier this month by Attorney […]

Rep. Jim Himes is getting yet another political shot in the arm from the White House in the closing days of his tough re-election campaign. President Barack Obama has taped a radio ad for Himes, who is locked in a tight race with Republican state Sen. Dan Debicella to represent Connecticut’s 4th congressional district. In the ad, […]

DANBURY–The president of Southern Connecticut State University resigned under pressure almost a year ago, but a search for her successor has yet to begin. And judging from Thursday’s meeting of the Connecticut State University System’s Board of Trustees, it could be another six months before resumes begin rolling in. “I have yet to make up […]

World Wrestling Entertainment is airing a television ad that promotes a children’s charity with a video clip featuring Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon, the company’s former chief executive. Democratic State Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo asked television stations today not to air the ad, which she describes as an illegal corporate contribution by WWE. The commercial briefly shows […]

A new poll gives Richard Blumenthal an 18-point lead in the U.S. Senate race and Dan Malloy an 11-point edge in the governor’s contest. In fact, it shows every Democratic statewide candidate with a lead: “For secretary of state, Democrat Denise Merrill (32 percent) leads Republican Jerry Farrell (22 percent), Republican Jeff Wright (20 percent) trails Democrat […]

With less than two weeks to do before Election Day, Gov. M. Jodi Rell entered the campaign fray for the first time this week, appearing in a new radio spot for Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley. The lame-duck governor, who is on pace to hand off a $3.26 billion deficit for the next fiscal year to her successor, said in […]