When the special jobs session called by Governor Malloy convenes next month, the question legislators-and the rest of us-should ask is what sort of Connecticut we want: cheaper and poorer, or better and richer? Strip away the politics and posturing and that is the heart of the matter. Do we cut people’s wages, curtail public […]

Checking his watch, Thomas B. Leonardi worked quickly through his dense defense of this nation’s state-by-state approach to insurance regulation. He had lots to say to an audience at a regulatory symposium in Hartford, but there was a flight to catch, this time to Seoul, South Korea. Leonardi, a venture capitalist who was Gov. Dannel […]

WASHINGTON–Hospitals have launched a pricey ad blitz. Medicaid recipients held an emotional rally on Capitol Hill. And doctors pitched their message in a letter laced with urgent pleas and dire warnings. The target of all this activity? The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, dubbed the “super committee” for its broad powers to reduce the […]

Union representing electric and phone utility repair crews charged Monday that profit-driven cutbacks significantly hampered the response to Tropical Storm Irene in the week following the Aug. 27-28 tempest. And as state legislators concluded their two-part hearing on the Irene response, they also heard a wide array of ideas for improving Connecticut’s readiness for future […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy today defended the intervention by Daniel C. Esty, his commissioner of the new Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, in a regulatory issue involving a subsidiary of a former consulting client, Northeast Utilities. “I don’t believe there is a conflict. If I believed there is a conflict, I would indicate he […]

Prospective students’ ability to pay tuition and fees is becoming an increasingly-important factor in college admissions decisions, according to a survey of top admissions officials by Inside Higher Education. More than 34 percent of respondents said their institutions are focusing more attention on attracting students who can pay full tuition, according to the survey. While […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says he is “invigorated” by the coming special session on jobs and encouraged by the bipartisan commitment he sees to improve the state’s economic climate. Just don’t ask him for a quick turnaround amidst an uncertain global economy. “You’re not going to see instantaneous results,” Malloy said Monday after a meeting […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is a proud “double eagle,” the recipient of undergraduate and law degrees from Boston College, whose departure from the Big East for the ACC eight years ago prompted a lawsuit from Connecticut. Hard feelings reportedly persist. Malloy was coy today when asked if he had reached out to BC, which might […]

Enrollment is down this fall at the state’s community colleges following 13 years of steady growth, and school officials say a lack of money to provide all the course offerings students want and need is likely contributing to the decline. “When resources dwindle, so does the ability of the community colleges to continue to grow,” […]

With almost half the schools in Connecticut failing to meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was quick to say the state would be seeking a waiver from the federal law’s requirements under a process announced today by President Obama. “I anticipate that we would be looking at a waiver,” […]

Republicans got another lesson in how Democrats have consolidated power Friday as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy secured $20 million in financing for a competitive municipal grant program without disclosing how he intends to divvy up the funds. There was no legal requirement for Malloy to first disclose his intentions to the State Bond Commission, but […]

The line outside the Department of Social Services’ Hartford office stretched down the block Friday. Hundreds more low-income residents visited offices in Bridgeport and New Haven, seeking one-time assistance to make up for losses from Tropical Storm Irene. The federal benefits have drawn a crowd, and, from people familiar with the department’s programs, praise. “I […]