Politics

East Haven Police Chief Leonard Gallo is set to step down today amidst a continuing FBI investigation into alleged discrimination against Latinos. Four East Haven police officers were arrested and charged last week — accused of systematic harassment of the Latino population in East Haven, including illegal searches and the use of excessive force. Gallo […]

Text the word “Taco” to the number 69866, and East Haven Mayor Joseph Maturo will end up with one on his desk: a group called Reform Immigration FOR America has promised to him send a taco for every text they receive. This comes after four police officers were arrested in East Haven this week for […]

He is four steps below Mike Allen, the Politico reporter/savant and former Connecticut Timesman. But GQ is pronouncing that Chris Dodd remains relevant in post-Senate lifte as one its top 50 players in DC. “Need proof that there’s life after a losing presidential bid and getting drummed out of the Senate? Look no further than […]

Can Republicans scare the Connecticut Supreme Court into rejecting new congressional districts recommended last week by a court-appointed special master? In a brief filed today, the GOP warned that acceptance of the plan invites “a system of legislative gridlock, followed by court adoption of a status quo plan.” The brief is an obvious appeal to […]

The matter was dropped in November, but Democrats and other students at Wesleyan are reviving a complaint against Republican Sebastian Giuliano now that he is designated as the choice of the State Elections Enforcement Commission to be its next director and general counsel. The students say they will file a complaint Tuesday, alleging that Giuliano, […]

Sen. Richard Blumenthal has come to the aid of heroic pooches. At a Thursday news conference in Hartford, Blumenthal, a Democrat, rolled out a bill that would cut the red tape involved in adopting a military dog. These dogs are regarded by the Pentagon as “equipment,” requiring potential adopters to bear the cost of transporting […]

Howard Reiter, a UConn political scientist often quoted by journalists writing about elections, died Jan. 10 at his home after a long illness. He was 66. The university announced his death today. “Howard was the model of what a scholar-teacher should be,” said Mark Boyer, head of the UConn political science department. “He was a superlative […]

Even though his WNPR studio is on Asylum Avenue in Hartford, about half way between the Executive Residence and the State Capitol, John Dankosky never managed to get Gov. M. Jodi Rell to drop in for a chat on his daily, one-hour public affairs show, “Where We Live.” But her successor, Dannel P. Malloy, shows […]

House Minority Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., R-Norwalk, a co-chairman of the bipartisan Reapportionment Commission, is upset that the office of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has filed a brief in the congressional redistricting case before the state Supreme Court. “The governor has no existing role to play under the State Constitution,” Cafero said. “This is […]

There’s always whispers and doubts when someone gives up a high-profile job at the state Capitol. Was it really for personal reasons? Or was she forced out? In the case of Colleen Flanagan, there’s now hard, shiny evidence that she really did give up the 24/7 job of communications director for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy […]