Roy Occhiogrosso has left Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s employ as senior adviser, but he is returning to the Global Strategy Group, the politics and public affairs company that was his base as he advised Malloy’s campaigns for governor in 2006 and 2010. The move raises the obvious question: Does this mean Occhiogrosso is positioning himself […]
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Quote of the day, the understatement edition
“Well, that would be impolitic.” That was Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s reaction Monday when asked about a Facebook suggestion by state Rep. DebraLee Hovey, a Republican who represents Monroe and Newtown, that gunshot survivor and former Democratic Congresswoman Gabby Giffords stay out of her district. Hovey took issue with Giffords’ decision to visit Newtown to […]
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Chits for 2014? Boughton to keynote Grassroots East
Another small measure of Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton’s interest in running for governor in 2014 (aside from his recent tweaking Tom Foley): On Friday, Jan. 25, he will be driving to Norwich to be the keynote speaker at a fundraising dinner of Grassroots East, the GOP group in the 2nd Congressional District. Everybody loves the 95.6 […]
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Tweak me? Tweet you!
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton’s assets include the fastest pair of thumbs in Connecticut politics. Just follow his Twitter feed @MayorMark. He shares — overshares at times, in the opinion of some fretful friends — trenchant observations on life, pop culture and politics. He also answers constituent questions about whether hockey is allowed on a rink […]
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Malloy: State has chance to combat mental illness stigma
The governor was trying to end the press conference, having said he’d take “one last question” several questions ago. But then the topic of mental illness came up and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said he was glad for the chance to make a final point. “This is a very important point,” he said. “Having mental […]
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Connecticut lawmakers sponsor resolution, hold vigil
The U.S. House will consider a resolution tonight sponsored by Connecticut’s House delegation that condemns the Sandy Hook shootings, sends condolences to the families of the victims and praises the police and other responders to the tragedy. The entire Connecticut delegation has also invited all members of the House and Senate to a vigil in […]
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Jokes to a business audience? Humbug!
Cromwell — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy reinforced today that there’s a new tradition at the Middlesex Chamber of Commerce’s annual holiday breakfast: Expect a serious speech reviewing the challenges facing Connecticut, not a comedy roast. “I don’t do poems,” Malloy said. “I don’t do humor well.” As was the case a year ago in his […]
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Women won 28 percent of General Assembly seats in 2012
A compilation by Rutgers University finds Connecticut ranked in the top 10 in the percentage of women winning state legislative seats in 2012: With women winning 53 of 187 seats, the new General Assembly will be 28.3 percent female. Colorado topped the list at 40 percent. South Carolina was at the bottom with 10 percent. […]
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Former senator and felon: ‘Everywhere you go, the door is closed.’
Former state Sen. Ernie Newton was at the state Capitol complex to let people know just how difficult it is for convicted criminals to live a normal life after leaving jail — a problem he knows about first hand. Ernie Newton testifies Newton served a four-year prison sentence after being convicted of corruption. His bid […]
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Connecticut was seventh in voter turnout in 2012
Connecticut had a voter turnout of 74 percent in the 2012 presidential election, ranking the state seventh in the nation, though lower than the state’s turnout of about 78 percent in 2008 and 2004. Secretary of the State Denise Merrill announced the turnout numbers today as she formally certified election results that gave Democrats a […]
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Malloy taps head of Massachusetts crime lab to lead investigations here
The director of the state forensic laboratory in Massachusetts was tapped Monday to became the new director of the Connecticut Forensic Science Laboratory, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s office announced. Malloy and Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection Commissioner Reuben Bradford selected Dr. Guy Vallaro of Sutton, Mass., to lead the state office responsible for […]
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Murphy raised $4.5 million online, while McMahon gave her campaign $7.1 million in final weeks
The manager of Democrat Chris Murphy’s victorious U.S. Senate campaign told supporters Thursday that Murphy raised nearly 45 percent of his $10.5 million through online, grass-roots organizations, while records show that Republican Linda McMahon loaned her losing camaign $7.1 million in the two weeks before the election. Federal election records list three late loans McMahon […]
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House Democrats elect Sharkey, Aresimowicz
House Democrats selected J. Brendan Sharkey of Hamden as speaker and Joseph Aresimowicz as majority leader Thursday night. Sharkey was chosen by acclamation, Aresimowicz by secret ballot in a contest with Jeffrey Berger of Waterbury. Aresimowicz, 42, who is a former union president and current union representative, succeeds Sharkey as majority leader. Sharkey, whose status […]
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Obamacare supporters declare victory too
The federal health reform law known as Obamacare cleared its second major obstacle with President Obama’s re-election Tuesday, and the law’s boosters were quick to declare victory.
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Election adds to shake-up on Energy and Technology Committee
The touch of shake-up the election gave to the General Assembly is likely to have an outsized effect on the Energy and Technology Committee. But it’s not clear yet — and likely won’t be until next year — just what that effect will be. Energy co-chairwoman Rep. Vickie Nardello, D-Prospect, was a surprise loser in her […]