Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will have a modest fiscal cushion at his disposal as he enters the final two-year budget of his term next week. Based on a report Wednesday from nonpartisan legislative analysts, state government could hold just over $150 million in its emergency reserve, commonly known as the Rainy Day Fund, when it […]
State enters new budget with modest fiscal cushion
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State suspends Westport surgical center’s license
A Westport plastic surgeon who is on probation and was fined $29,000 in 2011 has had his center’s license temporarily suspended after state inspectors found several new violations, including rusty equipment and instruments and a fire alarm system that had not worked for five months. Under a June 20 consent order with the state Department […]
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U.S. Supreme Court strikes down DOMA, extends federal benefits to gay couples
The U.S. Supreme Court voted 5-4 Wednesday to strike down the Defense of Marriage Act, the Clinton-era law that denied an array of federal benefits to married same-sex couples in Connecticut and 11 other states where gay marriage is legal. “The federal statute is invalid, for no legitimate purpose overcomes the purpose and effect to […]
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Reaction to the DOMA ruling from around Connecticut
Gay people and their supporters rejoiced and celebrated all over Connecticut Wednesday following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down the federal Defense of Marriage Act. Here’s what some members of state’s Congressional delegation, the state legislature and others had to say: “The Supreme Court today reaffirmed the core principles of our country – that all […]
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Flanagan leaving Board of Regents for corporate job
Colleen Flanagan Johnson, the former communication director for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, has resigned as the director of public affairs of the Board of Regents for Higher Education to take her first private-sector communication job. Flanagan Johnson, who survived turmoil over unauthorized raises that cost two other higher-education officials their […]
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New Haven field for mayor narrows to five
Rep. Gary Holder-Winfield, D-New Haven, has ended his race for mayor of New Haven, throwing his support to a fellow legislator still in the five-way race: Sen. Toni Harp. Paul Bass of the New Haven Independent has the details. Mayor John DeStefano is retiring after 20 years in office.
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Senate leader Williams off to Casablanca
Senate President Pro Tem Donald E. Williams Jr., D-Brooklyn, is leaving Friday for Marrakech and Casablanca, Morocco. His weeklong trip is sponsored and paid for by the State Legislative Leaders Foundation, according to his spokesman, Adam Joseph. Williams will be one of 23 legislative leaders on a trip that the foundation says on its website […]
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CT ahead of the game on Obama climate plan
President Obama’s big climate action plan announced with great fanfare in a major speech on Tuesday is likely to be a piece of cake for Connecticut, especially on one of its three main components –- cutting carbon pollution. As a member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, the nation’s first power plant emissions reduction and […]
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UConn enrollment to swell next school year
Freshman enrollment is about to swell at the University of Connecticut. The $1.1 billion budget its governing board is preparing to approve Wednesday relies on a 9 percent increase in freshman enrollment next school year. The move to enroll about 400 additional students at the state’s flagship university comes as the number of Connecticut high school […]
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CTLatinoNews.com: La Paloma Sabanera Closing Marks an End of an Era
When the Cotto family began planning the opening of La Paloma Sabanera more than a decade ago, they wanted to fill a niche Hartford’s Latino community so desperately needed. For years their venture was a success – the shop was adored and adopted by Latinos as a gathering place and destination for strong coffee, a […]
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New program blends faith, science to help black women lose weight
Bloomfield — Before they drank spinach-mango smoothies, discussed how to order low-fat Chinese food or shared their progress in zumba class, the five black women stood up and held hands in a prayer circle. “Heavenly Father, thank you for the time you set aside for us. Our body is your temple and you have given […]
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Malloy is headed to Nantucket
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and his wife, Cathy, leave Wednesday for a bit of pleasure and politics on Nantucket, where the Democratic Governors Association is holding its “governor’s cabinet retreat” from Thursday through Sunday. The governor and first lady will return to Connecticut on Sunday. The event is hosted by Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin, the […]
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Leader named for new Office of Early Childhood
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy named Myra Jones-Taylor the executive director of the new Office of Early Childhood Tuesday during an appearance on WNPR’s Where We Live radio talk show. Jones-Taylor was tapped by Malloy in May 2012 to create a plan for what many early childhood adovates call a fractured delivery system that spends over […]
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Uneasy unity around choice of GOP chair
With his predecessor’s conclusion that a challenge would be futile, Jerry Labriola Jr. appears poised to win re-election Tuesday as state chairman of a Republican Party that has not won a statewide election since 2006. Chris Healy said Monday he concluded over the weekend that he could not unseat Labriola, despite encouragement by some factions […]
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Malloy creates new Office of Early Childhood
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy signs an executive order creating an Office of Early Childhood as legislators, officials and a day care provider watch Dozens of low-income parents in Wallingford were notified this month that the $40 per week in fees they pay for day care was about to spike to $300 a week. The reason: […]