Gov. Dannel P. Malloy dismissed as unimportant the question of why he forcefully inserted himself Thursday into the unfolding legislative debate over gun control after the mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School. “It’s been 69 days since Sandy Hook, a long time,” Malloy said at a late-afternoon press conference in Hartford, hours after he […]

Washington — Congress is playing chicken with the federal budget again, and the results could have a broad impact across the country. Some of those affected will be air travelers, students, low-income mothers with young children, university researchers and defense industry workers. On March 1 — a week from tomorrow — $85 billion in automatic […]

The 5.1 percent tuition hike college officials are looking at to erase a deficit for the next school year may be nothing compared with the increases the system could be forced to implement if the governor gets his way. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposed budget sheds the state’s responsibility to cover the actual costs of […]

Bridgeport — More than a week after a historic blizzard dumped more than 3 feet of snow in some parts of Connecticut, snow removal is still a political issue. In Bridgeport, some residents are even calling for Mayor Bill Finch’s resignation, starting a Facebook page this week that has more than 120 “likes” and launching […]

When the city threatened to tow all the cars on my street after the blizzard, I went into full-on panic mode. I paid a guy with a snow plow thirty bucks to dig out my car. And there was such a huge mound of snow between my roommate’s car and the road, that we actually […]

With a veiled swipe at Republican leaders, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is ready to pronounce the legislature’s bipartisan task force on gun violence a failure and propose his own comprehensive package of gun-control measures. Malloy’s proposal is expected to be released Thursday at 10 a.m., before he shares a national stage with Vice President Joe […]

Chanting “Just say no,” about 100 Rocky Hill residents, various politicians and prison guards rallied in the cold at the Capitol Wednesday to protest the state’s plan to move prison inmates and institutionalized mental health patients into a nursing home in a residential Rocky Hill neighborhood. State Rep. Anthony Guerrera, D-Rocky Hill, served as emcee […]

New Haven — A Yale neurosurgeon has discovered four genes that cause the most common form of brain tumors, opening the door to someday treating these tumors with targeted drugs rather than surgery. Dr. Murat Gunel, 45, led a research team that used genomic computer analysis to discover gene mutations that cause these typically benign […]

Washington — Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., is the most liberal member of the Senate, and Connecticut’s House delegation is the fourth most liberal, according to the latest rankings by the National Journal. Blumenthal tied with Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., to top the list of the Senate’s most liberal members, a list that includes Democratic Sen. […]

Bridgeport — For a city that’s staked its future on revitalizing the waterfront — and been hammered by Tropical Storm Irene, Superstorm Sandy and the recent blizzard — Bridgeport has a lot of work to do. And a lot of ideas. “We’ve got to find a way to fortify our city against these floods, and […]

He is clearly freaked out about it. Remember, Jon — “structurally deficient” doesn’t mean “unsafe”! If bridges were “unsafe,” they’d be closed…at least that’s what we’re told… http://transportationnation.org/2013/02/15/watch-outraged-infrastructure-humor-daily-show-style/

Unless you have an invitation, you can’t get in, but here is the lineup of speakers who will appear with Vice President Joe Biden at the symposium on gun violence Thursday at Western Connecticut State University. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Education Secretary Arne Duncan are on the list. The proceedings can be followed via […]