Charlotte, N.C. — Connecticut’s first lady, Cathy Malloy, apologized today for her off-the-cuff remarks Wednesday at a public forum here about difficulties of living under the constant scrutiny of the media. “I didn’t do a good job of expressing what I really feel,” she said in a statement emailed by the governor’s office. “Although I […]
Cathy Malloy apologizes for media critique
Posted inNews
Clinton nominates Obama with a rebuttal of GOP attacks
Charlotte, N.C. — Bill Clinton nominated President Obama for a second term Wednesday night, saying the man who thwarted his wife’s presidential ambitions in 2008 is now the best hope to unify a fractious America. After nearly 50 speeches over five hours, each adding a piece to a damning portrait of Mitt Romney and the […]
Posted inNews
Gov. Malloy’s speech at the Democratic National Convention
Charlotte, N.C. — The following is a transcript of Governor Dannel P. Malloy’s speech, as prepared for delivery, to the Democratic National Convention today: I’m here to talk about America’s choice in this election, so let me get right to the point. Mitt Romney has said that if he was president and Paul Ryan’s budget […]
Posted inNews
State school board to pick up tab for preschool in magnet schools
The State Board of Education unanimously voted Wednesday that school districts will no longer be required to pay tuition to send their students to preschools at nearby magnet schools. Instead, for the school year that just started, the state will pay. The numerous districts involved collectively pay $4 million a year to send 1,250 children to […]
Posted inNews
Malloy is the salesman, Obama the product
Charlotte, N.C. — Gov. Dannel P. Malloy started the day on CNN, swung by the North Carolina delegation, caught up with his home state Connecticut delegates for a group photo, then sped off to do battle on talk radio. All that was a warm up for his address to the Democratic National Convention at 7 p.m. […]
Posted inHealth
UConn, Jackson Labs to hold genomics summit this week
The University of Connecticut will host a two-day symposium starting Thursday on genomics that will highlight UConn’s partnership with The Jackson Laboratory. The conference will feature speakers from the university and Jackson Laboratory, a Maine-based genetic research institute touted as key to Connecticut’s new bioscience initiative in Farmington. The General Assembly and Gov. Dannel P. […]
Posted inMoney
Ex-Navy captain, CPA to lead state’s health exchange
A former leader at ConnectiCare and Aetna was named the chief operating officer of the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman announced Wednesday. Peter Van Loon, a former Navy captain with 25 years of experience in health care technology and finance operation, will join the executive team as COO for the quasi-public entity […]
Posted inNews
At the DNC, a Connecticut Kennedy
Charlotte, N.C. — Ted Kennedy Jr. watched the Democratic National Convention give his father a posthumous standing ovation Tuesday night during a highlight reel of the senator’s career, including a zinger at the expense of Mitt Romney. “It was emotional to hear his voice and see his picture,” said the younger Kennedy, a Connecticut resident […]
Posted inNews
The DeLauro style: ‘Emotion on display’
Charlotte, N.C. — Talking points on women’s issues come easily to Rosa L. DeLauro, the congresswoman, ardent feminist and ovarian cancer survivor from New Haven. DeLauro, the senior member of the U.S. House delegation from Connecticut, followed House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to the podium Tuesday night to talk about pay equity as the Democratic […]
Posted inNews
Lembo says state must rein in spending to avoid another deficit
While confirming a deficit Tuesday for the last fiscal year, state Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo urged officials to keep an extra close watch on spending to avoid another shortfall this year. The General Assembly and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy budgeted for just 2.6 spending growth in this fiscal year’s general fund — which covers the […]
Posted inPolitics
Corporate money decried — as AT&T foots the bill
Charlotte, N.C. –– The campaign pep talk for the Connecticut delegation to the Democratic National Convention came from the host, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. But the drinks were on the worldwide beverage company, Diageo. “I’ve got to say the liquor here is not bad, either,” Malloy said Monday night. “We very much appreciate it, our […]
Posted inNews
Speakers at the Democratic National Convention
Speakers: (Source Democratic National Committee) Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin of WisconsinCongressman Xavier Becerra of CaliforniaNewark Mayor Cory BookerElaine BryeCongressman G.K. Butterfield of North CarolinaFormer President Jimmy Carter (via video)Ryan CaseCandidate for the US House of Representatives Joaquin CastroSan Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, who will be the first Latino keynote speaker at a Democratic National ConventionRhode Island Governor […]
Posted inNews
Follow Mark Pazniokas live from Charlotte
new TWTR.Widget({ version: 2, type: ‘list’, rpp: 30, interval: 30000, title: ‘DNC coverage live from’, subject: ‘Mark Pazniokas’, width: 600, height: 500, theme: { shell: { background: ‘#880000’, color: ‘#ffffff’ }, tweets: { background: ‘#ffffff’, color: ‘#444444’, links: ‘#081857’ } }, features: { scrollbar: true, loop: false, live: true, behavior: ‘all’ } }).render().setList(‘CTMirror’, ‘mark-pazniokas’).start();
Posted inNews
List of Connecticut delegates at the Democratic National Convention
[iframe class=”scribd_iframe_embed” src=”http://www.scribd.com/embeds/104863305/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll&access_key=key-2gi2ys2prouxjhklmeog” data-auto-height=”true” data-aspect-ratio=”0.772727272727273″ scrolling=”no” id=”doc_11559″ width=”100%” height=”600″ frameborder=”0″] Source: Connecticut Democrats
Posted inMoney
Rell gives Roraback her first public endorsement since leaving office
She has stayed out of the limelight since leaving office 21 months ago, but former Gov. M. Jodi Rell popped back into the political arena briefly Tuesday to endorse Goshen Republican Andrew W. Roraback in the 5th Congressional District race. Rell, a Brookfield Republican who has been represented by Roraback in the state Senate for […]