GOP goes to court to secure top line on November ballot

The Connecticut Republican Party announced Thursday it has taken the battle for control of the top line on the November ballot to court. The action comes two weeks after Connecticut’s top elections official, Secretary of the State Denise W. Merrill, rejected a Republican argument that while 2010 GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley lost that contest, […]

Republican legislative leaders called Thursday for an informational hearing on a controversial program that allows prison inmates to reduce their sentences in exchange for participating in re-entry programs. The appeal made by Sen. John A. Kissel of Enfield and John Hetherington of New Canaan, the ranking Republicans on the Judiciary Committee, came one week after […]

When state officials approved a plan Thursday to rescue Hartford’s troubled Milner School, they took a leap of faith that the latest strategy would succeed where years of earlier efforts have failed. The State Board of Education approved turnaround plans for Milner and three other struggling, impoverished urban schools in Bridgeport, New Haven and Norwich […]

Never has a candidate been so happy to be attacked. With a Democratic super PAC spending $200,000 to undermine him, Republican congressional candidate Andrew Roraback gleefully proclaimed Thursday he must be the GOP’s best hope. “Now is the time for us to unite around the candidate who clearly has been identified as having the capacity […]

The job market for biologists, chemists and pharmacists in Connecticut is not bright any more. Over the past few years, significant layoffs at the state’s major research and development facilities, including Pfizer, has led to fewer employment opportunities for new science graduates. This means plenty of qualified candidates are competing for the few positions available […]

Washington – Candidates for the 5th District congressional seat have collectively raised about $10 million in campaign contributions — but most of that money is from their own pockets or people outside the district who can’t vote for them. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, as of July 25, Democrat Dan Roberti had raised […]

It’s enough to make a political reporter nostalgic: U.S. Senate candidate Susan Bysiewicz put out a daily schedule today for the next three days. The daily schedule is a one-time staple of campaigning that has gone the way of limits on PAC donations, equal time on television, etc. These days, fundraising calls take precedence over […]

Washington — A Democratic Super PAC heavily backed by labor spent $200,000 Wednesday to purchase air time in Connecticut for an attack ad aimed at state Sen. Andrew Roraback, a Republican candidate for the open 5th Congressional District seat. The Patriotic Majority USA PAC plans to run an ad called “No Friend” to bash Roraback, […]

Elizabeth Esty is the target of double-barreled ads in the Democratic primary for the open 5th Congressional District seat: one aired by Dan Roberti and another of questionable accuracy from the super PAC supporting Roberti’s candidacy. A commercial released Wednesday by the super PAC questions Esty’s credentials as a Democrat by pointing to her vote […]

Candidate:Lisa Wilson-FoleyParty:RepublicanOffice Seeking:U.S. Congress: Connecticut’s Fifth Congressional DistirctBackground:Owner of a Physical Therapy Rehabilitation CompanyFormer physical therapistEducation:B.S., Ithaca College; M.P.H., Yale UniversityCampaign Website:www.wilsonfoley2012.comFacebook: /LWF2012Twitter:@WilsonFoley {“dataSourceUrl”:”//docs.google.com/spreadsheet/tq?key=0Ajo4oXjWuKj8dFpLODlDOWJBNGItZy1CNHk1TFkwVlE&transpose=0&headers=1&range=A1%3AB6&gid=0&pub=1″,”options”:{“vAxes”:{“1”:{“useFormatFromData”:true},”0″:{“useFormatFromData”:true}},”series”:{“0”:{“color”:”#cc0000″}},”title”:”Campaign finances as of July 25, 2012″,”booleanRole”:”certainty”,”animation”:{“duration”:500},”hAxis”:{“useFormatFromData”:true,”viewWindowMode”:”pretty”,”viewWindow”:{}},”isStacked”:false,”width”:600,”height”:371},”state”:{},”chartType”:”BarChart”,”chartName”:”Chart 1″} Source: Federal Election Commission

Candidate:Mark GreenbergParty:RepublicanOffice Seeking:U.S. Congress: Connecticut’s Fifth Congressional DistrictProfessional Experience:Founder of The Simon Foundation Inc.Founder of Mark Greenberg Real Estate Co.Founder of Adirondack Mobile Telephone and Adirondack Radio TelephoneEducation:Cornell UniversityCampaign website:www.markgreenbergforcongress.comFacebook:/MarkforCongressTwitter:@MarkGreenbergCT {“dataSourceUrl”:”//docs.google.com/spreadsheet/tq?key=0Ajo4oXjWuKj8dFV0TGFKQXVmUVJZQ0RGQlA3X1d3V2c&transpose=0&headers=1&range=A1%3AB6&gid=0&pub=1″,”options”:{“vAxes”:{“1”:{“useFormatFromData”:true},”0″:{“useFormatFromData”:true}},”series”:{“0”:{“color”:”#cc0000″}},”title”:”Campaign finances as of July 25, 2012″,”booleanRole”:”certainty”,”animation”:{“duration”:500},”hAxis”:{“useFormatFromData”:true,”viewWindowMode”:”pretty”,”viewWindow”:{}},”isStacked”:false,”width”:600,”height”:371},”state”:{},”chartType”:”BarChart”,”chartName”:”Chart 1″} Source: Federal Election Commission

Candidate:Justin BernierParty:RepublicanOffice Seeking:U.S. Congress: Connecticut’s Fifth Congressional DistrictPrior Experience:Former executive director of the Office of Military AffairsFormer senior legislative assistant for U.S. House of RepresentativesRetired reserve intelligence officer for U.S. NavyEducation:Bachelor’s, Fordham; M.A., Georgetown: M.A., University of MarylandCampaign Website:www.bernierforcongress.comFacebook:/BernierforUSCongressTwitter:@justinbernier {“dataSourceUrl”:”//docs.google.com/spreadsheet/tq?key=0Ajo4oXjWuKj8dEE2QUVxc2p6c3pvVUpzSlZTR25SR1E&transpose=0&headers=1&range=A1%3AB6&gid=0&pub=1″,”options”:{“vAxes”:{“1”:{“useFormatFromData”:true},”0″:{“useFormatFromData”:true}},”series”:{“0”:{“color”:”#cc0000″}},”title”:”Campaign finances as of July 25, 2012″,”booleanRole”:”certainty”,”animation”:{“duration”:500},”hAxis”:{“useFormatFromData”:true,”viewWindowMode”:”pretty”,”viewWindow”:{}},”isStacked”:false,”width”:600,”height”:371},”state”:{},”chartType”:”BarChart”,”chartName”:”Chart 1″} Source: Federal Election Commission

Candidate:Andrew RorabackParty:RepublicanOffice Seeking:U.S. Congress: Connecticut’s Fifth Congressional DistrictBackground:State Senator: 2000 to presentState Representative: 1994 to 2000AttorneyEducation:B.A., Yale University; J.D., University of Virginia Law SchoolCampaign Website:www.rorabackforcongress.comFacebook:/Andrew-Roraback-for-CongressTwitter:@andrewroraback {“dataSourceUrl”:”//docs.google.com/spreadsheet/tq?key=0Ajo4oXjWuKj8dEhzTUUzWHFUVkRwSDFTZ201Z285eXc&transpose=0&headers=1&range=A1%3AB6&gid=0&pub=1″,”options”:{“vAxes”:{“1”:{“useFormatFromData”:true},”0″:{“useFormatFromData”:true}},”series”:{“0”:{“color”:”#cc0000″}},”title”:”Campaign finances as of July 25, 2012″,”booleanRole”:”certainty”,”animation”:{“duration”:500},”hAxis”:{“useFormatFromData”:true,”viewWindowMode”:”pretty”,”viewWindow”:{}},”isStacked”:false,”width”:620,”height”:350},”state”:{},”chartType”:”BarChart”,”chartName”:”Chart 1″} Source: Federal Election Commission