Gov. Dannel P. Malloy got the unscripted confrontations he wanted Thursday night at his first education forum: teachers willing to mix it up over tenure reform, and a Bridgeport parent and former official furious over the state takeover of that city’s troubled schools. In a community center in Hartford’s South End, the first stop on […]

For the first time since they took office 14 months ago, Comptroller Kevin P. Lembo and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy don’t see eye-to-eye when it comes to state finances. Lembo, whose office certifies the official monthly budget assessment, reported his first deficit of the fiscal year Wednesday, projecting a $20.7 million shortfall in the general […]

Washington — Congress can’t seem to stop its debate on birth control — and one reason is that it’s bringing in lots of votes and money. The debate that began earlier this month over a birth control mandate has spread beyond Congress to the GOP presidential campaign, and to Connecticut’s Senate race where Democratic candidates […]

Contradicting two earlier reports that concluded that Connecticut’s largest utility was unprepared for last year’s two major storms, Connecticut Light & Power Co. offered utility regulators a private report Thursday that found its power restoration efforts were “reasonable” compared with industry norms. But the report submitted by Maryland-based Davies Consulting also recommended that CL&P take […]

An emergency fix to Connecticut’s Freedom of Information law — crafted without a public hearing or committee review — was headed to Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s desk following Wednesday’s unanimous Senate vote. The measure, designed to clear legal obstacles blocking the release of voter lists and other omnibus public registries, has been criticized by right-to-know […]

The Senate voted 22 to 12 on Wednesday for final passage of emergency legislation that negates a court decision involving a Milford project and restores local zoning control over solid-waste facilities. Overcoming a general aversion to curtailing home-rule, every Republican senator voted no except Sen. Kevin Kelly, R-Stratford, and Sen. Michael McLachlan, R-Danbury, whose city […]

Days after a public disagreement with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration over enforcement issues, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested 40 criminal aliens in Connecticut, the agency announced Wednesday. But the administration is making no claims of retaliation like those that dogged ICE in 2007, when agents rounded up illegal immigrants in New Haven […]

TicketNetwork jumped out of the First Five program as it was about to be pushed. As a consequence of the arrest of CEO Donald Vaccaro, the company announced today it was withdrawing from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s signature economic development program at a loss of more than $6 million in state aid. “TicketNetwork is regrettably […]

Witnesses presented data, charts and white papers Tuesday about the impact of a proposal that could give Connecticut the nation’s highest minimum wage, but the fate of the bill rests on a three-way conversation that hasn’t happened yet. House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan, the sponsor of the politically charged bill, has yet to open negotiations […]

Washington — Gov. Dannel Malloy’s announcement that he will decide whether to turn over detained immigrants to federal authorities has landed with a thud in Washington. “We expect all local law enforcement to honor all of our detainers,” said Ross Feinstein, spokesman for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Malloy has joined a few […]

Following the Supreme Court’s rejection of the state’s takeover of Bridgeport’s Board of Education, the leader of the legislature’s education committee said the chances for a retroactive fix is unlikely. “I have serious doubts whether I or other legislators will continue such language. The matter has been dealt with and it’s closed. The Supreme Court has […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy today strongly defended his revised liquor reforms as a big step toward increasing competition in an industry now sheltered by state law to a degree that is “quite un-American.” As hundreds gathered in the adjacent Legislative Office Building for a public hearing on the proposal, Malloy told reporters that the state’s […]