On a visit to a Vermont homeless shelter for veterans, Maj. L. Tammy Duckworth met a man who lived there with his wife and two young children. She asked if he was looking for a job. No, he told her. He was a member of the Vermont National Guard, and he was getting ready to […]

WASHINGTON–The smoldering debate over climate change will move from Congress to the Supreme Court on Tuesday, when the justices take up a high-profile Connecticut case to determine whether states have the power to curb polluting greenhouse gases. Democrat Richard Blumenthal brought the suit, along with a handful of other state attorneys general, in a 2004 […]

The last time Connecticut had something akin to an energy department, Jimmy Carter was president and the nation faced the aftereffects of the Arab oil embargo: crude oil had risen to $14.53 a barrel–$53.02 in today’s dollars–and the average price for a gallon of gasoline was 62 cents–$2.26 today. They would be a relief now […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy predicted today that the legislature will abandon a proposal to impose a $335 million tax on the generation of nuclear power at Millstone in Waterford. Appearing on WTNH’s “Ask the Governor,” Malloy brushed off a question about the impact the of the tax, saying he doubted it would ever reach his […]

WATERBURY–Robin Stewart and her husband got to Wilby High School around 10:30 Friday night, early enough to secure a parking spot and a place in line. The Stonington couple had packed their car with pillows, blankets, a sleeping bag and food for the overnight wait to see a dentist for free. Robin Stewart waited overnight […]

Democrats were enthusiastic about President Barack Obama’s call for tax reform last week, part of his speech addressing the nation’s annual deficits and debt. But Rep. Rosa DeLauro, D-3rd District, has at least one condition: General Electric’s chief executive Jeffrey Immelt should not have Obama’s ear when it comes to figuring out which special-interest tax […]

Proposed legislation allowing cities and towns to cut their school spending when enrollment drops–part of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy‘s education funding package–could reduce the collective local school budgets by more than $18 million, the head of a superintendents’ group says. “We’re talking major teacher layoffs if this is approved,” said Joseph Cirasuolo, head of the […]

The challenge of converting the Tea Party in Connecticut from political theater to campaign muscle was embodied Friday in Kevin Childs of Bristol, one of the colorful throng at an anti-tax rally outside the State Capitol. Childs stood between a pony-tailed man holding the Stars and Stripes and a woman in dark glasses waving the […]

A compromise reached Thursday should lead to approval today by the Judiciary Committee of a bill limiting liability for recreational accidents like the one resulting last year in a $2.9 million judgment against the Metropolitan District Commission. It’s been on the wish list of municipalities for 15 years, and the bill has nearly 40 co-sponsors. […]

According to controversial new data released by the federal government, foreign objects were left in Medicare patients after surgery four times at one Connecticut hospital from October 2008 through June 2010. From the data, you could learn that Medicare patients at 10 Connecticut hospitals got severe bed sores during that time, and all but one […]

When Pratt & Whitney offered to donate a jet engine worth more than $1 million for students at Connecticut Aero Tech School to learn on, teacher Roger Phillips knew the school would have to turn it down. “Unfortunately, our hands are tied,” Phillips said, standing in his shop amidst aged and incomplete jet engines. “These […]

A bill to remove time limits on the filing of lawsuits by victims of child sexual abuse has failed to make it out of the Judiciary Committee. “For now, it’s not going forward. I am a little discouraged,” said Sen. Beth Bye, D-West Hartford, one of the leading advocates to remove the time limits. “I […]

The money race is under way in the 5th Congressional District. Hours after Elizabeth Esty reported raising $172,211 in just three weeks, Dan Roberti announced raising $255,900 in just 17 days. “I’m humbled and honored by the support I received this quarter, and thankful to all those who contributed to my campaign,” Roberti said in […]