A central promise of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s proposed budget–maintaining state aid to municipalities–comes with a big asterisk: The pledge depends on the success of the administration’s continuing concession talks with labor. “All the assumptions will have to be re-examined, because he is committed to producing a balanced budget with no gimmicks, and if the […]

It is a bill with a title so bureaucratic and so long it seems to defy anyone to actually read it. But Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was told the other night he should give it look, because it seems to accidentally gut affirmative action within state government — and deliberately weaken a civil rights agency. […]

Facing significant budget cuts, officials of state colleges and universities rarely miss a chance to remind legislators that the state’s share of their funding has declined over the years. But two recent reports say Connecticut still ranks near the top nationally in support of public higher education. Postsecondary Education Opportunity, a newsletter that tracks higher […]

Susan Bysiewicz is telling supporters she will report on April 15 that she’s raised at least $500,000 in her run for the U.S. Senate in 2012. The first financing report will be an early test for Bysiewicz, who exited the political stage last year as damaged goods. She declared her candidacy Jan. 18, shortly before […]

Who knew that Chris Dodd’s new job as the CEO of the Motion Picture Association of America would take him to Connecticut on actual MPAA-related business? Dodd will be at the Connecticut Science Center in Hartford on Monday with Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to promote the state’s fledging digital animation industry and the first movie […]

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy is putting off until next week a decision he had promised today on whether to give his blessing to the Hartford-to-New Britain busway. Depending on whom you believe, the busway either is a potential white elephant with uncertain ridership or a boon to the hurting construction industry and the future of […]

A UC Berkeley physicist who has questioned previous studies showing a warming of the earth’s climate told a Congressional committee his own research has confirmed the trend, Andrew Revkin reports at the Dot Earth blog in the New York Times. Some critics of previous climate change findings have questioned the quality of historical data collected […]

WASHINGTON–Imagine that after you filed your taxes this month, the IRS sent you back a receipt, showing how much of your income tax went to pay for everything from foreign aid to education, transportation, and entitlement programs like Medicare and Social Security. That’s one provision of a bill, introduced by Rep. Jim Himes and several […]

Say you end up in the emergency room. It’s not connected to your doctor’s office and you don’t have a list of the medications you’re on. But because your doctor keeps your medical records electronically, and because his system is connected to a larger network, the emergency room doctor can tap into the network and […]

WASHINGTON–“Next Stop: 8,000 New Jobs,” beckons the headline of a flashy four-page flier, featuring a fast-moving train and a photo of Rep. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from the 5th District who is running for Senate. The mailing has all the trappings of a savvy campaign piece. It touts Murphy’s support for a new “cutting-edge” high-speed […]

Leadership on clean energy issues is often thought to be a bicoastal affair, with states in the West and Northeast in the forefront, Oakley Brooks reports at Miller-McCune. But a new report says some Midwestern states are stepping up. Seven of the top 10 states cited for clean energy leadership still are on the East […]

The Office of Policy and Management said today it has secured new fixed-price contracts to supply natural gas to state agencies at a savings of $660,000. One contract provides a new price for 453 natural gas accounts of $6.68 per dekatherm, compared to the old price of $10.73 per dekatherm. Another contract for a dozen […]

A Capitol police officer appeared in the press room moments ago on his way to lower the flag atop the State Capitol. Access to the east wing roof of the Capitol is through our fourth-floor office space, and a midday appearance by a cop often signals the loss of another Connecticut soldier. An email from […]