In a dizzying one-two punch of state and federal court decisions today, the public financing of campaigns in Connecticut was upheld, but key provisions that could affect the race for governor were invalidated. A federal appeals court ruled that the state cannot give supplemental grants triggered by an opponent’s spending, while a state judge separately denied […]

With just $99,318 in his campaign account, Oz Griebel joined Tom Foley in a legal action Monday to block their rival in the GOP race for governor, Michael C. Fedele, from $2.18 million in public financing. Lawyers for Griebel and Foley told Superior Court Judge Julia L. Aurigemma that elections officials erred  in approving the […]

As Connecticut struggles to control the cost of retirement benefits, one item under consideration may be a health insurance program generous by state government standards and rare in the private sector: discounted lifetime coverage of retirees and the spouses of retirees who log 10 years of service at any time in their careers. A panel created […]

The Foley campaign is engaged in politics of the worst kind by attacking the State Elections Enforcement Commission and attempting to impugn the integrity of a nonpartisan state agency.  To charge the agency as corrupt is outrageous and irresponsible. What is most disturbing is that the Foley campaign flouts the law and then sues the […]

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 is over 2,300 pages long. The Glass-Steagall Act, the landmark bank reform bill of 1933, was about 100 pages long. Less is more. Glass-Steagall gained strength from its simplicity. The 1933 Congress concluded that the combination of investment banking and commercial banking (and other […]

Superior Court Judge Julia Aurigemma said this afternoon she will rule tomorrow by 5 p.m. on GOP gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley’s effort to block challenger Michael Fedele from receiving public funding for his campaign. At the judge’s request, Fedele’s campaign agreed not to spend any public money until after the ruling. Foley filed suit last […]

Democrat George C. Jepsen announced this morning he has raised the preliminary funding necessary to qualify for a $750,000 grant from the state’s Citizens Election Program to support his bid for attorney general. The former state party chairman and former state Senate majority leader submitted records today at State Elections Enforcement Commission headquarters showing he […]

First, it was Susan Bysiewicz. Now, it’s Michael C. Fedele. For the second time this year, the fate of a major candidate for statewide office is in the hands of a Hartford Superior Court judge. Judge Julia L. Aurigemma will hear arguments at 2 p.m. today on an effort by Tom Foley to deny $2.18 […]

The biggest danger posed by the massive state budget deficit looming just 12 months away, according to Ned Lamont, is the uncertainty. Fear over what’s to come paralyzes businesses, municipal governments, and even households. Facing the budget: Fifth in a series. But when it comes to some of the largest pieces of the budget puzzle […]

WASHINGTON–Congress faces a pile-up of contentious issues as lawmakers return from a week-long 4th of July recess today. And Connecticut lawmakers are set to play leading roles in high-stakes votes over everything from Wall Street reform and climate change to emergency health care funding for states and assistance to the unemployed. The state’s delegation also […]

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley asked a Hartford Superior Court judge Friday to block his rival, Michael Fedele, from spending the $2.18 million in public financing that Fedele was awarded Thursday. Judge Grant Miller refused to issue an injunction that would block the State Elections Enforcement Commission or the comptroller’s office from transferring the money […]

A Suffield prison inmate serving an 86-year sentence for sexual assault has been blocked by the state’s top correction official from obtaining names, addresses and other personal information of state Sen. John A. Kissel’s campaign contributors. Sen. John Kissel, R-Enfield. Kissel, an Enfield Republican, said Friday that MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution inmate Richard Stevenson’s request was made […]