Ratings for Obama, Rell drop in Quinnipiac

President Barack Obama gets his lowest approval rating in Connecticut in a Quinnipiac University poll released today. The performance of the Democratic president, who carried Connecticut in 2008, is approved by 50 percent of voters and disapproved by 44 percent. A month ago, the split was 53 percent to 42 percent. Gov. M. Jodi Rell […]

Democrat Richard Blumenthal has a 17-percentage point lead over Republican Linda McMahon in the Senate race, but the GOP front-runner is slowly narrowing the margin, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. In a separate survey of likely Republican primary voters, McMahon is leading the race for the GOP nomination with 52 percent, compared […]

Oz Griebel was frustrated.  He saw the latest gubernatorial debate as another futile exercise, illuminating little about the abilities of the candidates to lead Connecticut. “To me, it’s how does a person think?” Griebel said. “What are their experiences? How do they react in difficult situations? How do they react in emotional situations?” None of […]

The lagging achievement of low-income and minority students in Connecticut’s cities remains a daunting problem, but that did not dampen the mood Thursday at a press conference announcing the latest test results in Hartford. For the third year in a row, the city’s public schools – made up mainly of black and Hispanic children from […]

The state’s largest health care workers union called on Gov. M. Jodi Rell this morning to intervene in its three-month-long strike against the Vernon-based owner of six Connecticut nursing homes. About 100 members of New England Health Care Employees Union, District 1199, picketed for an hour today outside of the governor’s residence on Prospect Street […]

Kevin Lembo, a Democratic candidate for comptroller, said today he has raised the necessary funds to qualify for public financing for his primary with Michael Jarjura, who was granted public financing yesterday. Lembo’s campaign issued this statement: Kevin Lembo, the party endorsed Democratic candidate for State Comptroller, has raised the necessary funds to qualify for […]

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Malloy trails Ned Lamont by 9 percentage points among likely Democratic voters in the Aug. 10 primary, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. Tom Foley’s lead in the race for the GOP nomination for governor is 35 percentage points, but either Democrat is strongly positioned to win the general […]

WASHINGTON-Republican Linda McMahon put another $7.5 million of her personal fortune into her U.S. Senate campaign over the last three months, helping to ensure the Connecticut contest will be among the most expensive in the nation. McMahon’s loans to her campaign in the 2nd quarter of this year brings her total investment in the race […]

Ending the “fee for service” model that encourages doctors to schedule unnecessary tests and patient visits would be a crucial first step toward reducing a state health care bill that ranks as one of the nation’s highest, according to Democratic gubernatorial contender Ned Lamont. The Greenwich businessman unveiled a health care plan this week that […]

The release of Connecticut Mastery Test results today marks the 25th anniversary of a multi-million dollar testing program that critics and supporters alike agree has sharply altered the course of public education across the state. The annual exam shaped curriculum, spurred classroom drills, provided evidence in lawsuits, and grabbed the attention of politicians, parents and […]

WEST HARTFORD – Oz Griebel and Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele tag-teamed Tom Foley during a televised debate Wednesday night, quizzing the GOP front runner about past arrests and business struggles. “I am not a perfect person, and anyone who wants a perfect governor probably shouldn’t vote for me,” Foley said. “But I have been very transparent […]

The state Supreme Court today issued a one-line order denying a request by Tom Foley’s gubernatorial campaign for an injunction blocking Michael C. Fedele from spending his public financing. The court has granted Foley an expedited appeal. Foley also was denied by a Superior Court judge. Foley’s lawyer, Daniel J. Krisch, said there was one […]

The state Supreme Court today issued a one-line order denying a request by Tom Foley’s gubernatorial campaign for an injunction blocking Michael C. Fedele from spending his public financing. The court has granted Foley an expedited appeal. Foley also was denied by a Superior Court judge. Foley’s lawyer, Daniel J. Krisch, said there was one […]

A major state and municipal employees’ union today announced its endorsement of Democrat Dan Malloy for governor, with a union spokesman calling his selection over Ned Lamont a “wrenching choice” for many leaders. Malloy and Lamont each had been pursuing the backing of the Connecticut State Employees Association, but Malloy’s support of a more progressive […]