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 […]

The public financing of campaigns in Connecticut survived a dizzying day of court rulings Tuesday, but lawyers will begin conferring with a U.S. District Court judge this afternoon on the new rules of the road going forward to November. The early consensus was that the two publicly financed candidates for governor, Democrat Dan Malloy and […]

A federal appeals court Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit by state officials challenging the cost of a controversial federal school reform law. The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an earlier ruling dismissing Connecticut’s complaint that the No Child Left Behind Act amounted to an unfunded mandate costing state and local taxpayers hundreds of millions […]

There are all kinds of fiscal crises in state government. And on Tuesday, state Sen. Gary D. LeBeau wanted to know what kind of crisis Connecticut was in if it could afford to buy a soccer field for Middletown and a community arts center in Vernon – while staring at a monstrous budget deficit looming less […]

WASHINGTON-Two of Connecticut’s corporate giants-Pratt & Whitney and General Electric Co.-have long been at loggerheads over a multi-million dollar spending item in the federal budget: $485 million to fund an alternate engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Pratt makes the JSF’s lead engine, while GE and Rolls Royce are jointly developing an alternative. For […]

The chief justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court late this afternoon permitted a direct appeal to the high court of a Superior Court judge’s refusal to block Michael Fedele from $2.18 million in public financing. The justice has not acted, however, on a request for a temporary injunction while the appeal is argued, so Fedele […]

Lawyers for Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley filed papers this afternoon asking the Connecticut Supreme Court to block his GOP rival, Michael C. Fedele, from spending $2.18 million in public financing until a review by the high court. A Superior Court judge this morning rejected an injunction request initiated by Foley and joined by Oz […]