Once again, a statewide political campaign moves into a courtroom

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 […]

GROTON — At Grossman’s Seafood Market, they were selling a tale of tough times for Connecticut’s dwindling lobster fishery, which is facing a five-year moratorium by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission. U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, hosted an informational meeting Thursday that drew two lobstermen and seven news organizations on a sweltering summer day. […]

The Northwestern University study concluding that the pension funds of Connecticut and 19 other states will be broke by 2025 is fundamentally flawed, failing to account for future contributions to cover unfunded liabilities, according to the National Association of State Retirement Administrators. And state Treasurer Denise L. Nappier said Thursday that while Connecticut’s state employee […]

With nearly $2.2 million in public financing coming his way, Republican gubernatorial candidate Michael C. Fedele says he is “ready to rock and roll.” ♦ UPDATE: Foley sues ♦ The State Elections Enforcement Commission approved grants of $2.18 million Thursday for Fedele, the lieutenant governor. Fedele was given a grant of $1.25 million for the […]

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and the state’s child advocate, Jeanne Milstein, say child abuse and neglect cases are slipping through the bureaucratic cracks at the state’s schools. Their proof: hundreds of examples in a 66-page report they released Thursday. One case outlines a teacher and women’s basketball coach at Southington High School allegedly having inappropriate […]

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont’s plan for aggressive reforms in Connecticut’s schools includes a shakeup in education leadership, starting with the State Board of Education and, possibly, the state’s top education official. The plan calls for removing “partisan appointees” on state boards governing education and higher education, replacing them with “people who are really committed […]

The State Elections Enforcement Commission approved public financing of nearly $2.2 million today for the gubernatorial campaign of Republican Michael C. Fedele. Fedele was given a grant of $1.25 million for the primary, plus a supplemental award of $937,500, triggered by the spending of an opponent, Tom Foley. The money can be used for Fedele […]

Is Mary Glassman working from the same script as her running mate, Ned Lamont? Glassman, the Democratic challenger for lieutenant governor, proposed a four-way debate during a radio appearance yesterday on WTIC with former Gov. John G. Rowland, suggesting that she and Lamont face off with Dan Malloy and his running mate, Nancy Wyman. One […]

WINDSOR LOCKS — Gov. M. Jodi Rell gave a blunter account Thursday of Joseph Marie’s resignation, saying she gave him a choice to quit or be fired as transportation commissioner over allegations of “improper conduct” toward a DOT employee. But Marie, who has since hired a lawyer, issued a statement through counsel contending he was […]

Until now, when schoolchildren in the 50 states studied math and English, they have been held to 50 different standards. What fifth-graders learn in Connecticut is not always the same as what they learn in Kansas. That is about to change. The State Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt the Common Core State […]