Believe it or not, Nikki O’Neill got her first view this weekend of a Democrat being nominated for governor. The widow of Gov. William A. O’Neill, the longest-serving governor of modern times, said she and her husband always watched the proceedings from a hotel room, then swept into the hall after O’Neill had won the […]

Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz took the first step towards political rehabilitation today with a lighthearted, upbeat speech to the Democratic State Convention. “How was your week? I guess I can take the Supreme Court justices off my Christmas card list,” Bysiewicz said. “Obviously, this isn’t the speech I planned on giving.” Bysiewicz, who […]

Greenwich businessman Tom Foley captured the Republican State Convention endorsement for governor Saturday on the first ballot, riding on a wave of just over 100 last-minute vote switches. Lt. Gov. Michael Fedele of Stamford and Oz Griebel of Simsbury, the former president of the Greater Hartford Metro Alliance, both captured enough delegates to force a […]

Text of Richard Blumenthal’s acceptance, as prepared for delivery: Thank you. And I also want to thank the people you just heard and saw in that video. I am proud to have helped them in some of the toughest moments in their lives. This week, as you all know, I had a little bit of […]

Self-proclaimed political outsider Linda McMahon stunned former 2nd District Congressman Robert Simmons Friday by winning the Republican State Convention’s endorsement for U.S. Senate on the first ballot. But Simmons, who hinted in an interview earlier this week that he wouldn’t continue the battle for the nomination if he lost at the convention, announced late Friday […]

Rob Simmons said tonight he will continue his campaign for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination, waging a primary in August against the GOP’s endorsed candidate, Linda McMahon. “Do I look like a quitter?” Simmons said. Simmons on the way to the press room. (Mark Pazniokas) Simmons huddled with his staff in room off the convention […]

Self-proclaimed political outsider Linda McMahon stunned former 2nd District Congressman Robert Simmons on the first ballot, winning the Republican State Convention’s endorsement for U.S. Senate late tonight. Weston economist Peter Schiff, considered a long-shot, fell well short of winning 15 percent of the delegate vote, the minimum threshold needed to qualify for a primary. But Schiff said […]

An embattled Richard Blumenthal was endorsed for U.S. Senate by acclamation Friday night after his only opponent for the Democratic nomination withdrew more than halfway through a roll call vote. In his acceptance speech, Blumenthal cast himself as a fighter, both for Connecticut and for a candidacy roiled by the week’s stunning controversy over his […]

Though rarely seen on the campaign trail, Linda McMahon’s wrestling celebrity family came to the Republican State Convention tonight to support her candidacy. Her husband, World Wrestling Entertainment founder Vince McMahon, entered the Connecticut Convention Center around 7:45 p.m. The McMahons were joined by their daughter, Stephanie McMahon, and her husband, Paul Michael Levesque, known […]

Republicans began their state convention with Congressional nominations Friday, and now face the likelihood of primaries in three of Connecticut’s five House districts. State Sen. Dan Debicella of Shelton was nominated to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Himes in the 4th Congressional District, after easily capturing the Republican convention endorsement in that district. And 3rd District Republican Jerry Labriola […]

State Sen. Sam Caligiuri captured the Republican party’s endorsement Friday for the state’s 5th Congressional district, though an Aug. 10 primary is certain. Caligiui of Waterbury received almost 70 percent of the state Republican delegate votes. When the vote was announced delegates shouted, “No primary” and Republican Party Chairman Chris Healy said he prefers to avoid […]

The University of Connecticut turned to a familiar leader in picking an interim president Friday. Former UConn President Philip E. Austin will return to that office to replace Michael Hogan, who is leaving to become president of the University of Illinois. The university’s Board of Trustees asked Austin to fill in while it conducts a […]

Two directors of Southern Connecticut State University’s private fund-raising arm have resigned in protest over circumstances surrounding the dismissal of Southern President Cheryl Norton, a foundation official has confirmed. In a sharply-worded resignation letter, director Robert S. Frew accused Connecticut State University System Chancellor David G. Carter, who removed Norton, of “micromanaging” the system’s four […]

There’s a joke going around the Connecticut solar industry these days: They ought to start a shuttle service between here and New Jersey. The thing is, no one’s really laughing at it. Some five years after Connecticut established the most generous solar incentive program in the country, spurring the growth of dozens of solar companies […]

Richard Blumenthal insisted Thursday night he was moving on, leaving behind questions about ill-chosen words like, “I wore the uniform in Vietnam.” In case there was any doubt, Blumenthal didn’t break stride as he left a friendly Hartford Democratic town committee, trailed by a reporter. “I’m moving on to the real problems that real people […]