Five days before the Democratic state convention is to endorse a candidate for attorney general, the Connecticut Supreme Court will hear arguments over Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz’s qualifications for the office. Oral arguments will begin at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the state’s Supreme Court in Hartford. The Democratic convention begins Friday and will endorse candidates […]

Kevin Lembo, the state health care advocate, today entered the race to succeed his former boss, Comptroller Nancy S. Wyman. As expected, Lembo immediately ceased his campaign for lieutenant governor once Wyman agreed to become Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Malloy’s running mate. Kevin Lembo talks to press today. (Pazniokas) He brings an immediate advantage to […]

University of Connecticut President Michael Hogan’s announcement that he will resign to become president of the University of Illinois caught university and state officials by surprise Tuesday. University trustees reportedly learned of the resignation only hours before it was publicly announced. Hogan is leaving after just three years in office, the shortest tenure for a […]

Rep. Cameron C. Staples exited the stage Tuesday in the Democratic race for attorney general, but the storyline picked up a new complication: A call for an appellate court review of Susan Bysiewicz’s qualifications. The Connecticut Republican Party filed an appeal of Superior Court Judge Michael R. Sheldon’s ruling that Bysiewicz practiced law as secretary […]

Connecticut’s retired teachers are worried that if trends in the latest state budget are any indication, they might be the next group called upon to balance government finances in the near future. A subpanel of the state Association of Retired Teachers’ met with key legislators in Farmington this week, warning that it believes the state […]

Rep. Cameron C. Staples, D-New Haven, withdrew today from the race for attorney general, leaving a two-way fight between Susan Bysiewicz and George Jepsen for the Democratic nomination. Staples, the co-chair of the legislature’s Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee, said he will not be seeking re-election to the General Assembly, ending an 18-year legislative career. […]

The Connecticut Republican Party intends to appeal a Superior Court judge’s ruling that Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz has 10 years experience in the “active practice” of law, the statutory minimum to serve as attorney general, her lawyer said today. “The Republican Party is trying to cast doubt over my candidacy as we prepare […]

Instead of reporting the news, former TV news anchor Janet Peckinpaugh said today she hopes to make news this November by challenging U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District. Peckinpaugh said after spending 30 years as a TV journalist for local news stations she decided to enter the fray on the other side of the cameras […]

Comptroller Nancy S. Wyman was introduced as Dan Malloy’s running mate Tuesday, the culmination of nearly a two-year courtship by Malloy and weeks of deliberation by Wyman. After 16 years in a post that makes her a fiscal watchdog and critic, Wyman is risking a relatively safe re-election for what she says is a chance […]

MANCHESTER – A leading Democratic candidate for governor, Ned Lamont, took heat on and off stage Monday night for missing a forum sponsored by a coalition of social-service and anti-poverty groups. On stage, Democrat Dan Malloy was rewarded with laughter and applause after referring to two missing Greenwich entrepreneurs, Lamont and Republican Tom Foley, as […]

The newly adopted state budget counts on a $100 million cut to the employee pension fund contribution, a savings that’s allowed if revenues slip by $300 million. There’s only one problem: That same budget doesn’t project any revenue loss. In fact, it expects revenues to run nearly $72 million higher than the level assumed in the preliminary 2010-11 budget […]

It’s an unexpected conclusion to what had been expected to be a showdown: Environmentalists and the business community both are endorsing a bill intended to streamline issuance of state permits and licenses. When the legislative session began just three months ago, such a resolution seemed unlikely. Business lobbyists were demanding an end to lengthy delays […]

When a professional football team punts, they run downfield to get ready for the next play. The governor and the General Assembly punted with this year’s budget but then inexplicably headed to the locker room. Through a combination of gimmicks and wishful thinking, lawmakers technically eliminated the budget deficit for fiscal year 2011. But the […]

Democratic State Rep. Tom Reynolds of Ledyard announced late today that he would seek his party’s nomination for state comptroller if incumbent Nancy Wyman opts to become the running mate of Democratic gubernatorial contender Dan Malloy. Reynolds, 43, said he would confirm his plans after Malloy’s 11 a.m. press conference Tuesday at the Capitol, at […]

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dan Malloy is expected to name Comptroller Nancy S. Wyman as his choice for lieutenant governor Tuesday in Hartford, giving him a running mate popular with Democratic activists and knowledgeable on state fiscal issues. She acknowledged to The Mirror having talked to Malloy last week about joining his ticket, but she said Friday, […]