It will be remembered as the day when the national political spotlight swung away from states with pivotal primaries to the circus that took over staid Connecticut politics. Where to begin? With Richard Blumenthal, accused of lying about his military record, holding a nationally televised press conference aimed at righting his can’t-miss candidacy for the […]

Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz’s bid to become Connecticut’s next attorney general was dashed Tuesday when the state Supreme Court ruled she doesn’t meet the legal requirements to serve in that office. The ruling ended the Bysiewicz campaign for attorney general just three days before the Democratic State Convention, apparently throwing the nomination to […]

The Connecticut Supreme Court unanimously ruled today that Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz does not meet the minimum statutory qualifications to serve as attorney general. The ruling ends the Bysiewicz campaign for attorney general just four days before the Democratic State Convention, apparently throwing the nomination to the remaining Democrat in the race, George Jepsen. The […]

WEST HARTFORD – In a nationally-televised news conference, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal denied Tuesday that he lied about his military service or pulled strings to avoid the draft during the Vietnam War. Blumenthal, who was a stateside Marine Corps reservist during the war, acknowledged that he “misspoke” in 2008 when he told an audience in […]

Danbury Mayor Mark D. Boughton enters this weekend’s Republican State Convention as the running mate of one gubernatorial candidate and the likely default choice of at least two others. Lt. Gov. Michael C. Fedele introduced Boughton as his running mate Monday morning, predicting the new alliance would give him a shot at a first-ballot victory […]

Television-advertising dollars spent in recent weeks by the gubernatorial campaigns of Democrat Ned Lamont and Republican Tom Foley won’t buy them their expected pre-convention bumps in the Quinnipiac University poll. That’s a certainty, because there won’t be another Quinnipiac poll before this weekend’s state party nominating conventions. Today’s down-to-the-wire Democratic senate primary in Pennsylvania has […]

For Sale: Armory building, 87 years old, brick exterior, just off of Main Street in Manchester. Estimated value: $2.8 million. If interested, call the state of Connecticut. Not looking for an armory? The state has more than 260 other properties on the market according to an administration report prepared in February, including: juvenile detention facilities […]

In a landmark decision, CCJEF (Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Educational Funding) v. Rell, the Connecticut Supreme Court has guaranteed all of our students the educational standards and resources for them to succeed in higher education or the workforce, as well as fully participate in all of our democratic institutions. The court has sent the […]

The New York Times late Monday reported that Attorney General Richard Blumenthal falsely described himself on at least two occasions as a Vietnam veteran, instantly roiling his campaign for the U.S. Senate four days before he is set to accept the Democratic nomination at a state convention. Blumenthal frequently and accurately refers to his stateside […]

Call it a mini-trend: Republican gubernatorial candidate Oz Griebel isn’t shopping for a lieutenant governor, either. His campaign manager, Ashley Maagero, said today that Griebel likely will go to the Republican State Convention this weekend without designating a running mate, though he did have exploratory conversations other candidates, including Michael C. Fedele and Fedele’s choice, […]

After approaching at least two state legislators and a mayor about joining his ticket, Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley said today he will go without a running mate to the Republican State Convention next weekend. One of the legislators, Rep. Pamela Sawyer, R-Bolton, said today she declined an offer to join the ticket, saying she […]

Lt. Gov. Michael C. Fedele said today his choice of Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton as a running mate puts him within striking distance of winning the Republican gubernatorial nomination on the first ballot next weekend. At a press conference on the north steps of the State Capitol, Boughton formally ended his own campaign for governor by […]

Having an application pending before a municipal inland wetlands commission can be an exercise in pure frustration. At times, simple requests to build a deck, a shed or a garage on one’s own property can turn into protracted, off topic discussions or arguments over the development of what a property owner may consider a wet […]

Despite a warning that the state employee “whistleblower” process is inefficient and unable to promptly review a growing backlog of cases, the General Assembly failed to adopt several proposals from its chief investigative and policy review panel. But the co-chairmen of the Program Review and Investigations Committee said recently they would re-introduce their plan in […]

Connecticut’s largest electric utility company believes the state’s budget signed into law earlier this month leaves their 1.2 million customers picking up the tab to close the budget hole. Meanwhile, some other utility customers may never be hit with the surcharge of some $3 a month, or may pay for a much shorter time, said […]