“How is he going to operate in the political arena?” the advocate asked rhetorically about Robert Klee, new commissioner of the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. “It’s THE question.”
Dannel P. Malloy
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Malloy firm on one race: Won’t run for president
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy won’t say until May that he is running for re-election, but he didn’t hedge Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union” about presidential ambitions in 2016: He has none.
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Obama salutes Malloy on minimum wage
In a meeting Friday at the White House, President Obama praised Gov. Dannel P. Malloy as one of the governors who are pushing his call for a $10.10 minimum wage at the state level.
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Wyman hires Rifkin as legal and policy adviser
Howard Rifkin, a former deputy state treasurer and gubernatorial legal counsel, is temporarily joining the staff of Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, giving her an experienced policy and legal adviser in the run up to the November election.
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Not quite a candidate, Malloy’s back on the road
A few came to score points, eager to scuff up Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on the opening night of a listening tour, but mostly he was confronted with questions, pleas and complaints about the workings of government at the granular level.
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CT legislative leaders want to repeal Keno
The majority leaders of the Connecticut General Assembly Wednesday said they support repealing Keno, a bingo-style gambling game that lawmakers approved last year when facing a deficit to generate new revenue.
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Connecticut panel does about-face on hazard mitigation funds
Connecticut shoreline homeowners who were victims of storm Sandy and had applied for federal funding to elevate their homes or have them purchased by the government will now have a shot at getting some money.
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Malloy won’t announce for re-election until May
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Tuesday he does not expect to announce his re-election plans until after the General Assembly’s annual session ends May 7, a week before the Democratic nominating convention.
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Malloy uses rebate to take sting out of gas tax hike
Is Gov. Dannel P. Malloy sharing a real budget surplus or buying re-election votes? In January, Malloy proposed a “gas and sales tax refund” of $55 to most taxpayers. Despite the title, gas revenues effectively contribute nothing toward the rebate.
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MTA, Metro-North execs accept Malloy’s rebuke
The top leaders of Metro-North came to Hartford to accept a public dressing down Monday from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and acknowledge that a spate of accidents and service interruptions are symptomatic of problems deep within the nation’s busiest commuter railroad.
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Connecticut to accept some late gun registrations
The administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said Friday it will accept late registrations of assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, but only if public-safety officials have a “reasonable belief” the owners tried to meet the Jan. 1 deadline.
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Snow, salt and just a dash of politics
One of the many consequences of Connecticut getting hit with 12 winter storms is that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy held a 20-minute press conference Friday on the cost, availability and general utility of Bahamian and Chilean rock salt.
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He’s the coy Malloy, in no hurry to declare
Every day he delays becoming a candidate for re-election, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy rewrites the Connecticut political calendar. M. Jodi Rell created a candidate committee on Oct. 13, 2005, and kicked off her 2006 campaign for governor the next day. In his third and final run, John G. Rowland created a candidate committee on Nov. 30, 2000, 23 months before the 2002 election.
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Malloy declares emergency, seeks aid for towns
With the state recovering from the 12th storm of the season, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy declared a state of emergency Thursday as a precursor to seeking federal aid for municipalities experiencing shortages of road salt. “I have asked our state emergency management personnel to reach out to our cities and towns tonight and get more […]
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Malloy orders nonessential state employees to stay home
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and staff at the EOC. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy ordered all nonessential state employees on the first and second shifts to stay home Thursday as Connecticut was expected to be hit with bands of snow, sleet and possibly freezing rain from a strengthening winter storm until Friday […]