Sen. Richard Blumenthal has joined the ranks of self-funded candidates--those who use their own money for all or a substantial portion of their campaign treasury--albeit unintentionally, according to his latest campaign finance report.
The state Senate Republicans are reacting to the new political landscape at the Capitol with a reorganization, laying off seven staff members from the minority office and recruiting budget experts and new-media specialists.
Read moreAs the only avowed Tea Party adherent to win election in Connecticut, Joe Markley is a curiously laid-back representative of a movement known for its anger and frustration with government spending and policies. "I'm not the hard-driving sort," says Markley. "I'm a very relaxed firebrand."
BRIDGEPORT--Almost a month past Election Day, long after Tom Foley conceded and Gov.-elect Dan Malloy began assembling his administration, volunteers gathered at long plastic tables here Monday to figure out how, exactly, the city voted.
By signing her name at 11:08 a.m. today, Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz certified the victory of Dannel P. Malloy in Connecticut's closest gubernatorial election in 56 years.
Still reeling from an Election Day marred by confusion and chaos, Bridgeport voters got their chance Tuesday night to share firsthand accounts of what went wrong Nov. 2. They didn't hold back.
Read moreWASHINGTON--Dave Manke, a top lobbyist for United Technology Corp., isn't looking forward to watching Nancy Pelosi hand the Speaker's gavel over to the GOP. It has nothing to do with political leanings, and everything to do with UTC's battle over a lucrative engine contract.
Read moreRepublican State Chairman Chris Healy's unexpected bid to explore becoming the next Republican national chairman is getting a cool reception in Connecticut: Neither of the state's other two Republican National Committee members back him.
A transition plan for Governor-elect Dan Malloy began in August with a phone call Malloy made to a friend in Florida. At the time, Malloy still trailed Ned Lamont in the race for the Democratic nomination by 5 percentage points.
At the height of the gubernatorial campaign, then-candidate Dan Malloy signed a pledge to do his best to put more women in top-level positions in government. Now that he's won, one group intends to make sure he sees that promise through.
Twenty years after he walked out the door with the last Democratic governor, Timothy F. Bannon is back at the state Capitol, preparing for the return of a new Democratic administration.
At a press conference to launch a holiday fund drive for National Guard families, Gov. M. Jodi Rell Wednesday said she has a little present for Governor-elect Dan Malloy: a detailed budget outline of the state's financial commitments, her agencies' initiatives and possible steps to help close next year's $3.3 billion deficit.
WASHINGTON--As they prepare to exercise their new-found legislative power, Republicans in Washington have made health reform their No. 1 target. But an array of other health care issues also could be affected by the power shift.
Read moreHoneymoons never last, especially in politics. But Governor-elect Dan Malloy is getting the warm greeting from legislative Republicans in Hartford that Barack Obama never experienced in Washington after winning the presidency.
WASHINGTON--When the political music stops at the House Democratic Caucus post-election bash, will Rep. John Larson still have a chair at the leadership table?
In his first press conference as governor-elect, Democrat Dan Malloy today praised his opponent, Republican Tom Foley, as "a classy guy," then quickly turned to Connecticut's first full-fledged gubernatorial transition in 16 years.
"I want the people of Connecticut to know that we are committed to putting Connecticut back to work and getting Connecticut's fiscal house in order," he said.
Read moreRepublican Tom Foley conceded the race for governor today to Democrat Dan Malloy, ending Connecticut's closest gubernatorial contest in a half century.
Nearly a week after the polls closed and three days after the last vote was counted in Bridgeport, Foley said he will not seek a court-ordered recount, concluding that errors and irregularities in the state's largest city were not willful and did not change the outcome.
WASHINGTON-Although his U.S. Senate bid is wrapped up and he won't face re-election for six years, Democrat Richard Blumenthal may not be taking a break from one element of the campaign--fundraising--anytime soon.
Recent campaign filings show that Blumenthal pumped another $277,000 of his own money into his Senate campaign in the final two weeks of the race, bringing his total personal investment in the contest to more than $2.5 million.
Despite figures showing Democrat Dan Malloy winning the governor's race by more than 5,000 votes, state Republicans began a town-by-town search Friday afternoon for grounds to challenge the apparent defeat of Tom Foley.
BRIDGEPORT - This city finished Connecticut's long and contentious count for governor shortly before dawn today, giving Democrat Dan Malloy a more than 5,000-vote statewide margin of victory over Republican Tom Foley.
Stephen F. Cashman, chairman of the elections enforcement commission
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THE MINIMUM WAGE
Connecticut's hourly minimum wage of $8.25 is one of the highest in the nation, trailing Washington at $9.04, Oregon at $8.80 and Vermont at $8.46.
Five of the six New England states exceed the federal minimum of $7.25. The exception is New Hampshire, whose minimum is the same as the feds.
Connecticut is one of 18 states with a minimum higher than the federal standard. Twenty-thrree are at the federal level, four are below it and five have no minimum wage.
Ten states have a minimum wage indexed to the cost of living.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor
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