Linda McMahon, last in cash on hand -- for now.
Washington -- In the political money chase in the race to fill retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman's seat, deep-pocketed Linda McMahon began the year with the least amount of money.
But given that she spent $50 million of her own money on her failed 2008 Senate bid, McMahon should be able to manage a slight cash infusion if she runs a little low as the campaign progresses.
Stonington's SMART recycling program has led to recycling rates of 40 percent -- higher than the state average.
Recycling programs should work like utilities do, said John Phetteplace, the solid waste manager for the town of Stonington. "You pay for your water; you pay for your electricity; you pay for your trash."
If you want to pay less, he said, generate less trash.
Michael Brandi, the new executive director and general counsel of elections enforcement.
On its second try in less than a month at naming a new leader, the State Elections Enforcement Commission today selected Michael J. Brandi of Hamden as its executive director and general counsel, a choice the commission hopes will quell a political storm.
Diane Morton, the director of the School for Young Children at St. Joseph College in West Hartford.
West Hartford -- Nearly 6,500 students in Connecticut enter kindergarten each year never having attended preschool. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy wants to reduce that number by 500 students in the state's poorest districts.
"We've got to close that achievement gap" between low-income students and their peers who attend preschool, he said Thursday, standing on the playground of the School for Young Children at St. Joseph College. "This is the best invested dollar."
The administration of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy appears to be cooling on Keno, a game the Connecticut Lottery has endorsed as a way to boost revenues in a lottery market that turns 40 this month.
Malloy has no intention of proposing Keno or any other significant expansion of gambling in his budget or State of the State speech, according to Roy Occhiogrosso, the governor's senior adviser.
Eugene Guilford, director of the Independent Connecticut Petroleum Association.
Federal environmental officials have warned Connecticut they will begin to de-certify a crucial pollution abatement program the day after the General Assembly session ends in May -- unless state policy-makers craft a solution first.
At issue is a more than $80 million backlog in applications for assistance through Connecticut's Underground Storage Tank Petroleum Cleanup Program -- and hundreds of gasoline stations that fuel industry representatives say are at risk of going out of business.
Miriam Martinez and her daughter, Natalia Caraballo.
"It appears that DSS is taking a step backwards from the way Medicaid has been interpreted," state Child Advocate Jeanne Milstein said. "These kids are supposed to get whatever medical services are available that will allow them to reach their highest levels of functioning."
Vidal Court in Stamford: one of the projects in need of a rehab
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will make a 10-year, $330 million commitment to affordable housing in the budget he is proposing next week, with much of the money devoted to the rehabilitation of long-neglected, state-financed public housing.
The Rev. James Manship in East Haven Wednesday.
East Haven -- Michael P. Lawlor, the state's undersecretary for Criminal Justice and Planning, said Wednesday evening that the state may examine the convictions of defendants who were arrested by the four local police officers now facing federal charges stemming from a racial-profiling investigation.
Malloy: "It's going to rankle some folks."
The peace between the teachers unions and the Malloy Administration ended Tuesday, one week before legislators convene at the State Capitol to get to work on a major education overhaul.
The battle comes from Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's shutting down the Connecticut Education Association's initiative to allow educators to set the certification requirements for themselves. Instead, he plans to link the new teacher evaluation system with a new three-tier teacher certification system, where only the best teachers will get the "master certificate" label.
Sen. Joseph Lieberman
Sen. Joe Lieberman may be retiring from Congress, but he hasn't stopped raising campaign donations for his leadership PAC.
Lieberman, a Connecticut independent, raised more than $50,000 for his Reuniting Our Country political action committee after he announced his retirement in January of last year.
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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