This time, it's the Democrats who are releasing internal poll numbers. They show Sen. Chris Dodd continues to struggle but also reveal a glimmer of hope.
Although Dodd, a 30-year incumbent, is tied with Greenwich multimillionaire and political newcomer Linda McMahon and trails GOP frontrunner Rob Simmons, voters are willing to change their opinions, [...]
The Democrats continued to show why they are truly incapable of being trusted with anything more than a lemonade stand Monday during a Special Session. The Democrat’s answer to the $625 million budget deficit for this fiscal year? – blame George Bush, ask more rich people to [...]
Democrats and Republicans clashed bitterly in the state Senate on Monday over a budget-cutting bill that cuts spending by only $12 million when the state is facing a growing budget deficit of $337 million.
In a year marked by difficult negotiations, huge deficits, and partisan sparring, Monday's debate on the Senate floor was even more [...]
The state House of Representatives and the Senate both voted Monday to postpone cuts in the estate tax that had been strongly favored by Gov. M. Jodi Rell and Republican legislators.
The Democratic-controlled House voted 97 to 39 to postpone two key changes for two years as seven moderate Democrats joined with [...]
Last week, Democrats suggested that Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell call the state employee unions back to the bargaining table to help mitigate the current budget deficit by delaying a scheduled $100 pension payment. On Monday, Rell said her chief labor negotiator, Saranne Murray, reached out to the [...]
U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman who won reelection in 2006 with many Republican votes, is reverting back to character as Democrats forge ahead with their theft of the nation’s health care system.
Sen. Lieberman has voted twice with the Democrats over the weekend to end debate and [...]
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Hartford (AP) – Connecticut Democrats say they’re ready to vote on a plan that will cover the state’s latest budget deficit.
A special session is set to begin at 2 p.m. Monday, but rank-and-file lawmakers are expected to meet in closed-door caucuses to review the proposal being offered by the [...]
By ERICA WERNER
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Democrats won a crucial test vote on President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul, putting them on track for passage before Christmas of the historic legislation to remake the nation’s medical system and cover 30 million uninsured.
All 58 Democrats and the [...]
A group of rabbis is appealing to U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman regarding his views on national health care reform.
Lieberman has been at the center of the debate - gaining praise from Republicans and derision from liberal Democrats. He says that he will make his decision after reading the final language [...]
Hartford (WTNH) – Connecticut Democrats wants Gov. Jodi Rell to authorize more money for state construction projects, a sector of the economy that has been especially hard hit.
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[...]Hartford (AP) – Legislative Democrats have a unveiled a plan to borrow $1 billion to help improve Connecticut’s infrastucture and create more than 16,000 jobs.
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[...](Updated 7:11 p.m.) While U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman seems to be torpedoing the Democrats’ attempt at passing health care reform with a public option or Medicare expansion in Washington D.C. his former supporters back home in Connecticut are frustrated and confused by his recent positions on the bill. [...]
You really have to admire the message discipline of the Democrats. One of Dodd’s potential opponents is Linda McMahon, former head of the World Wrestling outfit. Connecticut Democrats have been attacking her, making what is a quite accurate charge that it is not the PG family friendly entertainment that she [...]
The fight for REAL immigration reform starts now.
HARTFORD - On Tuesday, the House and Senate Democrats left no doubt that they are incapable of leading the Legislative branch of government when they decided to take no action on the state’s $625 million budget deficit with six months left in the fiscal year.
After [...]
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From the Federation:
This was their time to shine! An opportunity for 14 municipal leaders, at the invitation of Governor Rell, to [...]
Dear Santa,
I would like the following presents – hook me up.
1. Justice for the family of Jashon Bryant.
2. A successful defense of social services by the General Assembly.
3. A single payer health care system.
4. A framed picture of Joe Lieberman’s face after the Democrats inform him that he has been [...]
U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman says it is not pleasant being the 60th senator.
Angry Democrats have been blasting Lieberman for opposing key aspects of health care reform and potentially blocking President Barack Obama's signature goal.
With a threat to potentially join a Republican filibuster that would need 60 votes to block, Lieberman [...]
The news is too depressing. I can’t bring myself to emit yet another rant against the weak, helpless, impotent, inadequate, incapable, ineffectual Democrats who “control” the United States Senate. If they had sat down in April and tried to figure out a way to simultaneously wreck the Health Care system [...]
As predicted, the Democrats came, they looked and they ran. House and Senate Democrats from the Super Majority met in Special Session for all of 15 minutes Tuesday at the State Capitol and took no action on a $625 million deficit. Governor M. Jodi Rell, who called [...]
We’d like to tell you that the legislature solved the state’s $466 million budget deficit today, or even attempted to tackle this crucial issue. Really, we would. But that just isn’t the case, and forgive us if reading this gives you a nasty case of Deja Vu: Super-majority Democrats had [...]
Washington (AP) – Independent Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman says he expects to support the Democrats’ health care legislation as long as any government-run insurance plan stays out of the bill.
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[...]By ERICA WERNER
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) – After months of turmoil, President Barack Obama and Senate Democrats are reaching for the unity they need to pass health care legislation by Christmas, but without the government-run insurance program that liberals have long sought.
Even an expansion of Medicare, initially proposed [...]
As Joe Lieberman continues to block ALL efforts for the Democrats to pass meaningful health care reform, a new poll conducted by Research 2000 shows that 81 percent of Democrats want the junior senator from the state of Atena stripped of his chairmanship if he joins the [...]
The Rothenberg Political Report is saying Connecticut is leaning Democratic in the governor's race because Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell is not seeking re-election.
Previously, Rothenberg had rated the race as a toss-up. But the rating has now been changed to "lean takeover'' - meaning that the Democrats have a solid shot at" [...]
