Business executive Mark Greenberg has launched his web site in the race for the Republican nomination in the 5th Congressional District.
Greenberg is battling against other Republicans for the right to face U.S. Rep. Christopher Murphy in November 2010. A potential five-way Republican primary in August could also include state Sen. Sam Caligiuri, [...]
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 [...]
Earlier this week the House Democratic caucus claimed that Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell could call a coalition of state employee unions back to the table to renegotiate its contract.
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House Republican leader Larry Cafero had been keeping his decision about whether to run for governor secret, but the process was speeded up Thursday when an e-mail was sent out by mistake.
The e-mail, written by Cafero's press secretary, accidentally went to more than 50 newspaper, radio, and television reporters and [...]
Democratic State Representative David Aldarondo, formerly of the 75th District has acknowledged that he doesn't actually live there anymore. He claims he accidentally moved out of the district into the 71st District.
Larry, Larry, Larry...
Pat O'Neil, press secretary for House Republican Leader Lawrence F. Cafero Jr., came under fire from the Connecticut Democratic Party on Thursday for scheduling a meeting with The Hour Newspapers.
At the meeting, set for Monday, Cafero plans to say whether he will run or stay' [...]
A goodwill message to the troops from President Obama that will be broadcast on a World Wrestling Entertainment special has become tangled in questions over the Senate campaign of the company's former CEO, Greenwich Republican Linda McMahon.
Obama delivered a taped message of holiday cheer that will be aired on a special [...]
(WTNH) – Will the Independent senator from Connecticut run as a Republican in the 2012 election? Lieberman is not ruling out the possibility.
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The co-chairmen of the legislature’s Judiciary Committee wrote this letter to Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell Wednesday asking her to delay the nominations of a dozen Superior Court judges.
[...]Please Call your State Representatives and Tell Them: No More Taxes, No More Bonded Debt, Cut Spending!
House Democrats - 800-842-8267
Senate Democrats - 800-842-1420
House Republicans - 800-842-1423
Senate Republicans - 800-842-1421
From the Federation:
This was their time to shine! An opportunity for 14 municipal leaders, at the invitation of Governor Rell, to [...]
Interesting strategy from Republican commentator and Whole Foods aficionado Michael Petrelli. He writes in yesterday's Wall Street Journal:
There's no law that someone who enjoys organic food, rides his bike to work, or wants a diverse school for his kids must also believe that the federal' [...]
In addition to not fixing the state’s budget deficit Tuesday, the General Assembly also didn’t address Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell proposal to repair the state’s public campaign finance system.
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Joe Lieberman tells CNN's Dana Bash that he may join the GOP when he runs for re-election in 2012:
Transcript:
BASH: Any chance Joe Lieberman would run as a Republican?
LIEBERMAN: I don't know what I'll run as. I like being an independent, so that's definitely a possibility, but I'd' [...]
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 [...]
"WWE Tribute to the Troops," airing at 9 p.m. on Saturday on NBC, will feature a special holiday message from President Obama, according to the AP.
UPDATE: Does Obama's appearance undercut the view that professional wrestling is a seedy endeavor filled with steroid-using performers acting out sexually inappropriate skits? Both Democratic and Republican' [...]
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 [...]
(Updated 2:30 p.m.) The House and the Senate convened Tuesday, then just as quickly adjourned without presenting an alternative to Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s deficit mitigation plan.
[...]State Sen. Dan Debicella has announced 35 Republican endorsements in his race for Congress in the Fourth Congressional District.
Debicella now has the public support of 15 of the 42 super-delegates for the nominating convention in May. Overall, nearly 270 delegates will pick the Republican nominee for the seat that was held for 21 [...]
The General Assembly will convene Tuesday for a special session, but it won’t be the one Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell requested.
[...]A group of advocates and lawmakers said 36 percent of Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s proposed spending cuts directly target children and would add another 5,000 workers to the state’s unemployment roll.
[...]The national GOP may be strategically silent on the state's senior Senator, but that doesn't mean the grassroots activists are holding their fire.
According to an interesting story in POLITICO last week by reporters Manu Raju and Glenn Thrush, "Dodd has become a dirty word to national Republicans." They are' [...]
Washington (AP) – Republicans say you shouldn’t bet on a health care bill coming out of the Senate before Christmas.
Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell says Americans are “overwhelmingly opposed” to the bill. McConnell says it’s a stretch to think the Senate will ignore public opinion and “jam this through [...]
State Sen. Mary Ann Handley, D-Manchester, announced Friday she will not run for another term, leaving the Fourth State Senate district open to a potential Republican pickup in 2010.
Handley, 73, who was one of most pro-public sector union legislators at the Capitol, sited a desire to enjoy [...]
EAST HARTFORD - Vice President Joe Biden came here Friday to shower this town with millions of dollars for a new firehouse and shower his friend, U.S. Sen. Christopher Dodd, with praise at a time when Dodd is down the polls and behind his Republican rivals in the 2010 election.
Standing [...]
State Sen. Mary Ann Handley, D-Manchester, announced Friday she will not run for another term, leaving the Fourth State Senate district open to a potential Republican pickup in 2010.
Handley, 73, who was one of most pro-public sector union legislators at the Capitol, sited long nights of [...]
I was able to procure the crosstabs from the Rasmussen Poll on the Senate Race, and though there is much to chew on, three things stand out.
1) McMahon has spent her money well. After two months in the public eye, only 12% of Republicans are “Not Sure” about her, that [...]
