Monthly Archive for July, 2013

: July, 2013

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John McKinney’s nascent campaign for governor is speaking with one voice: his own. The most prominent Republican to formally enter the 2014 race thus far said Tuesday that he is currently vetting

Political filing $ea$on indicates who has warchests

An excursion into the State Elections Enforcement Commission’s website has a little something for everyone this summer. How about the Association of Retired Teachers of Connecticut PAC, which has a

Acting ATF director Todd Jones appears headed for confirmation

The NRA decision to neither fight nor support the nomination clears the way for senators from pro-gun states — Democrats as well as at least some Republicans — to vote for ATF nominee Todd Jones without fear of political repercussions.

Key U.S. wetlands getting plowed

A report Tuesday by the Environmental Working Group found that from 2008 to 2012, 1.9 million acres (about 3,000 square miles) of wetlands and 5.3 million acres (about 8,300 square miles) of erosion-prone land was plowed for crops in response to lavish crop insurance subsidies and high commodity prices. The losses have been especially severe  

Foley: Don’t be coy, Malloy

The gamesmanship and rhetoric have all the hallmarks of a campaign. But the two enemy combatants for the state’s highest office in 2010 aren’t ready to call themselves candidates again for 2014 —

Hedge clippers

The markets aren’t the only ones who are skittish over the legal woes of SAC Capital Advisors. Democrats and Republicans across the country have a lot riding on Steven Cohen, the billionaire founder

Think tank warfare

Numbers don’t lie — unless it’s fuzzy math. Therein lies the debate being waged between Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration and a self-proclaimed nonpartisan think tank founded by Malloy’s chief

Booker taps Obama’s Greenwich donor network

A former community organizer with an Ivy League pedigree and grand political ambitions is about to make a large withdrawal from Greenwich’s political ATM. And we’re not talking about Barack Obama. The

California Dreamin’

It’s 1849 all over again for Richard Blumenthal. The second quarter fundraising haul of Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator was aided by an infusion of political contributions from California. One in 10

PEZ dispenser

Chris Murphy has a sweet tooth. The National Confectioners Association gave $2,500 to the freshman senator from Connecticut through its political action committee on May 21, Murphy’s most recent