Monthly Archive for March, 2014

: March, 2014

Former Fifth District candidate Lisa Wilson-Foley, husband, plead guilty to making illegal campaign contributions. Co-conspirator is likely John Rowland, former disgraced governor

This from the Dept of Justice: “The United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut and the United States Postal Inspection Service announced that LISA WILSON-FOLEY, a former candidate for the

Sacred Heart prof, recalling the tight 2010 gubernatorial race, thinks cross endorsements will be the key

  Gary Rose, chairman of the Dept of Government and Politics at SHU, said in an interview a little while ago that the 2014 race has all the potential for a photo finish as the 2010 contest

Would you vote for Gov. Malloy today?

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Game on: Malloy declares for re-election

The schadenfreude is over. After months of playing it coy about his re-election plans, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy declared his bid for a second term Friday in an email to supporters that linked to his

Malloy: Connecticut ‘leading the nation’ on minimum wage

At a ceremony Thursday evening in New Britain, Connecticut Gov. Dannell Malloy signed legislation that will raise Connecticut’s minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2017. That new rate is projected to

The next lion of the Senate?

Revered by the political left in deep blue Connecticut, the Kennedy name and mystique doesn’t exactly engender warm and fuzzy feelings among the GOP minority in the state — but there’s an asterisk.

Obama commends legislature on minimum wage vote

Connecticut lawmakers have approved an increase in the state’s minimum wage–a move that’s sparked reactions from all sides: criticism from Republicans, congratulations from Democrats, including

Cutting down the nets?

Does Dan Malloy have a little Kemba Walker in him? Or will this be Christian Laettner all over again? Connecticut’s first-term governor is on a collision course with his New York counterpart Andrew

Making a Cacace for a plum DNC post

It’s the political equivalent to elite frequent flyer status. Connecticut has five seats on the Democratic National Committee, not counting one filled by state party Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo. An

The few, the proud

Dan Gaita is trading in his “dress blues” for a different kind of dress blue uniform — the suit kind worn by candidates. The Marine veteran from Bethel has filed paperwork to run for governor as an