Monthly Archive for July, 2014
McKinney, Foley eclipse $1M spending mark
It’s raining money in the Republican primary race for governor, with Connecticut taxpayers providing the clouds. Both Tom Foley and John McKinney eclipsed the $1 million spending mark as of July 31, …
Malloy: Obama can be my wingman anytime
Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy could use a set of coattails. But does President Barack Obama — not on the ballot in the midterm elections and flirting with the label of lame duck — have any left …
Foley ambushed by state Sen. Osten at news conference
The media doesn’t have a patent on gotcha questions, as Republican gubernatorial contender Tom Foley learned Tuesday. Against the backdrop of a dying paper mill in the southeastern Connecticut town of …
Malloy, Wyman capture Working Families endorsement
Without their votes in the 2010 election, Republican Tom Foley would have been governor — not Dannel P. Malloy. On Tuesday, the Connecticut Working Families Party decided to stick with the Democratic …
Bocce and ballots for Foley on primary night
Tom Foley strikes us as more of a tuna melt kind of guy than the capicola type, more of a Scotch drinker than an Aperol spritz. This makes Foley’s choice of venue for his Aug. 12 primary night party …
Rell enlisted by Debicella to raise cash
Out of the public eye since she left office in 2011, former Gov. M. Jodi Rell is gravitating back toward the political arena, this time to stump for two-time GOP congressional candidate Dan Debicella …
Visconti claims to qualify for gubernatorial race as petition candidate
Shut out of the GOP primary for governor, West Hartford’s Joe Visconti says he’s collected more than enough signatures to get onto the general election ballot as a petition candidate. The former West …
Sunday Rewind: Tom Foley takes his turn on the political talk show hot seat
Republican Tom Foley, reprising his 2010 candidacy for governor, sat down for extended interview with WFSB (Dennis House), Hearst Connecticut Media (Neil Vigdor) and the Hartford Courant (Chris …
NYT/CBS poll: Foley 42, Malloy 33
Republican Tom Foley might want to hold off on canceling his subscription to the Gray Lady — if he hasn’t done so already. A new online poll conducted by the nonpartisan research firm YouGov in …
Bacchiochi cuts loose a consultant for racially insensitive remarks. Foley paid consultant a lot more.
State Rep. Penny Bacchiochi of Stafford, one of three Republicans vying for the lieutenant governor primary August 12, has terminated Regina Roundtree, a consultant who referred to another primary …
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