Monthly Archive for August, 2014

: August, 2014

Outside spending eclipses $2M in governor’s race

Connecticut is the Western Union of the midterm elections: send money. The Democratic and Republican governors associations have funneled more than $2 million to super PACs in the state for ads

Malloy out polling, RGA backing more anti-Malloy ads

New listing in the State Elections Enforcement Commission’s independent expenditures shows the pro-Malloy Connecticut Forward PAC has spent $24,000 on a new poll. Conversely, the pro-Tom Foley PAC,

Pelto only collected 4,318 signatures in quest to reach the gubernatorial ballot. Needed 7,500. Apologizes to supporters

Secretary of the State Denise Merrill just made it official. Former Democratic state lawmaker and education critic Jonathan Pelto has fallen far short in his effort to make the November governor’s

State’s largest gun owners group endorses Foley for governor

For better or worse, Republican Tom Foley’s gubernatorial prospects are now intertwined with the largest gun owner group in the state, which is leading the charge against sweeping firearms

It’s academic. Pelto, predicting he failed to gather 7,500 signatures, will be proven correct today

Secretary of the State Denise Merrill this afternoon is expected to confirm Wild Card gubernatorial candidate Jonathan Pelto’s arithmatical hypothesis that he failed to collect the 7,500 signatures of

Bill Clinton to stump for Malloy in New Haven

The man from Hope, Ark., is being looked to as the next best hope for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. Former President Bill Clinton will headline a rally Tuesday in New Haven for the state Democratic Party to

Police OT for Biden visit to Greenwich & Stamford runs $30K

Vice squad has new meaning in Greenwich and Stamford. The Gold Coast locales ran up $29,549 in police overtime protecting Vice President Joe Biden during an Aug. 20 fundraising swing here, Hearst

Gubernatorial candidates face off in their first debate

Click here to watch live as Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Tom Foley face off for the first debate of the season, or follow along below.

Malloy hits Foley on Georgia textile mill closing in new ad

Imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery. Look no further than the latest blistering attack ad from the re-election campaign of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. And then compare it to a hit on Foley

Foley unveils action plan, calls for sales tax cut, grades for schools

Heeding calls to flesh out his alternative vision for Connecticut, Republican Tom Foley unveiled a nine-page action plan Wednesday just hours before the first gubernatorial debate of his rematch with