Monthly Archive for December, 2014
Nancy DiNardo of Trumbull, Democratic State Central Committee chairman for 10 years, to step down
A source indicates that Nancy DiNardo, possible the longest-serving state Democratic chairman in the Northeast, will not seek re-election when her terms ends on January 21. …
Doba leaving, Bergman to be gov’s spokesman
Here’s the release from the governor’s office: Governor Dannel P. Malloy today announced that Andrew Doba will be stepping down as Director of Communications at the end of Governor Malloy’s first …
Himes supports rollback of Wall Street derivatives regulation he helped author
Liberal stalwarts such as Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., and even President Obama opposed language in the $1 trillion omnibus spending bill that ratchets back provisions in the 2010 Dodd-Frank law …
Barnes and Ojakian Malloy’s solid inner circle, gluttons for punishment, to stay for second term
Governor Dannel P. Malloy has announced that Chief of Staff Mark Ojakian and Benjamin Barnes, secretary of the Office of Policy and Management, will remain on the job when his next terms starts on …
Bridgeport Election Day turnout was less than 38 percent; Stamford 51-plus; Greenwich 59 %; Danbury 46.57
Let’s be kind and say that Election Day didn’t exactly galvanize Connecticut voters, who turned out at a mediocre 55.57 percent. That’s a whopping one percent higher than the 2010 throwdown between …
Blumenthal renews call to ban powdered caffeine
Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Tuesday will renew a call for the FDA to ban powdered caffeine, a teaspoon of which is equal to the caffeine in 25 cups of coffee. Blumenthal and Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, …