Hartford Courant: Politics
- Officials say trash-burning facilities will be needed for years to come. That may mean millions more tons of ash would need to b
Monday - 02/04/2019 - 06:00 AMConnecticut’s last major operational landfill sits on high ground overlooking the Quinebaug River in Putnam, where more than 575,000 tons of ash a year from trash-to-energy plants has built a 200-foot-high hill on some 60 acres.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Ned Lamont recruiting Nancy Wyman to take over leadership of state Democratic Party
Wednesday - 12/12/2018 - 05:20 PMGov.-elect Ned Lamont, in his first big political test, is trying to recruit outgoing Lt. Gov . Nancy Wyman to run for chair of the state Democratic Party. On the eve of a celebratory fundraiser for the party Monday in Hartford, Lamont informed Democratic Chairman Nick Balletto that he wants to...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Chris Dodd, Lowell Weicker and Joe Lieberman: Senate must not abdicate oversight role during Trump crisis
Tuesday - 12/11/2018 - 11:00 AMThere’s no love lost between Lowell Weicker Jr. and Joe Lieberman, but there is something that’s brought these rivals together 20 years after their 1988 Senate race: Donald Trump. They’re part of a bipartisan group of 44 former U.S.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- What's the state borrowing money for? A look at Tuesday's bond commission agenda
Tuesday - 12/11/2018 - 06:00 AMA kitchen renovation company in Hartford, the State Pier in New London and advanced manufacturing programs by the state university system are among the entities expected to receive millions Tuesday from the State Bond Commission.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Malloy makes frequent out-of-state trips in final months in office
Monday - 12/10/2018 - 06:00 AMFrom San Francisco to Boulder, Colo., to Hollywood, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has been traveling at a blistering pace to deliver speeches and attend conferences in his final months in office.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Gov. Malloy will host annual holiday open house on Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Governor's Residence
Friday - 12/07/2018 - 12:00 PMFor the final time before he leaves office, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will open the Governor’s Residence for the annual holiday open house starting Friday. Gov. Malloy and First Lady Cathy Malloy will host visitors at the Prospect Avenue mansion for the next three days, with choir groups from area...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Democrats, gun violence prevention advocates hope electoral victories will bring change
Thursday - 12/06/2018 - 11:00 AMBuoyed by electoral victories last month, Democrats and gun violence prevention advocates gathered in Washington Thursday were optimistic they would make progress next year on the intractable debate over guns.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Judge vacates Ernie Newton's campaign finance fraud conviction, prosecution begins anew
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 04:40 PMA judge on Wednesday vacated Ernie Newton's 2015 conviction for campaign finance fraud, as directed by the state Supreme Court, and the prosecution began anew with Newton pleading not guilty to the charges.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Jon Lender: DMV faulted for lax background checks on instructors of young drivers
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 10:30 AMThe state Department of Motor Vehicles has slipped up during recent years on assuring that criminal background checks were performed on teachers at commercial driving schools who take teenagers out on the road for behind-the-wheel instruction, according to a report by state auditors.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Ned Lamont names hedge fund executive and Hartford budget official to top jobs
Tuesday - 12/04/2018 - 01:30 PMGov.-elect Ned Lamont named a hedge fund executive and a top Hartford city budget official Tuesday to two of the most important positions in his new administration. Lamont appointed Melissa McCaw as the first African-American to be the state budget director as the leader of the Office of Policy...
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- Sources: Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman poised to become next state Democratic Party chair
Thursday - 12/13/2018 - 12:15 AMAll signs are pointing to Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman, who is arguably the most popular Democratic officeholder in Connecticut, taking over the reins of the party’s top leadership post under a deal brokered by Gov.-elect Ned Lamont and current party chairman Nick Balletto.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- By the numbers: What state-approved natural gas rate increase means for consumers.
Wednesday - 12/12/2018 - 04:45 PMState utility regulators have now given final approval to a three-year, $30.2 million rate increase for Yankee Gas, an Eversource subsidiary that provides natural gas to about 232,000 customers in 73 Connecticut communities.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Esty gives farewell to Congress speech
Tuesday - 12/11/2018 - 12:30 PMRep. Elizabeth Esty gave her last speech on the U.S. House floor on Tuesday, saying “Congress was not my dream, but making a difference was.” Esty decided against running for re-election last year following criticism from Connecticut Democrats about how she handled an abusive staffer.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Democrats hail Ned Lamont at celebratory dinner, but governor-elect is mum on next party chairman
Monday - 12/10/2018 - 09:30 PMOne month after sweeping electoral victories, state Democrats hailed Gov.-elect Ned Lamont and praised departing Gov. Dannel P. Malloy at their biggest dinner of the year. Democrats were in a buoyant mood Monday night as they celebrated Lamont’s win at the top of the ticket, along with victories...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - State Supreme Court to Hear Stratford Election Case
Friday - 12/07/2018 - 06:00 PMA state legislative race remained undecided Friday as the State Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal in a nail-biter election that went to a recount. State Rep. Phil Young, a Stratford Democrat, won by 13 votes in a recount over Republican Jim Feehan.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Chris Murphy works behind scenes as Democrats prepare to vote on next state party chairman
Friday - 12/07/2018 - 06:00 AMComing off his overwhelming re-election to the Senate and with an eye toward 2020, Chris Murphy is pulling the levers of the Democratic machinery ahead of a pivotal vote on the next party chairman.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- State regulators clear Millstone nuclear plants to compete in zero-emission energy auctions
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 04:40 PMOwners of the Millstone nuclear power plants will now be able to compete against wind and solar to sell power in “zero emission” state energy auctions as a result of a final decision issued Wednesday by Connecticut regulators.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Struggling financially, top Republican aide allegedly took $80,000 from GOP fund
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 08:00 AMMichael J. Cronin, a top aide to the Republican state Senate caucus, had struggled financially for years before he allegedly removed money from a political action committee account, taking a total of $80,000, sources say.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Federal Long Island Sound conservation funds announced
Tuesday - 12/04/2018 - 04:30 PMA range of new Connecticut environmental projects to help Long Island Sound — including fishways, a seaweed farm, stormwater retention and microplastics research — will be funded under $1.7 million in federal grants announced Tuesday.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Wednesday is a national day of mourning for George H.W. Bush. What's open and closed in Connecticut?
Tuesday - 12/04/2018 - 12:00 PMSnow, rain, heat or the gloom of night can’t stop postal carriers from completing their routes, but most mail service will come to a pause Wednesday as part of the national day of mourning following the death of former President George H.W.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Newest, biggest 'DMV Express' license-renewal center opens Friday in North Haven off I-91
Thursday - 12/13/2018 - 06:00 AMThe latest and largest “DMV Express” license-renewal center will open Friday morning in North Haven, at a new branch of the Nutmeg State Financial Credit Union at 117 Washington Ave., a short distance off Exit 12 from I-91 northbound and southbound.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Lawmakers will make new push to complete East Windsor casino
Wednesday - 12/12/2018 - 03:00 PMAfter years of delays, state legislators are making a new push to start construction on a long-stalled East Windsor casino. Two tribes that operate casinos in southeastern Connecticut had pledged to open the casino before a $960 million MGM Resorts International casino and entertainment complex...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Gov. Malloy, at final State Bond Commission meeting, reflects on the past eight years
Tuesday - 12/11/2018 - 01:30 PMGov. Dannel P. Malloy led his final State Bond Commission meeting on Tuesday, presiding over an agenda that reflected his priorities as governor. Under Malloy, a Democrat who did not seek reelection, the commission approved economic development initiatives, capital projects for cities and towns...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Mystic Aquarium joins protests against Trump plan for seismic oil and gas surveys
Monday - 12/10/2018 - 04:40 PMOfficials at Connecticut’s Mystic Aquarium are joining a growing chorus of opposition to President Trump’s plans to allow seismic blasting off the Atlantic coast of the U.S. as part of oil and gas exploration efforts.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Dozens of Yale students arrested protesting the university's investment in Puerto Rican debt, fossil fuel companies
Friday - 12/07/2018 - 09:50 PMNearly 50 people were arrested Friday protesting Yale University's investments in Puerto Rican debt and in fossil fuel companies. The protest began at noon, when a coalition of community and student groups entered the Yale Investments Office at 55 Whitney Ave., with the intention of staying until...
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cheshire elementary school teacher accused of assaulting Simsbury officers
Thursday - 12/06/2018 - 05:45 PMA Cheshire teacher was arrested in Simsbury last month on three counts of assaulting a public safety officer. Police said they responded to a complaint of an intoxicated person sitting in a vehicle at the Riverview on Winslow Place event venue on the night of Nov.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Connecticut delegation hails news that congressional interns will finally get paid
Thursday - 12/06/2018 - 06:00 AMShabad Bharara was thrilled to land an internship in U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal’s Hartford office in the summer of 2017. He was less enthusiastic to receive no financial compensation for his work.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- CSCU study says state colleges contribute $11 billion annually to Connecticut economy
Wednesday - 12/05/2018 - 02:00 PMThe governing body of the state’s regional universities and community colleges has released an economic impact study declaring the 17 institutions pump more than $11 billion annually into Connecticut’s economy.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- Twenty-two year old man sentenced to eight years in prison on gun, drug charges
Tuesday - 12/04/2018 - 06:00 PMA 22-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in federal prison Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to drug and weapons charges. Daquan Patterson-Greene will be placed on four years of supervised release after he completes his prison term.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- A front row seat to history: Connecticut confidants share their favorite memories of George H.W. Bush
Tuesday - 12/04/2018 - 06:00 AMWhen George H.W. Bush returned to China in 1998 — where he had been U.S. envoy — Gian-Carlo Peressutti accompanied the former president. Peressutti similarly had a front-row seat when Bush visited Germany a year later to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share