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Malloy targets ECS in upcoming budget proposal
Updated, 4:30 p.m., additional comment from BoE Chairman Mike Lyons, and a comment from NPS finance chief Thomas Hamilton. HARTFORD, Conn. – Gov. Dannel Malloy is suggesting “a bold, forward-thinking plan to address disparities in funding the state’s education system” as part of his state budget proposal, his office said in a Monday press release.…
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Rilling, McQuaid sworn in for another term as Norwalk leaders
NORWALK, Conn. —A tag team of political optimists wished Norwalk good tidings Tuesday as Mayor Harry Rilling and Town Clerk Rick McQuaid were sworn in for another two years. Gov. Dannel Malloy and Rilling both said things are looking good. Video of ceremony at bottom of story
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‘All Lives Matter’ theme of South Norwalk gathering
NORWALK, Conn. – It was time to listen and share Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church. “I am a formerly incarcerated person,” said the Rev. Ray Dancy, the first person to take the microphone, as lunch was handed out. “As a juvenile, I had many encounters with law enforcement. Most of them, I’ll be honest with…
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Malloy: Norwalk I-95 widening nearly done
NORWALK, Conn. – One more month, folks. So said Gov. Dannel Malloy Wednesday about the opening of the new southbound lane on Interstate 95 from Route 7 to Exit 14. It’s a chokepoint that should have been fixed 15 years ago, Malloy said, heralding the state’s new commitment to fix its infrastructure.
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Malloy Makes Cuts To DCF, Higher Ed
HARTFORD, Conn. – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s administration called Thursday for cuts to the Children and Families Department, higher education, and other agencies as part of $54.6 million in rescissions, designed to help close a $99.5 million budget deficit.
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Malloy stumps at Norwalk DTC HQ
NORWALK, Conn. – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy helped the Democratic Town Committee christen its new Van Zant Street headquarters Saturday with a jab at Linda McMahon and re-election campaign-related claims aimed at his Republican challenger, Tom Foley. “Tom Foley says everybody wants to leave and companies are leaving, so tell me how we created 60,000…
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Malloy celebrates paid sick leave and warns economic recovery takes time
HARTFORD, Conn. – Gov. Dannel P. Malloy celebrated the 3-year-old paid sick leave law Tuesday with two lawmakers, an advocate, and a handful of union folks at the state Capitol. The Democrat who is seeking re-election said all of the “horrible” things that opponents said would happen as a result of the law haven’t happened.
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McKinney, Foley trade shots at Malloy in first Connecticut GOP debate
HARTFORD, Conn. – The man of the hour at the understated debate between Republican gubernatorial candidates Tom Foley and state Senate Minority Leader John McKinney wasn’t even in the room.
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Lawmakers take a pass on overriding Malloy’s vetoes
HARTFORD, Conn. – Sen. Joe Markley and other advocates stood outside the House chamber Monday to draw attention to one of Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s eight vetoes as they watched a small group of lawmakers gavel in and out without taking action on any of them. In late May, Malloy vetoed a bill that…
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State prepares for hurricane season with two-day drill
HARTFORD, Conn. – State and local officials concluded a two-day emergency preparedness drill with utility companies Monday to practice responding to natural disasters like hurricanes. One hundred and sixty-two of the state’s 169 towns participated in the drill, which simulated the aftermath of a Category 1 hurricane. The drill also included the Connecticut’s two Native…
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One governor, two challengers make their pitch
WALLINGFORD, Conn. – The members of the Working Families Party were reminded Saturday at a union hall in Wallingford why they endorsed Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy four years ago. They also heard from two of his potential opponents about why Malloy doesn’t deserve another four years. Given the cold shoulder this past week by…
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Working Families Party will hear from gubernatorial hopefuls
HARTFORD, Conn. – Two gubernatorial candidates and Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will address the Working Families Party Saturday as the party prepares to make its endorsements. Every year the Working Families Party looks at the records of every candidate, regardless of political party, and endorses the ones who will most effectively build political power…
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Election regulators toss complaint against Malloy
HARTFORD, Conn. – State election regulators have dismissed a Newington attorney’s complaint that Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy was a candidate long before he declared his re-election campaign at the end of March. Ben Ancona, a Newington attorney, complained in October 2013 that Malloy and his former senior communications adviser, Roy Occhiogrosso, and Occhiogrosso’s political…
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Malloy: Eight vetoes, no overrides
HARTFORD, Conn. – Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy vetoed eight bills this year — including two that lawmakers approved unanimously. But Democratic legislative leaders said they don’t have any plans to attempt to override any of the governor’s vetoes. Asked if the General Assembly would attempt to override the veto of a bill that would…
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N.E. governors huddle to push for better monitoring of prescription painkiller trafficking
HARTFORD, Conn. – New England governors convened Tuesday in Massachusetts in an attempt to come up with a way to more effectively monitor cross-border prescription painkiller trafficking as part of a strategy to stem a regional spike in heroin overdoses and abuse of other opioids. Gov. Dannel P. Malloy joined his fellow governors from Massachusetts,…
