On June 29, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled in favor of 20 New Haven firefighters who claimed, in a reverse discrimination suit, that they were denied a promotion because of their ethnicity.
On June 29, 20 New Haven firefighters — 19 white, one Hispanic — stood outside the federal courthouse on Church Street. Hours earlier, the Supreme Court had resolved the case Ricci v. DeStefano in their favor.
For years, New Haven’s firefighters waited. Not a single firefighter has been promoted to captain or lieutenant since the city threw out the results of its now-infamous 2003 promotion exam, on which no black firefighters did well enough to be considered for a promotion.
Continuing what has been an unprecedented decline in his popularity, Sen. Chris Dodd’s numbers sank to never-before-seen lows in a poll released by Quinnipiac University on Thursday.
For two months, Connecticut Democrats have criticized Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s biennial budget proposal. Thursday, she fought back.
Eating lunch in a corner of the Berkeley College dining hall last week, Rob Simmons, 66, sat calmly. For one who had recently announced his bid to represent Connecticut in the U.S. Senate, challenging an incumbent who has handily won his previous races, Simmons seemed relaxed — especially considering that his last campaign did not end in victory.
The F-22 Raptor is by far the most expensive military jet fighter in U.S. Air Force history.
It took four decades, but expansion for Tweed New Haven Regional Airport was finally approved for liftoff.
Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd bore the brunt of public criticism last week for the American International Group’s $218 million scandal regarding bonuses paid out to its employees.
By all accounts, Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd is vulnerable.
