Updated: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 8:06pm
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. The poll showed only 33 percent of the state approved of Dodd’s job performance, the lowest on record for the five-term incumbent. “A 33-percent job approval is unheard of for a...
For two months, Connecticut Democrats have criticized Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s biennial budget proposal. Thursday, she fought back. “The Democrats’ budget almost defies description,” she said, referring to the proposal General Assembly Democrats released Thursday. “There are phantom budget cuts and astonishing tax increases. And they are borrowing — yes, borrowing...
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. “We knew it was...
Gov. M. Jodi Rell directed the state Department of Labor’s Rapid Response Unit to coordinate assistance to over 100 employees of Milford Fabricating Co. after its factory was shuttered by a massive fire Tuesday. While no one was injured in the blaze at the metal fabrication plant, compressed flammable gasses caused irreparable damage to the building, leaving employees...
State Sen. Sam Caligiuri is expected to announce a run for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday in a morning event at his Waterbury home. Caliguiri would be the second Republican to announce an attempt to challenge Sen. Chris Dodd, who has served in the Senate since 1980. Caligiuri has little name recognition throughout the state, as evidenced in a Quinnipiac University Poll...
The F-22 Raptor is by far the most expensive military jet fighter in U.S. Air Force history. Now, after committing to ordering 183 of the nearly $140 million aircraft — down from an initial order of 750 jets — the Defense Department has had enough, a move that jeopardizes thousands of jobs in Connecticut and across the nation. Connecticut’s defense contractors...
It took four decades, but expansion for Tweed New Haven Regional Airport was finally approved for liftoff. After a storied clash between the East Haven and New Haven governments over the embattled airport — and months of mediation between the two parties — East Haven Mayor April Capone Almon and New Haven Mayor John DeStefano Jr. agreed last week to settle their...
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. The chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, Dodd faced stiff opposition from the media and constituents after he confirmed to CNN he was involved in including a loophole in last month’s...
By all accounts, Connecticut Sen. Chris Dodd is vulnerable. With 20 months until he is up for re-election, Dodd has yet to announce whether he will seek another term. And the five-term senator’s prospects are by no means positive — he is suffering in the polls and is recovering from political scandal. But the uncertainty regarding Dodd’s candidacy transcends his...
New Haven Rep. Rosa DeLauro hosted a tele-town hall conference calls with constituents from around the state Wednesday night. DeLauro discussed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act and how it would assist Connecticut residents. She discussed specific infrastructure projects throughout the state as well as health-care and education benefits provided under the...
At present, the 2010 Connecticut gubernatorial candidates are all Democrats because, a policy adviser to Gov. M. Jodi Rell says, potential Republican candidates await an announcement by their popular leader on whether she will seek re-election. At least three Democrats — Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz ’83, former speaker of the Connecticut House of...
Connecticut’s home on the Web is getting a face-lift. Over the past several months, agency Web sites on CT.gov, the state government Web site, have been redesigned to be easier on the eyes of state residents. “This is a cosmetic overhaul that was long overdue,” Nuala Whelton, communications director for the State Department of Information Technology, said of the...
