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U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Senator Chris Murphy today announced introduction of the Crumbling Foundations Small Business and Homeowners Assistance Act to provide $100 million in direct federal relief to property owners in Connecticut with crumbling foundations. The bill, introduced by Blumenthal and co-sponsored by Murphy would establish a grant program through the Federal Emergency Management Agency to award funding up to $20 million annually over a five year period.
Led by the 30,000 member Connecticut Citizens Defense League 1,500 gun owners and Second Amendment supporters rallied at the state Capitol Saturday. The rally comes less than three weeks after more than 10,000 marched in the same location to demand Connecticut toughen its already tough gun laws by increasing regulations by banning bump stocks and ghost guns.
Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's latest nominee for chief justice of the state Supreme Court would be the first African-American to hold the judicial branch's top job. The Democratic governor announced Thursday that he is nominating Associate Supreme Court Justice Richard Robinson for chief justice.
The sole survivor of a deadly 2007 home invasion is considering running for a congressional seat held by a Democrat under fire for her handling of harassment complaints in her office. Dr. William Petit Jr., who was severely wounded in the home invasion that killed his family, is among a growing list of potential candidates eyeing the seat held by U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, who's in her third term.
U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty announced on Monday she will not seek re-election this year amid calls for her resignation over her handling of the firing of a former chief of staff accused of harassment, threats and violence against female staffers in her congressional office. Esty, a Democrat from Connecticut and an outspoken #MeToo advocate, made the announcement not to seek a fourth term in the November election days after apologizing for not protecting her employees from the male ex-chief of staff.
U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty announced Monday she will not seek re-election this year amid calls for her resignation over her handling of the firing of a former chief of staff accused of harassment, threats and violence against female staffers in her congressional office. Esty, a Democrat from Connecticut and an outspoken #MeToo advocate, was accused of not protecting female staffers from the ex-chief of staff.
Some Connecticut Democrats are calling for their embattled colleague U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty to step down for not protecting female staffers who say they experienced violence, death threats and sexual harassment by her former chief of staff. Esty is an outspoken advocate for the #MeToo movement.
U.S. Rep. Elizabeth Esty, an outspoken advocate for the #MeToo movement, has found herself in the awkward position of apologizing for not protecting female staffers in her Washington office from alleged violence, death threats and sexual harassment by her former chief of staff. The Democrat has issued press releases calling for tougher harassment protections for congressional staff and was among those demanding that then-U.S. Rep. John Conyers of Michigan resign amid allegations of misconduct with staff.
The Connecticut Senate's rejection Tuesday of Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's State Supreme Court chief justice nominee, mostly along partisan lines, set off political reverberations in a state where an open governor's seat and control of the General Assembly are at stake in November. State Democrats and various candidates pounced on the 19-16 vote opposing the confirmation of Associate Justice Andrew McDonald as the high court's top justice, linking Connecticut Republicans with President Donald Trump and Washington Republicans.
Seawolf-class submarine USS Connecticut and Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Hartford break through the ice on Friday March 9, 2018 in support of Ice Exercise 2018. ICEX 2018 is a five-week exercise that allows the Navy to assess its operational readiness in the Arctic, increase experience in the region, advance understanding of the Arctic environment, and continue to develop relationships with other services, allies and partner organizations.
Just a year after approving a new tribal casino near the Massachusetts border, some Connecticut lawmakers want to up the ante and consider other gambling expansion proposals. A contingent of mostly urban legislators has called for scrapping last year's legislation.
With just over two months before the party convention, six Democrats angling to be the front-runner argued over the future of Connecticut on and who's best-qualified to lead the state Thursday night. While Republican candidates for governor have been grappling on televised stages in the run-up to the May convention, Democratic hopefuls have been meeting in smaller, more-intimate gatherings around the state to explain their visions for the future of Connecticut.
Democratic legislative leaders say they believe the sexual orientation of Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's choice for Connecticut's next chief justice may have cost him support among some Judiciary Committee members during a 13-hour confirmation hearing. Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff said Tuesday Republican committee members "should be ashamed of themselves" for how they acted during Monday's hearing that ended with a tie vote, putting the nomination in jeopardy.
To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: HARTFORD - More Connecticut employers would be required to provide sexual harassment training and victims would have more time to file complaints under legislation proposed Tuesday by a group of Democratic lawmakers.
Because there are no city-sized theme parks in Southern Connecticut, you must find your thrills there in real life. I had just come from helping to herd a crew of second-graders through the Visitor Center at the PEZ factory in the town of Orange-a fragrant, colorful diversion for the nation's devoted army of "Pez Heads" and for civilians like us, who just like popping dispenser heads and downing twelve-packs of chewy PEZ bricks.
The exterior of the concrete foundation of Maggie and Vincent Perracchio's home continues to show serious signs of cracking and even collapsing. "This is getting worse and worse and worse," says Maggie about the crumbling concrete foundation.
This frame grab provided by Senate Television shows Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn. speaking on the floor of the Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 15, 2016.
Some states could run out of funding for their Children's Health Insurance Program as early as this month, despite recently approved spending by Congress that was expected to keep the program running through the end of March, federal health officials said Friday. All states should have sufficient funding at least through Jan. 19 thanks to Congress' $2.85 billion infusion last month, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.