News on Connecticut

Rep.: Obama to campaign for Connecticut Democrats

2010-10-20T08:30:27Z

Congressman: President Obama will make late October stop in Conn. to campaign for Democrats

President Barack Obama will be visiting Connecticut three days before the midterm elections in support of the state's Democratic candidates.

The Connecticut Post reported that...

First lady to stump for Blumenthal in Conn. race

2010-10-18T06:00:28Z

Michelle Obama to campaign for Blumenthal in Connecticut's US Senate race

For the third time in about a month, Connecticut's Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Richard Blumenthal is looking to the Mob banker? Serial liar? Insults abound in 2010 campaign

Name-calling is a winner this campaign season. By a landslide.

In Illinois, dueling political wordsmiths long ago cast the Senate race as a choice between a "mob banker" and a "serial liar."

The rivals are more generally known as Alexi Giannoulias, the Democrat, and Federal board considers recommending new safety measures after fatal Conn., NC plant blasts

The widow of a pipefitter who died with five colleagues in a Connecticut power plant blast urged federal officials Monday to tighten safety rules for cleaning industrial pipes.

Jodi Thomas' plea to members of a congressional subcommittee came as its members and a separate federal safety board consider asking regula...

Few states change rules post-Blagojevitch

2010-06-15T13:00:37Z

Few states move to strip governors of power to fill Senate vacancies, post-Blagojevich charges

Lawmakers in at least 15 states backed stripping governors of their power to fill U.S. Senate vacancies after former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich was accused of trying to sell President Barack Obama's...

Hopefuls jockey for nods to fill Dodd's Conn. seat

2010-06-26T04:00:13Z

Candidates brave unexpected glare as they jockey to fill retiring Sen. Dodd's Conn. seat

Political party delegates in Connecticut are getting ready to endorse Senate candidates under a spotlight they've rarely seen.

Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal is among candidates seeking endorsements to replace the retiring The White House is backing down from trying to get senators to remove some special deals from the health care bill.

Senior adviser David Axelrod says the White House only objected to deals that affected just one state, such one involving Medicaid and Nebraska that's bei...

Connecticut AG Blumenthal to seek Dodd's Senate seat

2010-06-25T19:04:10Z

BOSTON (Reuters) - Connecticut's popular Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said on Wednesday that he intends to run for Christopher Dodd's seat in the U.S. Senate, boosting the chances...

Biographical information on Sen. Christopher Dodd

2010-06-25T19:04:37Z

Biographical information on Sen. Christopher Dodd

NAME — Christopher Dodd.

AGE-BIRTHDATE-LOCATION — 66; May 27, 1944; Willimantic, Conn.

EXPERIENCE — U.S. senator, 1981-present; chairman of the LINCOLN, Nebraska (Reuters) - The healthcare reform debate raging in the U.S. Senate has turned Nebraska and a handful of other states into the kind of political hotbeds more usually seen in the closing weeks of presidential campaigns.

In Lincoln, pr...

Guests for the Sunday TV news shows

2010-04-16T08:58:57Z

Guests for the Sunday TV news shows

Guest lineup for the Sunday TV news shows:

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ABC's "This Week" — Sens. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., and Ben Nelson, D-Neb.; Reps. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., and Debbie Wasserman Schu...

Connecticut lawmakers override governor's vetoes

2010-04-16T11:14:22Z

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Connecticut's Democratic-led legislature on Monday said it over-rode seven out of 20 vetoes by Republican Governor Jodi Rell on bills that she says are too costly.

Connecticut is one of a few states still struggling to enact a budget nearly three weeks after the June 30 deadline.

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Whatever Happened to Bankruptcy?

2010-10-21T09:14:32Z

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GOP a dying breed in New England

2010-06-26T00:24:34Z

Republicans a dying breed in New England, a one-time bastion for the GOP

A generation ago the Republican Party was the dominant political force in New England, populating the region's congressional delegations with moderates like Connecticut's Lowell P. Weicker Jr. and Federal home heating aid to states will nearly double this winter to $5.1 billion

The Bush administration on Thursday released $5.1 billion in fuel assistance to states, nearly doubling federal money to help poor people cope with high home heating bills expected this winter.

Despite oil price drops in recent months, lawmakers from cold weather states said high energy prices and the slumping economy are leaving many families struggling to pay to keep warm....

House Democrats set to spend $35 million on TV ads

2010-04-16T16:51:59Z

House Democrats reserve nearly $35 million worth of TV ads in hopes of gains in Nov. elections

House Democrats have reserved millions of dollars worth of television advertising in 31 congressional races in all corners of the country, according to documentation that provides an early roadmap of the party's drive to strengthen its majority in the fall elections.

The list includes 19 s...

Roll Vote: Senate passes health bill

2010-09-10T08:14:11Z

How They Voted: Senate Roll Vote on Children's Health Care Bill

The 64-30 roll call by which the Senate passed a bill to expand a government health care program for children.

On this vote, a "yes" vote was a vote in favor of the bill and a "no" vote was a vote against it.

Voting "yes" were 45 Democrats, 17 Repu...

Connecticut Stanford Basketball

2010-12-30T21:31:36Z

Connecticut guard Tiffany Hayes (3) reacts after losing the ball to Stanford in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Stanford, Calif., Thu...

Connecticut Pacific Basketball

2010-12-29T11:02:53Z

Connecticut guard Tiffany Hayes, top, shoots over Pacific guard Erica McKenzie during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Stockto...

Winter Weather

2010-12-27T06:31:33Z

Plows clear the tarmac around planes during a snow storm at Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, Conn., Monday, Dec. 27, 2010. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Copyright 2010 Santiago Malave poses for a photograph at his place of employment, New Haven Superior Court, in New Haven, Conn. Malave has worked law enforcement jobs in Connecticut for more than four decade...

Florida St Connecticut Basketball

2010-12-21T20:01:34Z

Connecticut fans celebrate their team's 93-62 win over Florida State in an NCAA college basketball game in Hartford, Conn., Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. Connecticut set an NCAA record...