Op-ed, Analysis and Blogs Minimum Wage, Jobs Bills Won’t Stay Dead - Hugh McQuaid, CTNJ Malloy Backs Saving Jobs Bill - Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror Ed Group Ups Ante In State Lawsuit - Christine Stuart, CTNJ State Ed Chair: Too Much Choice On TV - Zach Janowski, Raising Hale After Ed ‘Reform,’ What Will Test Scores Mean? - Jon Pelto,… Read More
CT Essential Politics – Wednesday 05.16.12
Op-ed, Analysis and Blogs Malloy Vetoes First Bill Of Session - Christine Stuart, CTNJ Sunday Sales? Towns Can Ban The Practice - Janice Podsada, Courant Foes Set Aside Differences For Ed Bill Signing - Christine Stuart, CTNJ 10 Lessons Learned Along Road To Ed Reform - Rick Green, Courant Malloy’s Meanderings - Don Pesci, Red Notes From A Blue State… Read More
CT Essential Politics – Tuesday 05.15.12
Op-ed, Analysis and Blogs Donovan Smothers Esty At CT05 Convention - Rick Green, Courant Esty, Roberti Will Primary - Stuart & Benjamin, CTNJ Donovan ‘Unabashed, Left-Leaning’ - Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror Esty’s Moderate Message Falls Flat - Daniela Altimari, Courant Donovan’s Advantage Too Much To Overcome - K. Rennie, Daily Ructions Why Malloy’s Favorability Ratings Dropped - Jon Pelto, Wait What?… Read More
CT Essential Politics – Monday 05.14.12
Op-ed, Analysis and Blogs The Session’s Winners And Losers - Don Pesci, Red Notes Ed ‘Reformers’ In Missouri, Too - Jon Pelto, Wait What? Bysiewicz The Outsider? I Don’t Think So - CT Free Radicals Donovan’s Progress - Don Pesci, Red Notes Esty: Donovan Will Win Convention, But … - CT 05 Couto Switch Opens Up Options For Others - Daniela… Read More
CT Essential Politics – Sunday 05.13.12
Op-ed, Analysis and Blogs Murphy Wins Nomination, Bysiewicz Qualifies - Christine Stuart, CTNJ Murphy Wins 75% Of Delegates - Phaneuf & Pazniokas, CT Mirror Photo Gallery: 2012 Democratic Convention - Courant Murphy: ‘We’re As United As We’ve Ever Been’ - Patrick Scully Malloy: Bysiewicz ‘The Ultimate Insider’ - Daniela Altimari, Courant Oakes Might Back Murphy, Whitnum A No-Show - B. Lockhart,… Read More
CT Essential Politics – Saturday 05.12.12
Op-ed, Analysis and Blogs 2012 Session: Things They Didn’t Fight About - Hugh McQuaid, CTNJ Post Session’s Uncertain Fiscal Outlook - Keith Phaneuf, CT Mirror The Real Lesson Of The Session’s Final Hours - Ken Dixon, Hearst Legislative Session’s Winners And Losers - Susan Bigelow, CTNJ A Bully’s Bravado Masks Legislative Defeat - Kevin Rennie, Courant CT’s Ed Report Card:… Read More
CT Essential Politics – Friday 05.11.12
Op-ed, Analysis and Blogs Legislative Scorecard: What Passed, What Failed - A.P. Wrapping Up: Booze, Pot & Ed Reform - Where We Live, WNPR Donovan v. Williams: No MW Increase, No Jobs Bill - Patrick Scully Dem To Dem: You’re Not Welcome - Mark Paziokas, CT Mirror In The End, It’s Dem Against Dem - Stuart & McQuaid, CTNJ Sunday… Read More
CT Essential Politics – Thursday 05.10.12
Op-ed, Analysis and Blogs How Many Ways Can The Senate’s Jobs Bill Die? - Hearst Midnight At The Podium For Malloy - Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror A Sprint To The Finish - Michael Lee-Murphy, CTNJ Bill Cosby: Hugs & Fist-Pumps For Harp - Keith Phaneuf, CT Mirror Final Day Farewells - Stuart & McQuaid, CTNJ Special Session Already Planned For… Read More
CT Essential Politics – Wednesday 05.09.12
Op-ed, Analysis and Blogs $20.5b Budget Heading For Malloy’s Desk - Chris Keating, Courant Is State Budget Like a Household Budget? - H. McQuaid, CTNJ Sen. Budget Debate Offers Two Visions - Keith Phaneuf, CT Mirror Stand Off Over Roll-Your-Own Cigs - Brian Lockhart, Hearst House Splits With Malloy Over Campaign Bill - Mark Paz, CT Mirror Dem Rep. Godfrey:… Read More
CT Essential Politics – Tuesday 05.08.12
Op-ed, Analysis and Blogs House Passes Budget To Close $200m Gap - K. Phaneuf, CT Mirror Lawmakers To Actually Increase Budget? - Christine Stuart, CTNJ Malloy Budget Plan Does Hike Spending - Ken Dixon, Hearst Ed Reform Passes Senate In Wee Hours - Christine Stuart, CTNJ Malloy: Meaningful Ed Reform Achieved - Kathleen Megan, Courant Ed Bill Compromise: Some Details -… Read More