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No Koch …
Much to the disappointment of almost no one in Hartford, the infamously right-wing Koch brothers won’t be buying the Courant or any of the other Tribune properties they considered purchasing. Here’s...
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Wrecking ball at Bradley
Demolition of Bradley International Airport’s Terminal B, seen here, is scheduled to begin next summer. A favorite topic of mine is the Connecticut Airport Authority’s work to maximize Bradley...
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Koch folk
powerlineblog.com’s John Hinderaker has been skewering Washington Post writers Steven Mufson and Juliet Eilperin over their fact-challenged assault on the Koch brothers, who supposedly are deeply...
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Tide turning?
Connecticut Mirror At least two major newspapers in Connecticut, The Day of New London and The Hartford Courant, have endorsed Sen. John McKinney, R-Fairfield, and former U.S. Comptroller General David...
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Foley gets cocky
The battle for this year’s Republican nomination for governor of Connecticut has been contentious. Greenwich businessman Tom Foley won the nomination at the May GOP convention, but state Senate...
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A thorn in Foley’s side
In an Aug. 27 editorial, we asserted that Joe Visconti, a conservative former member of the West Hartford Town Council who petitioned his way on to the November gubernatorial ballot, presents a threat...
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Be careful, conservatives
Gubernatorial candidate Joe Visconti West Hartford Republican Joe Visconti has petitioned his way onto Connecticut’s gubernatorial ballot. Mr. Visconti has insisted he is running because – from his...
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Justice
In case you weren’t sure … yes, it’s a just world. Tuesday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie abruptly canceled a campaign visit on behalf of Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley. Minimal research...
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Lowell lets loose
Former Gov. Lowell P. Weicker has weighed in on Connecticut Republicans’ failure to win last week’s gubernatorial race. In a Nov. 9 interview with The Hartford Courant, Mr. Weicker, a longtime liberal...
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Bloviating Blumenthal
Last week, I devoted several posts to the embarrassing behavior of Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn. Most notably, my Feb. 3 post focused on Sen. Blumenthal’s obsessive need for news-media attention....
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Viva, Las … Windsor Locks?
A favorite topic of mine is the Connecticut Airport Authority‘s quest to improve Bradley International Airport. The quasi-public agency has had a number of successes since it was established in 2011...
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Not measuring up
Gov. William A. O’Neill’s official state portrait In his Jan. 5, 2011 inaugural and State of the State addresses, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy praised the late former Gov. William A. O’Neill. Mr. O’Neill, who...
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End it, Governor
Connecticut’s State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) is investigating the state Democratic Party‘s spending habits during the 2014 gubernatorial campaign, particularly the use of money from the...
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More trouble ahead?
My Aug. 21 post focused on Connecticut’s Board of Regents for Higher Education. The board has been plagued by problems and controversies since Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the legislature established it...
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Dannel P. Rowland?
For more than a year, the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) investigated the Connecticut Democratic Party‘s spending practices during the 2014 gubernatorial campaign. The SEEC looked into...
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He’s back
Mike Clark Most Connecticut political junkies are familiar with Mike Clark. Mr. Clark is a retired FBI agent who led the 2002-04 investigation that resulted in former Gov. John G. Rowland serving a...
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Here come the feds
In several recent editorials and blog posts, we called on federal and/or state law-enforcement agencies to investigate the Connecticut Democratic Party‘s spending on Gov. Dannel P. Malloy‘s behalf...
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