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Malloy Very Vulnerable In 2014 NPR Predicts. Claims Largest Tax Hike Doesn’t Help 27 Aug 2013 | 07:10 am

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has yet to announce whether he’s seeking re-election, but NPR radio, yep, that NPR radio, is predicting his chances for re-election are not good.  NPR not only notes ...

Missouri Also On Perry’s Radar Screen, But Radio Station Bites Back 27 Aug 2013 | 07:00 am

Remember when Texas Gov. Rick Perry put on a big show by visiting Connecticut in an effort to lure gun manufacturers to relocate to the Lone Star State?   Well, it wasn’t just Connecticut.  Perry is p...

Tough Luck For Connecticut’s Harvey 27 Aug 2013 | 06:51 am

A tough blow for Connecticut native and New York Mets pitcher Matt Harvey, who could be sidelined for more than a year.  Harvey, the Mets All-Star pitcher, who gave New York’s hapless National League ...

What’s Wrong With Mayor O’Leary Collecting His Cop Pension? 26 Aug 2013 | 07:13 pm

Much is being made about Waterbury, Connecticut Mayor Neil O’Leary’s announcement that if he wins a second term, he will start collecting his $90,000-a-year pension, earned during his 30-years as a Wa...

Bridgeport, Connecticut Mayor Defends Taxpayer Underwritten Trip To Vegas 26 Aug 2013 | 06:57 pm

These politicians crack me up.  They can find any excuse to defend a pleasure trip.   The latest offender happens to be Bridgeport, Connecticut Mayor Bill Finch.  The city taxpayers forked over more t...

Connecticut Medical Marijuana Regulations Set To Be Debated 26 Aug 2013 | 06:43 pm

Connecticut’s General Assembly has approved medical marijuana in the Nutmeg State.  Lawyers have now signed off on the regulations the state will impose.  What’s next?    Starting Tuesday, a 14-member...

Best State Pensions? Try Connecticut 23 Aug 2013 | 06:26 am

While this should not come as a surprise, the figures now bear out what many have known for years, Connecticut has the best pension plan for state employees in the United States.  According to a new r...

90 Year-Old World War II Vet About To Be Given Boot By Newington Housing Authority For Smoking Cigarettes 23 Aug 2013 | 06:19 am

From the “you can’t make this up” category comes this story in the Hartford Courant.   The Newington Housing Authority is about to evict 90-year-old Andy Nowicki and his wife Leona, also 90, from thei...

Treegate! Investigation Underway Into Tree Trimming At Governor’s $1 Million Stamford Home 22 Aug 2013 | 06:38 pm

Oha Nellie!   Do we have ourselves a little scandal brewing or is it just one of those things and it will never happen again?   It seems the mayor of Stamford, Connecticut, Michael Pavia, wants a full...

Gallup: U.S. Unemployment Rate Really 8.9% 22 Aug 2013 | 05:32 pm

I have always thought they have cooked the books, when it comes to the USA’s jobless rate.   The party in power has the power to tweak the statistics to put a positive spin on things.   Remember when ...

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