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SMC Meet the Candidates | Martha Dean
by Sunday Morning Coffee
Posted: Oct 14, 2010 10:15pm
Republican Martha Dean joined the Sunday Morning Coffee crew at MDB Studios in Avon, Conn. on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2010, for a discussion about her campaign for attorney general.
Steroid Expert Speaks Out
by Hugh McQuaid
Posted: Oct 13, 2010 4:45pm
A steroid abuse awareness activist says Linda McMahon has a “profound responsibility” to address steroid use in the sports and entertainment industry head-on.
Blumenthal, Malloy in Lead According to Fox News Poll
by CTNewsjunkie Staff
Posted: Oct 12, 2010 4:52pm
Blumenthal leads McMahon 49 to 43 percent and Malloy leads Foley 45 to 41 percent, down 2 percent from the last poll.
CT Watchdog Launches Weekly Internet Podcast/Radio Show
by George Gombossy
Posted: Oct 12, 2010 10:01am
Brown Stumps for McMahon | Additional Photos
by CT Blogger
Posted: Oct 11, 2010 6:21pm
U.S. Sen. Scott Brown's visit Saturday to stump for Linda McMahon and Tom Foley was also photographed by CTBlogger Al Robinson.
State Sen. Ed Meyer - An Incumbent - Says He Represents Change
by Laura Marris
Posted: Oct 11, 2010 1:49pm
ICYMI: Christine Stuart Talks to Ray Dunaway of WTIC
by CTNewsjunkie Staff
Posted: Oct 11, 2010 8:24am
SMC | Podcast | The Flash Crash on May 6
by Sunday Morning Coffee
Posted: Oct 10, 2010 10:00pm
On Sunday, 60 Minutes did a piece on speed trading -- the use of supercomputers to conduct high frequency trading -- and its impact on the financial markets. CTNewsJunkie's Doug Hardy and SMC Financial Editor Brian Parker discuss the 60 Minutes story, and what happened during the "flash crash" of May 6.
SMC Meet the Candidates Series
by Sunday Morning Coffee
Posted: Oct 10, 2010 9:00am
The Sunday Morning Coffee crew interviews Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley and Democratic AG nominee George Jepson in the two latest installments of their Meet the Candidates series.
Sunday Morning Coffee
by Sunday Morning Coffee
Posted: Oct 10, 2010 8:19am
Join the discussion as the guys talk about their interview this week with Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley and Democratic candidate for attorney general George Jepsen.
OP-ED: Sick of the Slugfest, Longing for Substance
by Sarah Darer Littman
Posted: Oct 10, 2010 5:00am
Back during the primary season, I wrote a piece decrying the fact that the candidates seemed more focused on slinging mud at each other than focusing on the very real issues facing our state. I’d hoped once we got through the heat of the summer’s primaries, we’d hear less rhetoric and more reasoned debate.
ANALYSIS: The Minimum Wage and the Easy Answer
by Susan Bigelow
Posted: Oct 10, 2010 5:00am
Much of the fuss this past week or so, beyond a spate of polls, has been Republican Linda McMahon's tepid declaration that perhaps she would consider maybe possibly looking at not raising or even lowering the minimum wage.
Still Undecided? Check Out These Websites
by CTNewsjunkie Staff
Posted: Oct 9, 2010 5:22am
Just enter how you feel about certain issues and it will tell you which candidate shares your views. The AARP also has a voter guide that's very useful. Click on one of the sponsored AARP ads in the right-hand column of the page for more information on where the candidates stand on specific issues.
October 15, 2010
Wednesday Better Than Friday For Blumenthal
by Hugh McQuaid | Oct 15, 2010 12:04pm
Posted to: Election 2010
Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Richard Blumenthal may be busy struggling to explain his 2008 settlement with Countrywide Financial Friday, but Wednesday he was basking in the adoration of an estimated 80 University of Connecticut students.
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Tags: Blumenthal, McMahon, Senate, University of Connecticut
Malloy Pulls Ahead
by Christine Stuart | Oct 15, 2010 6:45am
Democrat Dan Malloy is pulling ahead of Republican Tom Foley in the latest Quinnipiac University poll on the governor’s race. Friday’s poll put Malloy ahead of Foley 49 to 42 percent, an increase of four points for Malloy.
October 14, 2010
Christie Boosts Foley Campaign
by Christine Stuart | Oct 14, 2010 8:51pm
Posted to: Election 2010
A popular New Jersey governor came to Connecticut to tell voters that Republicans—like candidate Tom Foley—know how to fix massive budget deficits like the ones their states share.
The Numbers Are In, Medicaid Providers Make $18.8M In Profits In 2009
by Christine Stuart | Oct 14, 2010 1:00pm
Posted to: Health Care | State Capitol
Since the HUSKY insurance program for children and low-income families was put out to bid in 2008, health care advocates have warned that combining it with Gov. M. Jodi Rell’s Charter Oak Health Plan for uninsured adults would prompt the three managed care organizations to subsidize their losses.
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Tags: HUSKY, Medicaid, DSS, MCO, Aetna, AmeriChoice, CHN
Blumenthal Up By Double Digits
by Christine Stuart | Oct 14, 2010 6:45am
Posted to: Election 2010
After months of declining Quinnipiac University poll numbers, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Richard Blumenthal has reversed the trend and opened up a 54 to 43 percent lead over Republican nominee Linda McMahon in the latest poll.
October 13, 2010
State Employee Unions Dominate Debate
by Christine Stuart | Oct 13, 2010 8:47pm
Posted to: Election 2010 | Labor
Republican Tom Foley admitted in the second televised gubernatorial debate Wednesday that he wouldn’t rule out state employee layoffs if he was elected governor.
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Tags: Foley, Malloy, debate, Garde
Himes Is Toast, Legislature ‘Oblivious’ Says Rowland
by Christine Stuart | Oct 13, 2010 3:03pm
Posted to: Election 2010
Former Gov. John G. Rowland predicted U.S. Rep. Jim Himes will lose his re-election campaign in Connecticut’s Fourth Congressional District, but the races for U.S. Senate and governor are “too close to call.”
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Tags: rowland, east hartford, chamber of commerce, election 2010
Surrogates Go On The Attack In Governor’s Race
by Christine Stuart | Oct 13, 2010 12:06pm
Posted to: Election 2010
Democratic gubernatorial nominee Dan Malloy’s new ad focuses on Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley’s health plan for Connecticut, while a new Republican Governor’s Association ad focuses on Malloy’s mayoral record.
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Tags: Foley, Malloy, taxes, health care, ads, Republican Governors Association
Death Penalty Only A Deciding Factor for Six Percent
by Christine Stuart | Oct 13, 2010 6:45am
Posted to: Courts | Election 2010 | Legal | State Capitol
A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday morning found that four percent more Connecticut residents favor the death penalty than they did a year ago and by a 76 to 18 percent margin favor the death penalty for the two Cheshire defendants. But just six percent would use a candidates’ position on the death penalty as a deciding factor.
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October 12, 2010
Republican (No, Not McMahon) Wins Debate
by Paul Bass | Oct 12, 2010 7:47pm
Posted to: Election 2010
But not the Republican who’s actually running.
The Republican who’s not running stole the show Tuesday night with new positions on some key issues facing the next U.S. senator from Connecticut, from the war in Afghanistan to energy and the environment.
Click here to read Paul’s report.
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