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The Richard Blumenthal campaign released a new ad that highlights the attorney general's fight against the Broadwater Energy proposal in Long Island Sound. Reminding voters about his environmental record, Blumenthal promises to hold the oil industry accountable by ending 40 million dollars in tax giveaways to energy companies, placing a moratorium on new deep water drilling, and focusing on crea...
My Left Nutmeg - Wed 2:40 p.m. - 4 clicks 
On Monday, Congressman Chris Murphy paid a visit to the Vet House in Danbury to announce that he's secured funding for those homeless residents who served our country. Danbury is set to receive 15 federal housing vouchers for homeless veterans as well as funding for Vet House II, a housing project that provides shelter for homeless vets in the area. Via Congressman Murphy's press release: "The...
Hat City - Wed 1:43 p.m. - 4 clicks
I guess the 40 year plan will be down for a while... Ken Krayeske, the 38-year-old Hartford resident who is suing the state for allegedly putting him on a "watch list" for his political activities, on Monday narrowly won the Green Party's endorsement to challenge U.S. Rep. John B. Larson. Krayeske, a law clerk and longtime journalist, managed Cliff Thornton's campaign against Republican Gov...
My Left Nutmeg - Tue 12:08 p.m. - 8 clicks
A few days ago the Day ran a headline stating that Glenn Beck drew hundreds of thousands of people to his rally for suckers, a claim belied by the article itself and the only scientific attempt (Approximately 87,000 attendees) to determine the numbers. I said nothing. But I can no longer hold my tongue. Today, [...]...
CT Blue - Mon 7:47 p.m. - 9 clicks
So much for restoring honor... Christine Stuart has the latest on the ongoing State Rep battle in the 1st district. Jon Pelto wonders where's the media scrutiny over Tom Foley's embellished record. Google the words "Blumenthal lies about Vietnam" and "Foley lies about Iraq" and you'll find a stunning difference in the number of news stories and blog references. In the ...
My Left Nutmeg - Mon 9:43 a.m. - 8 clicks
(Reno 911 police officers preparing to attend the Burning Man Festival. ) For Immediate Release: U.S. Senate candidate John Mertens attending Burning Man John Mertens, U.S. Senate candidate in Connecticut, will attend Burning Man, an annual event held in the Black Rock Desert in northern Nevada next week. The event is described by many participants as an experiment in community, radi...
My Left Nutmeg - Fri 4:01 p.m. - 13 clicks
On Tuesday, people from various ethnic and religious backgrounds came together at the First Congregational Church of Stamford in a show of unity and support for the Muslim community. Organized by the Interfaith Council of Southwestern Connecticut, the vigil was a response to rise in Islamophobia among those who oppose the Park51/Cordoba house Islamic community center and mos...
My Left Nutmeg - Fri 4:01 p.m. - 8 clicks
Do you want your town to look like The Dukes of Hazzard ? Then again, maybe New Milford has been run by Boss Hogg and Roscoe P. Coltrane for a while. If that's not your idea of how a quaint New England town should be run, then help make sure the next police chief has no local ties - political or familial. The next police chief should be the most qualified candidate, period. Local knowledge a...
Drinking Liberally in New Milford - Fri 9:29 a.m. - 8 clicks
Lance Cade (real name Lance McNaught) The pushback against Linda McSteroids incredibly insensitive comments regarding the death of Lance Cade (McNaught) continues. Lance's father Harley McNaught spoke with New London Day reporter Ted Mann and gave his thoughts on the Republican senatorial candidate and her wrestling empire...and it wasn't pretty. Harley McNaught was planning to stay s...
My Left Nutmeg - Thu 2:06 p.m. - 10 clicks
REPORTER: He [Ned Lamont] is getting his support from people who think that you need a Democrat writing checks to combat Tom Foley in November. MALLOY: As a party, we have to be better than that. We have to be better than the concept that the candidate with the bigger checkbook wins because we probably don't have the bigger checkbook, but we have better ideas, we have better exp...
My Left Nutmeg - Aug 25 - 10 clicks
Primary season is finally over in CT. (Only 82 more days until the November elections!) The New Milford results are in. And while there's nothing particularly surprising about how the town voted, I am shocked at the low turnout. According to the tallies at the Danbury News-Times: 1497 registered Republicans voted for a senate candidate. 929 registered Democrats voted for a gubernatorial can...
Drinking Liberally in New Milford - Aug 12 - 3 clicks
via Register-Citizen Towns won by Bernier are colored in blue, towns won by Caligiuri are colored in red, and towns won by Greenberg are colored in green. ...
Hat City - Aug 11 - 2 clicks
What's the deal with this primary for Probate Judge? Have you ever seen such energy put into an election campaign (Oops - I mean other than this spring's budget referendum)? Why are New Milford Republicans putting so much energy behind Judge Marty? Who stands to lose here - probate should be pretty simple, right? Would the losers be the people of New Milford? Or a privileged few who might be...
Drinking Liberally in New Milford - Aug 9 - 2 clicks
BY DAN MALLOY College graduation is a milestone and an achievement. But for many recent graduates in Connecticut, it’s also frightening. Like other young professionals across the country, they find themselves asking, “where are the jobs?” While it’s true that the entire country is hurting – the fact remains that Connecticut is dead last [...] ...
DanMalloy.com - Aug 8 - 2 clicks
BY DAN MALLOY This weekend, I was proud to be endorsed by the Hartford Courant, Connecticut Post, Norwich Bulletin and the Day of New London. In making their endorsements, the papers stressed my experiences as Mayor of Stamford in helping to turn the city around, as well as the vision I’ve put forth for how [...] ...
DanMalloy.com - Aug 8
In the past week, Dan earned the endorsement of the Hartford Courant, New London Day, Connecticut Post, and Norwich Bulletin. Leaders like Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney andRepresentative Chris Caruso have endorsed Dan. Our canvasses and phonebanks are larger than ever, and we’re thrilled to see Ned caving to the political pressure and joining Dan in a debate! ...
DanMalloy.com - Aug 8 - 2 clicks
As Dan campaigns across the state, voters are making their choice. They are making a decision based on values and experience. They are choosing which candidate can lead from day one, and who can help turn Connecticut around. They are choosing which candidate can fight for the middle class, protect our seniors, and make this state great again. They are choosing Dan. ...
DanMalloy.com - Aug 8
From the letter to the editor section of the Bristol Press, here a sample of the type of supporter Mayor Mark's depending on for next Tuesday. Mr. Boughton has been mayor of Danbury since 1991. Danbury has been voted the safest city in Connecticut with the lowest percentage of unemployment. He is well qualified to be our next lieutenant-governor. Since I know a thing or two about Bough...
Hat City - Aug 7
Although the Register-Citizen did not endorse any candidate for Lt. Gov., the paper was really turned off with the last honest man's racist anti-immigrant policies and weren't sold on his line of B.S. In looking at the Republican race, for example, Boughton is smart, knows his stuff, and would bring administrative prowess to the job. His record on immigration enforcement in Danbury and ...
Hat City - Aug 2
Connecticut's legislators sold out whatever shreds of integrity were left in the education system to -cough- compete for Race to the Top extortion money dollars. Our legislature licked the heels of Obama and Duncan and didn't even get a tip. They convinced school boards across the state that they'd split the money up if everyone just shut up and played along. Having done the math, I knew an...
Region 19 BOE Gazette - Jul 28
