Popular Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, whose desire for a gubernatorial run in 2010 was derailed by a federal corruption probe into his administration, says he’ll seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2014. Lauretti told OIB of his plans Saturday night at the Barnum Festival Ringmaster’s Ball at Seaside Park. Lauretti, who has roots in […]
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Q Poll: Strong Support For Gun Control
March 6th, 2013 · 2 Comments · News and Events
From the Q Poll: By margins of 2-1 or more, Connecticut voters support most gun-control measures, with support for universal background checks at 93 – 6 percent, including 89 – 9 percent among voters in households where there are guns, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Feds Weighing Probation Violation Against Newton
January 11th, 2013 · 7 Comments · News and Events
From Mike Mayko, CT Post: (HARTFORD) Former State Sen. Ernest Newton’s legal problems are growing. The U.S. Probation Department is expected to charge Newton with violating the terms of supervised release as a result of his Jan. 4 state arrest on larceny, illegal campaign practices and tampering with a witness. He is expected to plead […]
Tags: CT Post·Darnell Crosland·Ernie Newton·Mike Mayko·Quinnipiac University
Law Enforcement Leaders Launch Effort To Attack Gang Violence
November 27th, 2012 · 7 Comments · Cops, News and Events
UPDATE: Eric Holder, the nation’s top law enforcement official, joined Governor Dannel Malloy and a coalition of service providers today to announce the year-long planning effort “Project Longevity,” a strategy to curtail gang violence in Connecticut cities. The program was launched in New Haven and will carry on in Bridgeport and Hartford. Bridgeport Police Chief […]
Tags: Dan Malloy·David Fein·Eric Holder·Joe Gaudett·John DeStefano·Quinnipiac University
Q Poll: Malloy And Foley In Dead Heat
March 4th, 2014 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
The Q Poll released today shows 2010 Republican nominee Tom Foley tied with Democratic Governor Dan Malloy eight months from the general election. The larger problem for Malloy in this poll is he has only modest leads against the other Republicans in the field who are not well known. That means there’s already a fixed […]
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Tags: Barack Obama·Dan Malloy·Quinnipiac University·Tom Foley