Connecticut State Workers to Receive $350 Million in Raises as 100,000 Lose Private Sector Jobs
CT state workers will receive $350 million in raises as over 100,000 private sector workers have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus.
CT state workers will receive $350 million in raises as over 100,000 private sector workers have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus.
“I’m the only candidate on the Republican side that has demonstrated the chops to take on the Hartford insiders, that has been unabashed and unafraid in calling out people in both parties when necessary, and who has said he is completely committed to dismantling the status quo – that’s what sets me apart from the rest,” Herbst said, referring to his four Republican opponents in the state’s primary election on August 14.
The Republican candidates for governor of Connecticut agree the state is in dire economic condition, and each is putting forth his own plan to change its course as the primary approaches August 14.
On Friday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy (D) said states can “be part of changing the culture that death is okay in the pursuit of some idealized idea about what the Constitution says.” Malloy said, “Let me
On Thursday’s “MSNBC Live,” Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy (D) argued that “any senator who has voted against legislation that would make us safer” is a coward who “should resign.” Malloy said, “You know, first of all, the federal government should do
The Democrat Governor of Connecticut has ordered the state’s law enforcement officers to ignore President Donald J. Trump’s immigration orders and policies to the greatest extent possible.
The Connecticut Democratic Party has removed the names of Presidents Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson from the title of its annual fundraiser dinner, reportedly because the two presidents were slave owners.
Addressing the shooting in Colorado Springs at a Planned Parenthood last Friday, Connecticut’s Democrat lawmakers said on Monday that verbalizing opposition to Planned Parenthood “can inflame someone who may want to take action.”
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) says he will accept Syrian refugees because Americans have “an obligation” to do so.
On March 17, Gabby Giffords will be at the Connecticut state Capitol with Governor Dannel Malloy (D) to push for the passage of a gun laws that were actually “enacted 15 years ago.” The law being pushed by Giffords would
Homeschooling families in Connecticut are in the process of forming a parental rights coalition, as they reject the use of the Newtown shootings over two years ago as a vehicle to undermine the rights of parents to choose the venue for educating their children.
The Sandy Hook Commission (SHC) voted to inform Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) that guns pose a far greater threat than mental health issues and further gun restrictions are needed now.
Illegal immigrants in Connecticut will soon be able to obtain legal state driver’s licenses under a new program approved by the legislature in 2013. Starting at noon on December 1, illegals will be allowed to begin applying for licenses or
Though votes were still being tallied around the state of Connecticut, incumbent Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) decided to give a rousing speech to his supporters at 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, declaring victory. As the Hartford Courant reported, Malloy told his
In a déjà vu situation that recalls his first narrow victory in 2010, the campaign of Connecticut’s Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) has asked a Superior Court judge to extend voting hours until 9:00 p.m. in Hartford precincts that reportedly failed
Connecticut conservative gubernatorial candidate Joe Visconti is dropping out of the race. Visconti, who was on the ballot as an Independent, is endorsing Republican challenger Tom Foley for governor. The Hartford Courant reported that Visconti surprised everyone in a move
While many campaigning Democrats are asking the unpopular President Barack Obama to stay away from their states, Connecticut’s Democratic Gov. Dannel Malloy welcomed him with open arms on Sunday at a high school gymnasium in Bridgeport. The Hartford Courant, which
A family from Milford, Connecticut who visited Nigeria for a family wedding earlier this month has filed a federal lawsuit that claims their third-grade daughter was unfairly banned from school amid fears of her Ebola exposure while in Africa. According
Gun control proponent Michael Bloomberg is injecting $1.7 million into the Connecticut governor’s race to help gun control Governor Dannel Malloy (D) pull out a victory. As Breitbart News previously reported, Malloy signed draconian gun laws passed by the state legislation
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy’s order to quarantine all travelers from West Africa, even if they are symptom-free of the Ebola virus, has led to nine individuals who traveled to that region being held under quarantine. An order signed by Malloy
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is set to make his first major campaign appearances of the midterm elections. Obama plans to attend a Sunday afternoon rally for Anthony Brown in Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Brown is Maryland’s lieutenant governor and
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) said Connecticut Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley understands that incumbent Gov. Dannel Malloy’s (D-WFP) “failed policies” have caused the weakened economy in that state. As the Associated Press (AP) reports, Jindal was in West Hartford,
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama abruptly canceled a planned campaign trip Wednesday and planned to convene his Cabinet at the White House instead, as U.S. officials grappled with the widening Ebola crisis. The White House said Obama’s trip to
DALLAS, Texas — Increasingly, homeschoolers have come under attack by Big Education. Most recently, in Connecticut. Governor Dannel Malloy created an advisory commission that preliminarily sought to mandate involuntary mental health screenings for homeschoolers, citing the tragic 2012 Newtown shooter
In a debate last week between incumbent Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) and Republican challenger Tom Foley, Malloy blamed his state’s adoption of the Common Core standards on his Republican predecessor, even though the governor has embraced the standards, dismissed
The Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA) states that it will “vigorously oppose” any efforts to involve homeschoolers in Connecticut in involuntary mental health screenings as a result of a recommendation by the Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, a task force
The Sandy Hook Advisory Commission, convened by Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP), says it is recommending tighter control of homeschooling families in the state to prevent another Newtown shooting. According to the Connecticut Post, the commission states, “[T]ighter scrutiny of homeschoolers
Results of a new Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday find incumbent Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) trailing his challenger, Republican Tom Foley, by six points, 46-40 percent. Researchers surveyed 1,304 likely voters with a margin of error of +2.7 percentage
After embracing the Common Core standards and their associated testing in his state, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) is now up for re-election in November and says he wants students in Connecticut to spend less time taking tests. According to
With even pro-Common Core polls showing support for the education initiative plummeting throughout the nation and among teachers, Connecticut’s Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) and state board of education chairman Allan Taylor say they will continue to embrace the controversial standards.
A new online poll released Monday by the New York Times, CBS, and London research firm YouGov found Connecticut Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley with a nine-point lead over incumbent Dannel Malloy (D-WFP). According to ctpost.com, the poll found Foley
Pressured by pro-amnesty groups in his state, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) said he is exploring the former campus of a New Haven community college as a possible place to house the young illegal immigrants coming across the U.S. border
The administration of Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) has denied a request from federal officials to temporarily house up to 2,000 illegal immigrant children from Central America at a residence in his state for individuals with intellectual disabilities. Citing concerns
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) said he is moving forward with the Common Core standards in his state, despite the fact that more states are attempting to extricate themselves from the controversial education initiative that is the brainchild of political,
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D-WFP) appears to be unwilling to sign a bill that would ban chocolate milk in the state’s public schools. Earlier in the week, the state’s General Assembly unanimously approved a bill that was initially purported to
Connecticut’s Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy told Breitbart News on Sunday that numbers reported by The Hartford Courant, showing only 15 percent of Connecticut residents owning “assault weapons” applied for the mandated state certificate, were wrong. “It’s not true. That’s a
What started as a slow trickle when American Tactical Imports (ATI) and PTR moved from the northeast to South Carolina, has now become an all out surge with Magpul Industries leaving Colorado, Beretta leaving Maryland for Tennessee, and Remington acquiring
PTR Industries’ John McNamara says the former Connecticut gun manufacturer has found Governor Nikki Haley (R-SC) and South Carolina to be a perfect fit for their operations. PTR is one of a number of gun manufacturers relocating after the draconian
ESPN, a company that makes $6 billion a year in cable subscription fees, has received nearly $260 million in tax breaks from Connecticut over the past 12 years. As the New York Times notes, ESPN is “hardly needy,” because with
A few days after Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy (D) co-authored an op-ed in the Washington Post in which he said ObamaCare was “working” in his state, he has sharply distanced himself from the White House, rebuked the Obama administration for