Ten years ago this week, a staff meeting was just breaking up inside the old Broadcast House when someone said we had breaking news: Waterbury Mayor Philip Giordano had been arrested. We […]
Face the State Flashback: Giordano Arrested 10 Years Ago
Ex-JAG Hoping to Make History in Senate Race
The news cycle for the senate race has focused on the fundraising and endorsements of the three Democrats in the race: Susan Bysiewicz, Chris Murphy, and William Tong. Reporters are all speculating […]
Boughton Rules Out Run for Congress
Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton will not run for the 5th congressional seat, and instead will focus on re-election as the leader of the Hat City in the fall. During a taping of […]
Remembering my Father In-law, Bruce Sundlun
If you were wondering where Kara and I were the past week, we were in Rhode Island, where my father in-law, Bruce Sundlun died. We were at his bedside when he passed, and […]
Time to Bring Back the Cannon to the Old State House?
Im intrigued by the state’s new campaign, “Still Revolutionary,” and it reminded me of a throwback to the 1700s that used to be a big part of modern Connecticut life. It was nearly […]
Analyzing the Potential GOP Senate Field
Former State Senator and wordsmith extraordinaire Kevin Rennie joins us on Face the State this Sunday to analyze the race for Joe Lieberman’s senate seat and the race for the 5th congressional […]
“Courtney Vulnerable” says Novak
Madison businesswoman Daria Novak is back for another crack at the Republican nomination for the 2nd congressional district, a seat currently held by Democrat Joe Courtney. During a taping of Face the […]
Ojakian: “There Were Worse Choices”
“It’s a very unpleasant experience.” That’s how Deputy Budget Director Mark Ojakian described what has been going on at the Governor’s office in terms of the cuts, layoffs, closings, and service reductions announced […]
Larson Says U.S. Moving Toward Legalizing Marijuana
Marijuana has been a hot topic this year. First, it was decriminalized in Connecticut, and then just last week Congressmen Barney Frank and Ron Paul announced they would introduce a measure to legalize […]
Ex-FBI Agent Clark Vows to Repeal Obama Health Care Plan
We’ve had plenty of candidates and politicians come through Face the State over the years, many of them lawmakers, lawyers or businesspeople, but this weekend’s guest has a unique job on his […]
Larson’s Big Hartford Idea
Congressman John Larson is stepping up plans to fulfill a dream he has for our capital city: burying the stretch of highway you see here and making a subterranean freeway, and transforming […]
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