As we prepare for our upcoming senate debates to be seen right here on Channel 3, I thought we’d show you the first senate debate we ever broadcast, nearly 54 years ago. […]
Senator McMahon of Connecticut
If Linda McMahon is elected to the U.S. senate, she won’t be the first Senator McMahon from Connecticut. Very few people can remember voting for the first one because the youngest voters who […]
GOP Candidate Won’t Write Off Democrat Controlled Hartford
Connecticut’s First Congressional District is one blue place. The last Republican elected to congress from CT-1 was in 1956, and he was voted out a term later. The city of Hartford hasn’t […]
Shays Confident He Will Win Convention and Primary
Buoyed by new poll numbers showing him a stronger candidate in the general election than Linda McMahon, former congressman Christopher Shays said tonight he will defeat the 2010 nominee at the state […]
Face the State Flashback: My First Senate Race
After being a reporter for 23 years, I’m pretty used to interviewing members of congress, senators and governors, along with the men and woman who wanted the jobs those politicians held. I […]
Denise D’Ascenzo Celebrates 26th Anniversary at WFSB
It was March 19, 1986 when Denise D’Ascenzo began her first day of work at Channel 3, coming to us from Cleveland. No news anchor in Connecticut television has been on the […]
Face the State Flashback: 1988 Connecticut Presidential Primary
The presidential campaign finally came to Connecticut this week, but it was a snooze. Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney went to Stamford for a private fundraiser, but no cameras were allowed, and his […]
Jepsen Coming Into His Own as Attorney General
George Jepsen has been on the job as attorney general for a little over a year now, after replacing Richard Blumenthal, who held that post for 20 years. Jepsen runs a vastly different […]
Larson Gets a Challenger in CT-1
1st District Congressman John Larson now has a challenger in his quest for an eighth term: political newcomer John Decker, Republican of West Hartford. The 45 year old financial planner made the announcement […]
2012 Hartford St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Thanks to the thousands of people who came out to the parade! Here are some pictures taken by me, Denise D’Ascenzo, her daughter Kathryn, Hallie Jackson, WFSB Creative Services Director Greg Thomas, […]
Baldwin Talks Future of Connecticut Whale and the NHL
Former Hartford Whalers owner Howard Baldwin is back on Face the State this weekend to talk about the future of the team, and its dependance on a new lease at the XL Center. He […]
What about a Saturday Primary, or an Earlier One?
For purely selfish, professional reasons I want Connecticut to play a much bigger role in the presidential process. I want the candidates criss-crossing our state, shaking hands in Torrington, touring the Pez factory […]
Face the State Flashback: Obama Campaigns in Hartford
What a dreary political season this has been in our state. Connecticut has played absolutely no role in the presidential campaign so far, except for an occasional clandestine fundraiser on the Gold […]
Longshot Senate Candidate Questions Whether “Susan and Chris” are Genuine
This weekend on Face the State we continue our look at the candidates running for the U.S. Senate seat held by the retiring Joe Lieberman. This Sunday, Democrat Matthew Oakes is our […]
Merrill: Hartford Will Hold Presidential Primary
Talk that voters in Hartford will not be able to vote in the presidential primary on April 24th, is just that, talk. The city must hold a primary for registered Republicans in […]
Governor Can Get His Weekend Starbucks
Governor Malloy will able to get a java at Starbucks this weekend in downtown Hartford. Eyewitness News has learned the Starbucks at CityPlace will open for limited hours this Saturday and a […]
What the Hack? New Taxis in Hartford
I’m usually pretty good at identifying the make and model of a car, but when I saw this the other day, I was stumped. I actually had to drive next to it, […]
Governor Seeks Protective Order Against Senate Candidate
Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy is filing a protective order against fellow Democrat, and candidate for the U.S. Senate Lee Whitnum. Court records show the motion will be filed later today. Whitnum filed a slander […]
A Boarding School in Hartford?
One of the nuggets of information revealed this weekend on Face the State during our interview with Dr. Steven Perry, was his desire to transform the critically acclaimed Capital Preparatory Magnet School […]
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