The race for the U.S. senate in Connecticut in 1988 was the last time an incumbent senator in our state was defeated in an a re-election bid. Attorney General Joe Lieberman was […]
Dennis House
TV news anchor, political show moderator, Dad, hubby, native New Englander living in Hartford, Connecticut USA
East Haven Mayor: Media Hurts Town by Airing Taco Comment
Embattled East Haven Mayor Joe Maturo says it is time to move on from his taco comment that made headlines across the country. During a taping of Face the State with Dennis […]
What Hartford Might Have Been
When I first moved to Connecticut in 1992, I was given this poster and told this is what Hartford would like in 1995. I recently found it in a box and it is […]
Starbucks to Malloy: Get your java in the suburbs
Starbucks has responded to Governor Malloy’s comment about its downtown Hartford store being closed on weekends. During an interview on the January 15th edition of Face the State, the governor was talking about how […]
2012 Hartford Mayoral Ball
Kara and I were honored to be emcees for the Hartford Mayoral Ball, celebrating the inauguration of Mayor Pedro Segarra. It was a sellout crowd of about 900 people from all over […]
The Complicated Case of Red Light Cameras
Police can’t be everywhere and that is one of the arguments behind a proposal to put cameras at red lights. Under the plan, as person runs a red light, his or her license plate […]
Former Obama Student Hoping Tong Fever Spreads
The field in this year’s Connecticut senate race is one of the biggest in decades, perhaps ever. With an open seat, and no annointed successor to the nomination like we had in […]
Face the State Flashback: the Jai Alai Scandal of the late ’70s
It was a big news week 35 years ago this January. While the collapse of the Hartford Civic Center on January 18, 1978 was grabbing the headlines, a scandal brewing in the world of Jai […]
Governor Calls for New Housing in Downtown Hartford and a Full Service Starbucks
This Sunday our guest on Face the State is Governor Dannel Malloy, who is here to talk about his first year in office, and what he has planned for the coming year. […]
Malloy “Done With” with Rowland Radio Show
Don’t listen for Governor Malloy on “Church and State,” the afternoon radio show on WTIC AM 1080 co-hosted by former Governor John Rowland and Pastor Will Marotti. During a taping of Face […]
State Will Pay For Rell Portrait
The controversy over whether the state will pay for an official portrait of former Governor Jodi Rell is over. Tonight during a taping of Face the State, Governor Malloy said “it […]
Top Ten Hartfordite Blog Posts of 2011
Thanks to all of you who followed “The Hartfordite” in 2011, and helped traffic double from 2010. Here are the top ten most read blog posts: 10. http://dennishouse.wordpress.com/2011/06/23/mika-brzezinski-at-wfsb-the-hartford-years/ 9. http://dennishouse.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/bysiewicz-polls-shows-her-beating-heavyweights-kennedy-and-mcmahon/ 8. http://dennishouse.wordpress.com/2011/01/18/bysiewicz-polls-shows-her-beating-heavyweights-kennedy-and-mcmahon/ […]
Reporter Turned Candidate Cites Bias as a Reason for Run
For years, television reporter Grant Stinchfield found himself in an awkward situation. He was a conservative Republican in an industry widely tagged the “liberal media.” Now he is running for congress, and not […]
Plugging the Brain Drain
Much has been said and written about the “brain drain” in our state, and the difficulty companies have in luring young people to move here. Ask any recruiter, and he or she […]
Ex-Reporter Stinchfield: Unions a Problem in Connecticut
There is a widely held belief that all reporters are secretly liberal Democrats. One of our guests this weekend on Face the State helps shatter that myth. Grant Stinchfield is a […]
Senator Edith Prague Suffers Stroke
State Senator Edith Prague (D-Columbia) has suffered a stroke on Christmas night and is hospitalized. Prague’s daughter, Shelly Prague, told Eyewitness News her 86 year old mother will likely be under the care […]
Hartford Cathedral Fire of 1956
60 years ago this New Year’s Eve, a devastating fire in Hartford made headlines around the world. The ornate Cathedral of St. Joseph, the mother church of the Archdiocese of Hartford, was […]
Lieberman Talks Romney’s Religion, and 2012 Senate Race
Connecticut’s senior senator Joe Lieberman has been a guest on Face the State numerous times over the past 30 years as senator, and attorney general. This Sunday he’ll be talking about his […]
Face the State Flashback: The G. Fox Era Comes to an End
Nostalgia for a lost Connecticut holiday tradition has been running high this year thanks to pictures making the rounds on Facebook and in the media promoting an upcoming program. We’re talking about […]
