Four years this week Dan Malloy’s quest to become governor got a big boost thanks to a Quinnipiac University poll showing him nine points ahead of Republican rival Tom Foley. On Wednesday, […]
Governor Talks Polls, His Record, and Likeability
95% of Men are Doing it Wrong
Most guys think they know how to throw a football. They don’t. That’s according to a local quarterback coach, who’s trained UConn’s Casey Cochran and others at the pro, college and high […]
Shades of 1994 in 2014 Governor’s Race?
Twenty years ago voters in Connecticut were faced with a multiple choice dilemma for governor: a four way race. Could it happen this year? Democrat Jonathan Pelto and Republican Joe Visconti have […]
Ted Kennedy Takes ALS Ice Bucket Challenge
In response to my challenge made on the 11PM news last night at 11, Ted Kennedy, Junior promptly responded with an icy dousing that led to a priceless reaction to a bucket […]
Ice Bucket Challenge
I took the ice bucket challenge last night to help raise money for ALS research. A bucket of cold ice water as chilly as Long Island Sound in January was dumped […]
The First Big News Story I Ever Delivered
I really mean “delivered,” as in to a doorstep. It was August 9, 1974 and I was an elementary school paper boy in Norwood, Massachusetts. My brother Chris and I had a […]
McKinney on Foley, Malloy, Newtown, and Debates
With Tuesday’s primary looming, Republican candidate for governor John McKinney came in for a taping of Face the State that aired Sunday. Joined by Daniela Altimari of the Hartford Courant and Mike […]
Weicker: Don’t Fly the Flag Every Day
Former Governor and former U.S. Senator Lowell Weicker continues to make headlines, even as he enjoys life from the political sidelines at age 83. Forty years ago this summer, he was becoming […]
GOP Lieutenant Governor Debate
The three Republicans vying for the nomination for lieutenant governor debated this morning on Face the State at 11 on WFSB Channel 3. Penny Bacchiochi, David Walker and Heather Somers appeared in […]
Foley on Taxes, Jobs, Guns, and the Governor
With the primary just over two weeks away, we are joined this Sunday by Republican candidate for governor, Tom Foley. During our taping the 2010 GOP gubernatorial nominee talked about taxes, tolls, […]
CapChat on Brain Drain, Baseball and the ‘Burbs
This week on CapChat on Face the State we are talking about new developments in the baseball stadium proposed for the Downtown North section of the city, attracting suburbanites to Hartford and […]
Bacchiochi Responds to Somers Criticism
The race for the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor has been the most explosive of the primary races featuring accusations, negative ads, and apologies. With us this Sunday on Face the State, […]
Debut of CapChat
This past Sunday on Face the State, we introduced a new recurring segment, called CapChat. CapChat will feature some conversation about the future of capital city and ultimately, our state. It’s a […]
Somers Takes Aim At Bacchiochi in Race for Lieutenant Governor
The two candidates in the race for the Republican nomination for governor have both agreed to be civil and not attack each other. It appears no such detente is in effect in […]
The Day the Clowns Cried
Sunday July 6th marks the 70th anniversary of one of the worst disasters in Connecticut history, the Hartford Circus Fire. We will have complete coverage on Eyewitness and on Face the State […]
The Most “Connecticut” U.S. President
Only one Connecticut native has ever made it to the White House, and George W. Bush always said he was a Texan. His father also considers himself a Texan, but he has […]
Former Major Leaguer Says Stadium Would Transform Hartford
The deal to build baseball stadium in Hartford’s Downtown North neighborhood was initially seen as a home run for Connecticut’s beleaguered capital city, but there have been questions raised about the plan […]
Hartford Whalers Represented at Stanley Cup
Of the more than 18,700 fans at the Staples Center in Los Angeles watching Friday’s Stanley Cup overtime thriller, many were wearing jerseys and hats for the hometown team. There were also […]
9th Annual Capital Catwalk a Huge Success
What a great night we had raising money for Dress for Success Hartford. The 9th annual Capital Catwalk at the Hartford Stage featured members of the community, including Hartford Police, and members […]
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