My grandfather giving a beer to an 8 month old Dennis House Going to prom is one of those milestones in life that you will never forget. Proud parents take pictures of […]
Mom and Dad, Don’t Give Booze to Your Kids
Lawyer: New Connecticut Gun Law Not Legal
A Branford attorney has uncovered a legal and legislative technicality that he says has rendered the state’s new gun law null and void. In an exclusive interview set to air Sunday on […]
Face the State Flashback: Gun Control in 1968
On a spring Sunday morning, television viewers watched a Connecticut senator talk about gun control. Sound familiar? Only this Sunday political conversation took place nearly 45 years ago. You’ll see it this […]
J. Geils in new Adam Sandler Movie, but what about Hartford Whalers shirt?
The movie Grown Ups was mindless fun, and I’ll admit, I’m looking forward to the sequel this summer. Hartford Whalers fans everywhere got a huge thrill when Adam Sandler wore a Whalers […]
Breaking Down the Busway
I think it is safe to say that one of the most controversial state projects of our time is the New Britain to Hartford Busway, now called CT Fastrak. It is a […]
The Gun Bill is Law, Now What?
This Sunday on Face the State we are joined by two Democrats who voted differently on this week’s historic gun control legislation. Senate President Donald Williams was for it, and State Representative […]
Face the State Flashback: Hartford Reacts to Assassination of Martin Luther King
45 years ago this week Hartford was a city in turmoil, as rioters destroyed property in the city’s north end in response to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Junior. This […]
Bacchiochi Comfortable with Thought of Being # 2
The noisy debate over gun control captured the headlines at the state capitol this week, but quietly down the street at the Secretary of the State’s office, campaign 2014 was getting underway. […]
From Connecticut to California
Our family vacation last week took us to the west coast and southern California. Kara and I have family and friends there and a visit to Los Angeles was a few years […]
Jepsen Talks Google, Newtown, and All Things Legal
Did you know that Google was driving around the streets of Connecticut as part of its “street view” feature? The internet behemoth came to our state to capture images of thousands of […]
Face the State Flashback: the Woody & Mia Battle
21 years ago this winter I was covering a story in New Haven that attracted reporters from all over the nation. Film director Woody Allen and his estranged long time girlfriend Mia […]
Mark Shriver Talks About His Father, & Public Service
Mention the name Shriver in Connecticut and inevitably someone will bring up the 1995 Special Olympics World Games, one of the biggest events ever held in our state. We all remember the […]
Vote for the Local Mascot
A local school has the chance to win a national contest: the most unique mascot in the country! I’ve always been a fan of the Wyvern,* the red winged dragon mascot of […]
Face the State Flashback: Lottery Shooting of 1998
Fifteen years ago this week we were covering a shocking story that was difficult to comprehend: a gunman had murdered four of his co-workers at the Connecticut lottery headquarters in Newington and […]
I'm Done with the Snow Days
My brother Chris and I enjoying a snow day during the Winter of ’71 in Norwood When I was kid we loved snow days. A day off from school meant an unexpected […]
Hartford May Build New City Hall
courtesy: Andy Hart, the Hartford News One of my favorite buildings in Hartford is city hall. The marble atrium, the fountain, the brass fixtures and the ornate woodwork are fitting of a […]
Bacchiochi Opens Door to Lieutenant Governor Run
State Representative Penny Bacchiochi is considering running for lieutenant governor in 2014. The Somers Republican was unable to join us for Face the State this Sunday, but told me she has been […]
The Cost of Federal Budget Cuts and Obamacare on Hospitals
All this sequester talk has led to reports of cutbacks in the military, airports, even Vice-President Joe Biden’s office. But what about health care? This Sunday on Face the State, we will […]
Any GOP Women Interested in Running in 2014?
Connecticut has a reputation as being a groundbreaking state for women. Ella Grasso is in the history books as the first woman elected governor of a state in her own right, meaning […]
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