Twenty-six years ago this fall an estimated 50,000 people turned out at the State Capitol to protest the state’s newly passed income tax. Any way you look at it, this was an […]
Face the State Flashback: Income Tax Rally of ’91
Himes Gets a Challenger
4th District Congressman Jim Himes has his first challenger, Republican David Orner of Darien. The former naval intelligence officer and businessman announced his candidacy today, and appeared for a taping of Face […]
Five Republicans in CT-5?
State Senator Andrew Roraback preparing for Face the State earlier this year State Senator Andrew Roraback may jump into the race for the 5th congressional district. WFSB political analyst Brian Flaherty revealed […]
Reason # 733 to own a Buick Roadmaster
Of my Roadmaster’s favorite places to go is Home Depot, where the venerable Buick gets its workout hauling whatever I’m buying. During a recent trip there we spotted another, belonging to […]
Twins for Tom Foley!
Congratulations to 2010 GOP gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley and wife Leslie Fahrenkopf on the birth of twins. Grace Quinlan Foley and William Reed Foley were born September 26th and as you might […]
DSS Commish: Connecticut Might Consider Drug Testing for Welfare Recipients
An issue that is becoming a hot topic of conversation is whether welfare recipients should be tested for drug abuse. Right now, the state of Florida is considering making such testing a […]
2012 Senate Race: Keeping Journalists Busy
Will Connecticut make history with an all female senate matchup? Will Chris Murphy hold onto his lead into polls? Is Chris Shays making a mistake by slowly rolling out his campaign? There […]
CT Won’t Return to “Retro” License Plates
License plate fanatics hoping for a return to the retro dark blue and white tags that adorned Connecticut registered cars for more than 40 years are in for a disappointment. There are […]
In October Commish Conceded Scammers May Have Received Federal Storm Assistance
The findings that some state workers may have committed fraud related to federal assistance intended for the victims of Tropical Storm Irene, may not have surprised DSS Commissioner Roderick Bremby. On Face […]
We’ll let you say this one, Dr. Oz!
Every day the news anchors here have to record an “Oz” tease promoting the next edition of “Doctor Oz.” For a quarter a century it was the “Oprah” tease. The producers of […]
Friday Night Dump, Sunday Morning Chat
The Hartford Police Department released its official report on the case of Denise Nappier today (Friday) at 5:40PM. That’s what we in the media call, the “Friday night dump.” Savvy media and […]
51 Years Ago: JFK Visits CT During Cuban Missile Crisis
It was October 17, 1962 when President John Kennedy flew to Connecticut for a day of campaigning on behalf of his fellow Democrats. White House records show the president was in the state […]
Suburban Mayor Jumps Into Senate Race
The Republicans are starting to stir in the race for the U.S. Senate seat held by Senator Joe Lieberman. Tonight during a taping of “Face the State with Dennis House” on WFSB-TV in […]
The Raccoon and the Regal
Sounds like a children’s book, doesn’t it? Certainly wasn’t a fairy tale ending for the raccoon which crossed in front of Kara’s car on Interstate 91. Kara told me she accidentally hit the […]
DeLauro Responds to Criticism of Italy Trip
We just received a response from Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro through her spokesperson Kaelan Richards to a statement made today by the Chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party. “This is a partisan attack and […]
CT GOP: DeLauro Should Choose Permanent Vacation
Most of the media in the state have been late (WFSB included) to the story of Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro and her whereabouts this week, and viewers have certainly called me on it. […]
Capital City to Step Up Recruiting of New Business
I was excited about an interview for last week’s Face the State with David Panagore, the Chief Operating Officer for the City of Hartford. It’s no secret there has been some new […]
Special Hurricane Edition of Face the State Planned for Sunday
The impending arrival of Hurricane Irene has forced to us to scrap our scheduled edition of Face the State for this Sunday. Instead, we will broadcast a live edition of Connecticut’s most watched […]
Republicans Set Sights on Hartford
It’s been a very long time since a Republican was elected mayor of Hartford; 42 years in fact when Ann Uccello was re-elected to a second term. This year, the GOP hasn’t […]
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