The cheapest car I ever bought was this very used 1973 Pontiac Ventura, that was as red as a tomato with a white top. It wasn’t a vinyl top, but rather a […]
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The Budget Guy on the Shutdown
The federal government shutdown is impacting Connecticut and there will be more ripple effects as the shutdown continues. This week on Face the State we are joined by Ben Barnes, Secretary of […]
CT-4 Candidate: GOP Should Drop Obamacare Shutdown Demand
As members of congress remain in a shutdown Washington, the campaign for 2014 is already underway back in Connecticut. Former State Senator Dan DeBicella, who lost to Jim Himes in the 4th […]
Teen Trio Takes on Bullies
Bullying has been a big issue in our state this year, particularly in the wake of the suicide of a Greenwich High School student. Bart Palosz killed himself after suffering through a […]
50 Years Ago: Goldwater Takes on JFK in Hartford
50 years ago this month, people were starting to talk about the presidential election of 1964. President John Kennedy was expected to run for a second term, and was planning political trips […]
Parkland: “Verifiable” Account of JFK Assassination
Kara and I go to the movies to see something that makes us laugh, inspires us, or simply entertains us. The film we saw this past weekend did none of those things, […]
Springsteen Ticket Stub: Worth Anything?
You never know what you’ll find in an old box of stuff in the attic. Here’s a memento from a Springsteen concert at the Providence Civic Center that I went to in […]
FTS Flashback: Tom Clancy in Connecticut
This week we mourn the loss of author Tom Clancy, who died at the age of 66. Clancy came to our state in 1996, and was the subject of a fascinating report […]
Assignment Shutdown
As Channel 3 viewers know I was sent to Washington for a quick 48 hour trip to cover the Connecticut congressional delegation during the shutdown of the federal government. We returned home […]
The Shutdown: Where’s the Outrage?
As the shutdown of the federal government continues, I can’t help notice how silent average Nutmeggers and Americans have been about it. Sure, there has been no shortage of comments on social […]
Life After Television News
What becomes of television news anchors after they leave the airwaves? If you are a faithful watcher of Face the State, you know that some of your local tv newspeople have gone […]
Ruby’s Brother: Jack Didn’t Want to Kill Oswald
This fall marks fifty years since one of the most traumatic events in American history; the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Less than 48 hours after the president was murdered, while […]
Obamacare Comes to Connecticut on Tuesday
Obamacare, officially called the The Affordable Health Care Act, is coming to Connecticut on Tuesday. We discussed it at length last week, and still many of you have questions. So back for […]
FTS Flashback: Kennelly Launches Campaign for Governor
Tis the season for kicking off gubernatorial campaigns. With election a mere 14 months away, those who want to be governor find the fall the time to step up to the plate. […]
Foley Face the State Fallout
Tom Foley’s appearance on Face the State this past Sunday continues to make news a week later. It’s clear what he had to say about Governor Malloy has changed the early course […]
Foley Accuses Malloy of Unethical Behavior
In what may be the first salvo fired in the 2014 race for governor, Republican Tom Foley leveled serious accusations of ethical lapses against Governor Dannel Malloy. Foley has opened an exploratory […]
FTS Flashback: Governor Weicker Won’t Seek Re-election
Some thought Senator Lowell Weicker was out of politics after he was defeated by state Attorney General Joe Lieberman in 1988. Two years later Weicker launched a political comeback, being elected governor […]
Face the State Gubernatorial Poll
2010 GOP nominee Tom Foley is expected to announce tomorrow he is opening an exploratory campaign for another run for governor in 2014. Governor Dannel Malloy is expected to seek re-election, but […]
Esty: No Call Yet From President Obama
Senator Chris Murphy took a phone call from President Obama over the Labor Day weekend, in which the chief executive asked the freshman senator to support him on Syria. The president didn’t […]
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