“This state is a mess.” That’s what Governor-elect Dan Malloy said during a taping of “Face the State.” Malloy said he will “tell the truth” about the budget, explaining that Governor Rell […]
Malloy Feels Construction Could Pull State out of Mess
Apartments Coming to Constitution Plaza?
A source has told Eyewitness News a deal is in the works to convert the old Hotel America/Summit/Sonesta Clarion Hotel on Constitution Plaza into apartments, aimed at young professionals. I’m told the […]
Cinema Grill to be First Front Street Tenant
As Eyewitness News reported yesterday, the first tenant in the Front Street entertainment district at Adriaen’s Landing will be a movie theater restaurant bar. Late today Governor Rell announced the name: Cinema […]
Front Street on Verge of Announcing First Tenant
The final phase of the Adriaen’s Landing project in downtown Hartford is close to getting its first tenant. A source familiar with the project, on the condition of anonymity, told Eyewitness News […]
Bysiewicz Slams Healy
The governor’s race crisis is leading to some finger pointing. During an interview with Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz, Channel 3’s Ray Villeda asked her whether she should take any of […]
Senator-elect Blumenthal Talks Taking on Steroids
Our expectation for Face the State this weekend was to have both the new Governor-elect and Senator-elect as our guests. Booking the latter was easy, but as you are well aware, there […]
More Allegations of Impropriety in Bridgeport Polls
There are shocking allegations of improper activities at polls in Bridgeport. Mayor Jason McCoy was one of several Republican poll watchers dispatched to the Park City to monitor the election there. In […]
Campaign 2011 Underway: Attorney Kicks off Race for Hartford City Hall
The Governor’s race still may be unsettled, but campaign 2011 got underway earlier today. Attorney Shawn Wooden filed the papers to become a candidate for mayor of Hartford in the election of 2011. […]
Weicker Marks Dual Anniversaries with Advice for Winners
Lowell Weicker holding court with Channel 3 staffers Mark D’Anzi, Kara Sundlun and Al Terzi 40 years ago this week Lowell Weicker was elected to the U.S. Senate. 20 years ago he […]
Anything can Happen in Connecticut; Remember Jerry “Moonbeam” Brown won 1992 Primary
Connecticut is a so-called blue state, that used to be purple, and a long time ago, red. Constitution State voters who went for Ronald Reagan, but spurned Bill Clinton for Jerry Brown […]
Edith Prague: This is a Bunch of @$%&!
That’s what State Senator Edith Prague, Democrat of Columbia, said to Channel 3’s Kevin Hogan when he asked her about the Norwich Bulletin’s endorsement of her opponent. Fortunately, Prague, who turns 85 […]
State Rep. Fired by HPD
State representative Hector Robles has been fired by the Hartford Police Department. The Democrat was under investigation for much of this year and accused of falsifying time cards at HPD. The Republican […]
More at Stake for Murphy than Just a Congressional Seat
The new CT Capitol Report poll showing Congressman Chris Murphy a point behind Republican Sam Caligiuri is not only threatening his re-election to the 5th District, but also the stealth race he’s been running […]
A Fedex from Vince McMahon
When I arrived at work today I had a Fedex package from Vince McMahon of the WWE. Inside a t-shirt, 2 hats, a headband, sweatbands, and this letter. I am going to […]
Festival of Light to Move
One of Connecticut’s biggest holiday traditions is moving. Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra announced today the Festival of Light will move to Bushnell Park after 46 years on Constitution Plaza. The big news […]
Malloy Apologizes for “Offending Anyone;” Foley Talks About Being Boring
This morning on our pre-election edition of Face the State we are joined by the two major candidates for Governor, Democrat Dan Malloy and Republican Tom Foley. We talked about taxes, undecided voters, […]
Happy Anniversary Parking Lot!
20 years ago today, on a cold Sunday morning, a spectacular demolition was witnessed by thousands of people. A hotel that hosted weddings, John Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, Gerald Ford, other politicians and […]
My Presidential Endorsement?
When I was in high school I had the task of writing an endorsement that would appear in our school newspaper. In an effort to avoid favoritism in the election of 1980, […]
Dem’s Advice for Malloy: Tax Low Income People
The next Governor will inherit quite a budget mess and a deficit of $3.5 billion. Both Dan Malloy and Tom Foley have lacked specifics when it comes to exactly how they plan to […]
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