How’s that for a provocative headline? Our guest this past Sunday on Face the State might some day run for office and one option is that big corner suite with the fireplace […]
Governor Carlson?
Hartford Hospital CEO: State Budget Not Good for Patients
Hartford Healthcare CEO Elliot Joseph recently had a meeting with the CEO of the State of Connecticut, Governor Dannel Malloy. It did not end well. “He listened and expressed concern but nothing […]
A Kennedy is Coming to Hartford
When the Connecticut general assembly convenes in January, it will look vastly different from the current group of state lawmakers. There will be new legislative leaders and more than a dozen new […]
Ebola in Connecticut?
I’m getting many questions from viewers about ebola, and whether they should be concerned about it showing up in Connecticut. The images from Libera are disturbing as are the scenes from Dallas […]
Boughton: Lauretti is My New Running Mate
Dumped by the woman he named to be his running mate, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton is moving forward with his campaign for governor with a new partner. During a taping of Face […]
Malloy, Foley Appear on Face the State
Governor Dannel Malloy and Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley appeared on Face the State today at WFSB-TV. The two were in separate segments of the program, and had a brief interaction as […]
Moms Take Over Face the State Studio
In what we believe is a first here at WFSB, all of the guests on Sunday’s edition of Face the State are mothers, mothers who are also politicians. It is Mother’s Day […]
Ted Kennedy, Minimum Wage & the King can do No Wrong
Seldom does a race for the state legislature attract considerable attention and rarer still is the legislative race that makes national headlines. That’s exactly what happened this week as the political world […]
Blumenthal Weighs in on Putin, Nash & Obamacare
Some say it signals the beginning of a new Cold War, or the re-creation of the Soviet Union. This week we are talking about the crisis in Ukraine with our state’s senior […]
Look Who’s an Extra
Face the State isn’t necessarily known as a launching pad to stardom, although Tom Dudchik of http://www.ctcapitolreport.com would disagree, as his show was greenlighted after a handful of much heralded appearances on […]
Happy 250th to the Hartford Courant
a copy of the very first edition of the Hartford Courant This July the United States of America will celebrate its 238th birthday. When our nation was born, there were no sirens, […]
Boughton: Gov. Malloy has not Improved
Mark Boughton, mayor of Danbury and one time school teacher is now officially running for governor. Last year, he gave Governor Malloy a D grade for his performance in running the state, […]
The Face of the HPD
They are called spokespeople, but sometimes referred to jokingly as a flack, or mouthpiece. This Sunday on Face the State, we are joined by the spokesman who has become the face of […]
Shifting into High Gear for Hartford Development
When I first moved to my city of Hartford 21 years ago I was told by a wise person that the capital city had two speeds: slow and stop. “Progress comes at […]
We Need a Bigger Desk
This week’s taping on Face the State featured a studio packed with politicos. It’s not often we have multiple members of the congressional delegation here, but with the shutdown over, the situation […]
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 […]
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 […]
Blown Out by the Optic Yellow Ball
It is our annual day off. Face the State is getting bumped this Sunday by CBS coverage of U.S. Open Tennis. We’ll be returning to our regular schedule next Sunday, September 7th. […]
Former Teacher Boughton Gives Malloy a D
This week on Face the State we are joined by the 2010 GOP nominee for lieutenant governor Mark Boughton, who is considering a run for governor in 2014. The Danbury mayor has […]
Dennis House 