A year ago this week, Governor Dannel Malloy was re-elected, but there is already speculation about who will run for governor in 2018. Republicans would like to recapture the seat they won […]
Malloy: Scarborough Not a Factor in Run for Third Term
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 […]
Malloy Calls for Slashing State Sales Tax
Governor Malloy is proposing lowering the state’s sale tax to a level not seen since Richard Nixon was president, Tom Meskill was governor and Three Dog Night topped the charts. In an […]
Segarra: Registrar Vazquez is Incompetent
Hartford Mayor Pedro Segarra wants Democratic Registrar of Voters Olga Vazquez to resign, in the wake of the election day voting fiasco. During a taping of Face the State that aired Sunday […]
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 […]
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, […]
Ann Coulter on her Home State and 2014
Best-selling author and commentator Ann Coulter is one of the most memorable pundits on television. In the vernacular of television producers, this outspoken conservative always leaves you with a great soundbite. Coulter […]
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 […]
2014 Governor’s Race Should be Very Interesting
Politicos around the state are buzzing about this week’s Quinnipiac University poll which shows Governor Malloy trailing the man he narrowly defeated in 2010, Tom Foley. It is early, with more than […]
Is Connecticut Bad for Business?
We hear the encouraging news from Governor Malloy, that our state is “open for business,” and that things are improving. Then, another report comes out saying Connecticut is at the bottom of […]
Malloy to Hit Road to Rally Support for Budget Plan; Mum on '14 Run
Governor Dannel Malloy is planning on a statewide tour to drum up support for his budget plan, unveiled Wednesday. A spokesperson tells Eyewitness News the first stop will be in Stamford. The […]
Malloy: Had I Been Governor, the Whalers Would Still be Here
Governor Malloy is a big hockey fan, so I closed out this week’s Face the State with a flashback chosen with him in mind. We look back at 1986, when Hartford hosted […]
An Opening for Republicans in Hartford? Governor Questions One Party Rule in City
Last year was a low point for the Republican party in the city of Hartford. The year after a Democratic mayor was convicted of corruption, it chose not to field a mayoral candidate, and […]
Governor Malloy: Unlikely NHL Will Return to Connecticut
No one can argue Connecticut’s capital city is better off without the Hartford Whalers. The once bustling home of the Whalers is now filled with empty stores and sits across from a vacant hotel […]
Governor Talks Tourism, Cities, and the NHL
Governor Malloy is marking a year and half in office this week, and we invited him to come on Face the State to talk about his term so far and what he still […]
Pride of Connecticut Spews Expletives on TV
On Tuesday at the Big Summer Night celebration with Arianna Huffington a the Connecticut Convention Center, many folks in the crowd were buzzing about Jonathan Quick, the native of Hamden and Milford who had […]
Weicker: One Party Rule to Blame for State's Fiscal Mess, GOP Irrelevant
The Republicans have lost nine U.S. senate elections in a row in Connecticut. This week on Face the State were joined by the last Republican to win a senate seat, Lowell Weicker. Weicker, who turns […]
CNN Commentator: Unions Hurting Connecticut Schools
This week on Face the State we have as our guest Dr. Steven Perry, principal of the critically acclaimed Capital Preparatory Magnet School in Hartford, author and education contributor for CNN. Perry has been before […]
Starbucks to Malloy: Get your java in the suburbs
Starbucks has responded to Governor Malloy’s comment about its downtown Hartford store being closed on weekends. During an interview on the January 15th edition of Face the State, the governor was talking about how […]
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