With Spring in full swing, the flowers are blooming at the state capitol and so are political aspirations for the 2018 races. The field of gubernatorial candidates is expected to grow in […]
With Malloy Out, Gubernatorial Field Grows
McKinney on Foley, Malloy, Newtown, and Debates
With Tuesday’s primary looming, Republican candidate for governor John McKinney came in for a taping of Face the State that aired Sunday. Joined by Daniela Altimari of the Hartford Courant and Mike […]
Any GOP Women Interested in Running in 2014?
Connecticut has a reputation as being a groundbreaking state for women. Ella Grasso is in the history books as the first woman elected governor of a state in her own right, meaning […]
Face the State Flashback: Election of 1986
In 1986, Connecticut Republicans were hoping to snap a three-election losing streak and take back the governorship, something they hadn’t won since 1970. Popular Governor William O’Neill was seeking a second full […]
Free of Rell and Moody, Fedele Plots Political Future
It was one of the biggest mysteries of the 2010 campaign: why wouldn’t Governor Rell endorse her Lieutenant Governor, Michael Fedele? For the first time, Fedele is revealing some of what may have led to […]
How should Dodd and Rell be Honored?
2010 marks the apparent end of the long political careers of two of the biggest names in Connecticut politics: Senator Chris Dodd and Governor Jodi Rell. Rell has been on a ballot […]
Dennis House 