Twenty years ago this weekend our top story was a wedding much of Connecticut was buzzing about even though it was happening in neighboring Rhode Island. Then Governor-elect John Rowland was tying […]
Face the State Flashback: The Rowland Wedding
20 Years of Election Coverage
My co-anchor Denise D’Ascenzo and I have worked many an election night together and last night was an anniversary for us. Twenty years ago, we anchored our first election night as a […]
Nappier Defends Record in Quest for 5th Term
The night Denise Nappier was elected state treasurer, John Rowland was re-elected governor in a landslide. Senator Chris Dodd coasted to a fourth term as U.S. Senator and George W. Bush was […]
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. […]
Face the State Flashback: the Pay Raise Debate of 1998
There is little privacy when you are elected official. Your salary is public knowledge, and if you get a raise, everybody knows about it. If you want a raise, you really can’t […]
Face the State Flashback: the 1994 Democratic Convention
It’s only fitting for this Sunday’s live edition of Face the State devoted to the Democratic State Convention that our flashback is from a past convention. This Sunday, we take you back […]
Will City Name Street for Key Figure in Perez Corruption Scandal?
There is tremendous controversy surrounding a proposal to re-name a corner in Hartford’s north end after a key figure in the Eddie Perez corruption scandal. City council member Cynthia Jennings is seeking […]
Face the State Flashback: Income Tax Rally of ’91
Twenty-six years ago this fall an estimated 50,000 people turned out at the State Capitol to protest the state’s newly passed income tax. Any way you look at it, this was an […]
Rowland in Federal Court: The Sequel
Former governor John Rowland will stand trial in federal court in June, ten years after he resigned from office to face corruption charges that would eventually lead to prison. What is next […]
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