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McKinney pulls a stunt?
The campaign-finance scandal surrounding the congressional campaign of state House Speaker Christopher Donovan, D-Meriden, is easily the biggest political story in Connecticut. The scandal became...
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They got another, Part 2
Last summer, Connecticut was rocked by the scandal involving then-state House Speaker Christopher Donovan’s campaign for the Democratic nomination for the 5th Congressional District seat. To date, the...
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President Gray
Gregory W. Gray, chancellor of Riverside Community College in California, is expected to be appointed president of Connecticut’s Board of Regents for Higher Education. Connecticut’s Board of Regents...
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Spitzer and Pataki
In my post from Tuesday, I wrote about the narcissistic tendencies of disgraced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who now is running for New York City comptroller. Mr. Spitzer resigned the...
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Another run for Spitzer?
As you will recall, disgraced former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer fell short when he attempted to gain the Democratic nomination for New York City comptroller this year, half-a-decade after he resigned...
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All calm on the Waterbury front
When Waterbury voters went to the polls two years ago, they closed one of the ugliest campaigns in recent city history. That 2011 race was a showdown between Democrat Neil M. O’Leary, then a Board of...
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Christie’s crashing
Back on Dec. 30, I noted National Journal magazine had declared Gov. Chris Christie, R-N.J., one of the political winners of 2013. In bestowing this honor on Gov. Christie, the magazine cited his...
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Donovan’s disgrace
The Connecticut United States attorney’s office recently announced former state House Speaker Christopher Donovan, D-Meriden, will not face criminal charges over the scandal that scuttled his 2012...
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Blumenthal gets it?
In a May 29 editorial, we urged Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., to keep up his effort to get to the bottom of the scandal engulfing Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals. We argued Sen....
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What was Foley thinking?
In my Sept. 9 post, I harshly criticized Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for trying to tie Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley to the latest corruption scandal involving former Gov. John G....
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What a surprise
The Connecticut Education Association, the largest teachers union in the state, recently hired former House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan, D-Meriden, as a field representative. There is no doubt Mr....
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Zeroing in?
In the wake of the contract-steering scandal that forced Gov. John G. Rowland‘s 2004 resignation, Connecticut policymakers sought higher standards for public officials. A well-known fruit of their...
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