M. Jodi Rell

Three more women are elected governor - Mary Fallin, Nikki Haley and Susana Martinez make history

2010-11-03 16:34:56

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Connecticut court allows gays to wed

2008-10-11 00:00:00

The Connecticut Supreme Court on Friday gave gay and lesbian couples the right to marry, ruling that civil unions relegate them to a "separate" and "inferior status" that falls short of full equality. "We therefore agree with the plaintiffs that...

Court Hears Gay Marriage Case

2006-03-22 00:00:00

Eight same-sex couples seeking the right to marry in Connecticut got their first hearing in court Tuesday, with their attorney arguing that marriage was a fundamental right that could not be denied to a certain group of citizens. The state permits gay...

State Allows Civil Unions for Same-Sex Couples

2005-04-21 00:00:00

Connecticut became the second state to offer civil unions to same-sex couples -- and the first to do so without being forced by the courts. About an hour after the state Senate in Hartford sent it to her, Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell signed into law a...

Waterford will take position on Seaside taxing district proposal

2013-05-17 02:24:02

The Waterford Board of Selectmen will vote Tuesday on whether to support the creation of a special taxing district that Farmington-based developer Mark Steiner is advocating for the state-owned, former Seaside property on Shore Road. First Selectman...

Taxing plan is focus of latest bid for Seaside

2013-05-11 01:44:02

Developer Mark Steiner is lobbying Waterford First Selectman Daniel Steward and state Sen. Andrea Stillman, D-Waterford, to create a special taxing district at the state-owned former Seaside property on Shore Road. Steiner is seeking a bill that would...

Connecticut Lawmakers Consider Changes to Digital Billboards

2013-04-30 13:00:00

Our public bureaucrats don’t normally pay much attention to matters involving seconds. (At least, not when you’re standing in line at the DMV or waiting for your income tax refund check to arrive.) There is one area, however, where state...

Budget Provides Battleground For Governor And 2 Who Might Try To Replace Him In 2014

2013-04-27 19:30:00

The 2014 gubernatorial campaign is not yet in full swing, but the budget debate over the next six weeks at the state Capitol could hint at the bitter political clashes to come. Three of the expected candidates in the governor's race will be at the...

Former Federal Judge To Help Decide Who Gets Sandy Hook Money, Sources Say

2013-04-18 16:11:00

The foundation charged with distributing more than $11 million donated after the Sandy Hook massacre is bringing in a former federal judge to help decide how that money will be allocated, two sources familiar with the selection said Thursday. Alan H....

Ritter's Lobbying Raises Questions

2013-03-09 16:24:43

When is a lobbyist not a lobbyist? The answer, according to the complicated state laws that determine who's allowed to influence government officials in decision-making (which is what lobbying is, pretty much), is: When a person lobbies a public official...

Developer Suggests State's Controversial Land Swap May Be Revived

2013-03-30 13:25:00

Last year, conservationists celebrated the death of the so-called Haddam land swap — a controversial deal approved by the state legislature in 2011 to let private developers acquire 17 acres of state-owned land overlooking the Connecticut River in...

Connecticut's Hotel and Convention Industry Unites At A New York Landmark

2013-03-22 21:18:25

NEW YORK — In a dimly lit room inside Grand Central Station, with a high, ornate, painted wood ceiling and a stone fireplace with a carved, winged lion insignia, a piece of the Connecticut economy came to life. There, in a gathering late Thursday,...

Groton, CT August 24, 2005 Sen. Christopher Dodd, left, and Sen. Joe Lieberman, share a laugh with Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell, standing behind them, and next to John Markowicz, Chairman of the Sub Base Realignment Coalition, during a press conference at the Hampton Inn in Groton.

2012-12-18 00:00:00

Edsall takes a back seat to Gov. M. Jodi Rell and UConn's best quarterback ever, Dan Orlovsky. Rell honored the team for a winning 2004 season that ended in a bowl victory.

2012-09-05 15:45:00

Certain crimes in Connecticut are punishable by death, though the state has executed only one man -- Michael Ross -- in the past 50 years. The 2007 murders of the Petit family have cast a giant shadow over recent legislative discussions on capital punishment.

2012-02-01 14:12:51