Connecticut Politics News

First 2 parts of the video from the meeting in Hartford on Monday between Kathleen Sebelius, Rep. Rosa DeLauro, Sen. Chris Dodd and small business leaders in Connecticut:

Part 1

Part 2

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I will be uploading more as I edit and upload it to YouTube. Should be about 5 or 6 parts?

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed a lawsuit last month challenging the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act.

Massachusetts was the first state in the nation to legalize gay marriage and the complaint, filed July 8 in U.S. District Court in Boston, contends that Congress "overstepped its authority, undermined states' efforts to recognize marriages between same-sex couples, and codified an animus towards gay and lesbian people.''

What about the attorney general in the second* state in the nation to legalize gay marriage? A law student from Boston is launching a campaign aimed at pressuring Connecticut AG Richard Blumenthal to follow in Coakley's footsteps.

The overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system -- and the health care received by two Connecticut congressmen coping with their own personal health issues -- continues to dominate the discourse.

Yesterday Connecticut GOP Chairman Chris Healy told the Associated Press that both U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd and U.S. Rep John Larson "have great health care and can elect to have surgery at their convenience. Under a public plan, which both of them want to push, the general public won't have those same options." 

 To that, Connecticut Democratic Party spokeswoman Colleen Flanagan responded: "Chris Healy is lying, plain and simple. The healthcare plan that Senator Dodd has championed and Congressman Larson supports provide an opportunity for people who do not currently have insurance to access it.

This weekend, August  8 & 9, the State will  close the Stroffilino Bridge (Rt. 136) to continue  repairs. The bridge is the connection point between South Norwalk’s Washington Street and East Norwalk and Vets park.  The closure will be from 2:00 AM Saturday morning to 7:00 PM Saturday night and from 4:00 AM Sunday morning to 7:00 PM [...]