Today’s MC&P was served up by Melissa Ozols
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WHAT TO WATCH |
Chris Donovan’s failed bid for congress left many members of his staff jobless, including his former campaign spokesman Gabe Rosenberg. Lucky for Rosenberg presumed House Speaker Brendan Sharkey was able to provide a soft landing with a $100,000 a year gig. Read more
State Supreme Court to Hear Ballot Line Case
WFP Wants to Raise Profile
Lovallo Taking On Dudchik
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OLD STATE HOUSE & HYPE will play host to another event in their “Barstools to Ballots” series with a panel discussion called “Back to the Future of Transportation: How will we get around Hartford?” The discussion will be moderated by CTNewsJunkie’s Christine Stuart starting at 5:30 p.m. at the Old State House. There is a small fee, but attendees will get to nosh on appetizers provided by Salute. Sorry, no Deloreans or flux capacitors. More information
Campaign Trail Happenings
46 & 47 DISTRICT HOUSE CANDIDATES will participate in a forum organized by The Day starting at 7 p.m. at the Otis Library, 261 Main Street, Norwich.
LOB Activities, Meetings & Events
COUNCIL ON MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OVERSIGHT’S Women’s Health Committee will meet at 9:30 a.m. in Room 1A.
STATEWIDE SUICIDE ADVISORY BOARD will hold a press conference as part of National Suicide Prevention Week at 10 a.m. in Old Judiciary.
COMMISSION FOR EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY will meet at 1 p.m. in Room 1C.
ASIAN PACIFIC AMERICAN AFFAIRS COMMISSION will meet at 6 p.m. in Room 2600.
CANCELED: Quantity & Volume Discounts Subcommittee, Existing Alcoholic Liquor Permit Restrictions Subcommittee and the Long Term Care Advisory Council meetings.
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Check Out Our DNC Photos!
And be sure not to miss his photo collection of the creative headware spotted on the convention floor here. Wyman & Boucher On ‘Face the State’
Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman and state Sen. Toni Boucher were guests on “Face the State.” The two were followed by an all-woman panel featuring Susan Campbell, Shelly Sindland, and Sonya Dean. Read more GOP’s Labriola On ‘The Real Story’
Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Jerry Labriola appeared on “The Real Story” offering a rebuttal to the Democratic National Convention. View the interview here Gov. Malloy Talks Tech In Charlotte
Gov. Dannel Malloy talked tech in Charlotte last week on a panel discussion hosted by Bloomberg TV and Google. Malloy was joined by Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, and Austan Goolsbee, a former chairman of the White House Council of Economic Advisers and now a business professor at the University of Chicago. Read more and watch the panel here ‘Revolutionary’ Campaign’s Next Ad Shoot
The Cornwall Bridge and a group of bicyclists will be included in the state’s latest “Still Revolutionary” ad campaign. The 32 crew members and five Connecticut actors spent three days filming the 30-second spot. The ad will begin running Sept. 17 in a $1.5 million buy. Read more Report: CT Not A Tax Friendly State For Retirees
Kiplinger’s retirement tax map says that Connecticut is not a tax-friendly state for retirees, calling the state a “tax nightmare.” The article points to real-estate taxes that are currently the second highest in the nation. Read more |
My husband, Lon Seidman, went down to Charlotte with a lot of cameras I didn’t know he owned. Check out some of the pictures he took of the event and some of the Connecticut delegates
Wondering where your favorite politico spent the weekend? Just check out their twitter feeds. Many were happy to share the “great times” they had at various fairs, festivals, and picnics. Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal joined the festivities at the Greenwich Democrat’s annual picnic. Read more
Watch any of Linda McMahon’s many commercials and notice something missing? The mention of her party. She is not the only candidate leaving her party affiliation out of television ads. Read more
The Greenwich Time took a look at Linda McMahon’s charitable contributions and noticed they dramatically increased in 2011 while she readied her 2012 senate campaign. Read more
The McMahon camp is trying to spin Chris Murphy’s 2007 mortgage woes as a “sweetheart mortgage deal,” while the Hartford Courant editorial sees otherwise, saying, “there is no evidence that Mr. Murphy received preferential treatment.” Read more
The Murphy camp has added another group of supporters with the launch of “Students for Murphy.” Check out the group’s site here
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A “shout out” also goes out to the CT Coalition Against Domestic Violence’s new Communication and Policy Specialist, Liza Andrews.
A “shout out” to Gov. Malloy on being named the National Governor’s Association’s Education and Workforce Committee Chair.
9:30 a.m. Council on Medical Assistance Program Oversight: Women’s Health Committee Meeting, LOB, Room 1A
10 a.m. Statewide Suicide Advisory Board: Suicide Prevention Awareness Campaign & Press Conference, CAP, Old Judiciary Room
10 a.m. Quantity and Volume Discounts Subcommittee Meeting – CANCELLED, LOB, Room 1B
1 p.m. Existing Alcoholic Liquor Permit Restrictions Subcommittee Meeting – CANCELLED, LOB, Room 1B
1 p.m. Connecticut State Library: Commission for Educational Technology Meeting, LOB, Room 1C
1 p.m. CANCELLED: Commission on Aging: Long Term Care Advisory Council Meeting, LOB, Room 2A
6 p.m. Asian Pacific American Affairs Commission: Commission Meeting, LOB, Room 2600
