Jodi Rell

Still The Same Wolfson

The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

Apparently the interlude with Mayor Bloomberg's campaign didn't change Howard Wolfson, at least when it comes to his affinity for Connecticut's Ned Lamont. Chris Cillizza reported this afternoon that Wolfson's next consulting gig will be with Lamont's gubernatorial bid in the Nutmeg State, which he announced just days before the current governor, Jodi Rell, decided she won't seek re-election in 2010....

Pro-gay Conn. gov. decides not to seek another term

Out Gay Life (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

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Poll: Rell's approval rating up

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

A new poll released a day after Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced she would not seek re-election shows her approval rating has increased and she would beat all challengers in 2010.

Connecticut Governor Won’t Seek Re-election

New York Times (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

In a surprising late-afternoon announcement, Gov. M. Jodi Rell did not immediately give a specific reason for her decision.

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Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell decides not to seek another term

Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009

HARTFORD, Conn. - An emotional Gov. M. Jodi Rell announced today she will not run for re-election next year, stepping away from the job after a difficult budget battle with...

CT-Gov: Rell Won't Run For Re-Election; SSP Moves to Tossup

Swing State Project (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009

Big news out of the Nutmeg State: Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell says she will not seek re-election next year. Rell made the announcement in a news conference with reporters Monday at the statehouse in Hartford. This comes as a surprise, as Rell has had fairly high job approval ratings, although they'd been trending downwards lately, and a recent bit of ethical bad news couldn't have helped matters....

Rell to call lawmakers back before February

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell says she'll likely call state legislators back to the Capitol to make further cuts to the state budget before the regular legislative session begins in February.

Rell says Conn. needs more flu vaccine

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009

Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell says the state needs to know when the federal government plans to ship more flu vaccine.

Conn. Gov. says she'll prepare new deficit plan

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009

Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell says she'll prepare a new plan to reduce the state budget after receiving a report that says the current fiscal year is already $388.5 million in deficit.

WNPR Needs to Dump Dautrich and Middleton

My Left Nutmeg - Front Page (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009

I listened to the first edition of WNPR's "Politics, Burgers and Beer" program recently, which featured Ken Dautrich getting grilled by everyone, including The Day reporter Ted Mann who broke the story regarding Dautrich's shady contract with Rell, and I was appalled. It is as clear as daylight that Rell's contract with Dautrich was meant as a means of paying him for political advice with...

Rell raised less than $15,000 in last quarter

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009

Connecticut Gov. M. Jodi Rell's exploratory committee for the 2010 election has raised $14,760 over the past three months.

Rell usurps school stimulus funds

My Left Nutmeg - Front Page (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009

Remember all the federal stimulus funds that were supposed to flow to local school districts to help offset locally-incurred school budget cuts? Well here in Connecticut you can forget it .(subscription) Gov. M. Jodi Rell (R-CT) has set up a shell game, reducing state funding for local schools by 14% each of the next two years, and supplanting those funds with the $542 million federal education funds...

Reportedly Some States are Misusing Stimulus Aid

The Essence of Politics (Free subscription) | 10/14/2009

Well it seems as if there is some fraud and waste or at least some misuse of the stimulus aid taking place in many states across America. However the states under criticism for allegedly misusing stimulus dollars are stung about the accusations just as much as many of us probably are. Nonetheless several states are defending their use of federal stimulus money after receiving an official scolding from...

Connecticut Democrats Say Rell Spent Taxpayer Money on Politics

New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009

Democrats said Governor M. Jodi Rell hired a pollster to conduct focus group sessions on the state budget.

Suicide attack kills Conn. native in Afghanistan

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 10/05/2009

HARTFORD - Governor M. Jodi Rell ordered Connecticut’s flags lowered to half staff yesterday to honor a Hamden native who was killed fighting in Afghanistan.