Kevin Rennie

The New Year marks the start of the 2013 regular session of the General Assembly on Jan. 9 as well as the beginning of the second half of Gov. Dannel Malloy's term. Events have imposed an urgent expectation of serious action on the lawmakers. What to...

Federal law enforcement agents visited the Legislative Office Building in October to examine the illegal intersection of legislating and campaign fundraising. What a dispiriting tale continues to unfold at the heart of state government. In mid October,...

Life in a one-party state may require Republicans in the General Assembly to serve only as noisy spectators as Democrats wrestle with exploding budget deficits. The way forward for all remains murky and uncertain. Democrats control all the levers in...

Put out more state employee suggestion boxes. Democratic and Working Families Gov. Dannel P. Malloy assured us that employee suggestions would save $180 million in spending over two years. Like so much of what Malloy promised, it isn't working. The...

The Oxford English Dictionary unveiled its word of the year last week, helpfully providing a succinct description of the scandal that has claimed Gen. David Petraeus' glittering career and appears to have only begun its cull. Omnishambles: "a situation...

You probably hold the same beliefs on matters large and small that you did a week ago, notwithstanding Tuesday's election. So do the hundreds of candidates elected to serve in Washington, only more so. Navigating through other people's convictions will be...

You will note that the Opinion section of the newspaper is devoid of comment and revelation on Tuesday's election. We leave you to the crystal waters of cool reflection on your own as the moment to cast your secret ballot grows near. The winners, no...

The left, which possesses the loudest voice in Connecticut's public life, encourages diversity in everything but thought. You must adhere to the orthodoxy that government is good, bigger government is better, except for law enforcement, which is always...

The 5th Congressional District will tell us if voters mean what they say. You've heard it, you may have uttered the same sentiments yourself. Why can't our elected officials stop being so partisan and nasty? Why won't they work together? If that's what...

These straitened times have struck even the Nobel Prize Committee. Laureates will receive financial rewards that are 20 percent less than previously. It is a bow to reality that there's not as much money for even the most accomplished among us....

While the marquee races for the U.S. Senate and the 5th Congressional District continue to dominate political news, politics and government continue in many other places. Some dispiriting statistics indicate Connecticut's decline will continue....

Candidates apply their cunning and resources to introducing you to their opponents. The next five weeks will feature heavy doses of ominous music and grainy photos on your television screen. The truth faces mighty obstacles on its journey to you....