The chances of a Democrat winning the 2012 open-seat Senate race in Connecticut haven’t gotten considerably worse . . . but winning that race is suddenly looking a lot more expensive . WASHINGTON — Linda E. McMahon , the wrestling mogul who spent $50 million of her own money in an aggressive but failed Senate run in Connecticut last year, will announce in the coming week that she will try again, according to two Republicans who are close to her. Keep reading this post . . .
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Linda McMahon’s Fortune Expected to Run for Senate
Reuters – Congressional leaders are still far apart on a wide range of budget issues but agree on the need to raise the debt ceiling, and will meet again in three days, President Barack Obama said on Thursday.
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Obama expects "bottom lines" on debt limit on Sunday
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Democrats in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut who have counted on public-sector workers for votes and financial support for decades are now squeezing them for budget savings.
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Political Allies Turn on Unions
In a surprise political move, Connecticut State Republican Chairman Chris Healy will soon endorse former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty for the 2012 GOP Presidential nomination.
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Connecticut GOP Chairman Backs Pawlenty
After months of negotiations with Connecticut’s employee unions in an attempt to reach $2 billion in concessions, Gov. Dannel Malloy said Friday a deal had been reached.
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Connecticut Impasse Ends
More than 4,000 pink slips are slated to go out to Connecticut’s state workers as early as Monday, as Gov. Dannel Malloy engages in a high-stakes game of chicken with employee unions.
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Malloy Faces Off Against Unions
The race is on for U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, a Democrat, and Connecticut state Sen. L. Scott Frantz, a Republican, but it’s not at the polls.
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Politicos With Two Oars in the Water
The number crunchers have been busy making heads and tails out of the the 2010 census figures–and some interesting figures have emerged. Namely: Milwaukee is the most segregated U.S. city. People who live in Washington DC make wayyy more money than the rest of us suckers. And Detroit residents are itching to leave the Motor City. So how segregated is Milwaukee? Here is a visual to help: Milwaukee shares the infamous distinction of being one of America’s most segregated cities by such urban centers as New York, LA, Philly, and Detroit. Here’s the list of America’s top ten segregated cities: 1. Milwaukee 2. New York 3. Chicago 4. Detroit 5. Cleveland 6. Buffalo 7. St. Louis 8. Cincinatti 9. Philadelphia 10. Los Angeles And while we’re talking about troubled American cities, the two U.S. city that experienced greatest rate of population decline were New Orleans and Detroit: And the final stand out fact is this: when you look at average personal income by state, the numbers aren’t too surprising. States like Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New Jersey top the list, with average personal incomes in the $50k range. Meanwhile, Mississippi comes in last–and West Virginia and Idaho are near the bottom as well, with incomes in the 30k range. But when you look at the list closer, you’ll see that the figure for the District of Columbia, our nation’s capitol, at the very bottom–and that’s not because average personal income there is lowest. On the contrary: DC blows all the states out of the water. Its average personal income is $71, 044. That’s about 15k higher than Connecticut’s $56k, and $30k higher than the national average of about $40k. There are other fun census facts over at Buzzfeed .
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Milwaukee Wisc. is Most Segregated U.S. City, and Other Quirky Census Facts
From yoga studios and pet-grooming services to boats and even coupons, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy is proposing $1.5 billion in new taxes to help plug the state’s $3.3 billion shortfall.
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Connecticut Tries to Put the Squeeze on Yoga
