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The Ticket - Voters in Colorado and Minnesota will caucus on Tuesday in what will be the sixth (and seventh) contests of the 2012 Republican race for the presidential nomination. In our continuing interview series with local political reporters, Yahoo News spoke with the Denver Post's Lynn Bartels on the eve of the Colorado caucuses about the dimmed [...]
The Ticket - There are three GOP nomination contests today. Voters will gather for caucuses in Minnesota and Colorado, and head to the polls for a primary in Missouri. Networks could project winners in Minnesota and Missouri as early as 8 p.m. EST and 9 p.m. EST in Colorado. Delegates at stake Tuesday: 76. Needed to win the [...]
AP - Presidential contender Mitt Romney is fighting to win over social conservatives in Tuesday's Republican caucuses.
AP - Ron Paul has invested days of campaigning and money for television ads ahead of caucuses in Minnesota, where he's hoping he can eke out the first win of his Republican presidential campaign.
AP - Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is campaigning in Ohio in hopes of appealing to Republicans who will vote well ahead of the state's March 6 primary.
AP - A profile of Minnesota, site of a Republican presidential caucus on Tuesday:
 AP - In presidential politics, Minnesota is as close to a Democratic fortress as states come.
 AP - Mitt Romney hopes his presidential campaign hasn't ignored Rick Santorum's aggressive attacks for too long, as caucuses in Colorado and Minnesota on Tuesday could reshuffle the race for the Republican presidential nomination.
AP - After back-to-back fiascos in Nevada and Iowa, the term "caucus" may be on its way to becoming a bad word in the GOP lexicon.
Reuters - Republican candidate Rick Santorum is gunning for a victory in at least one of the three states holding presidential nominating contests on Tuesday in an attempt to slow down front-runner Mitt Romney and revive his fading White House hopes.
ContributorNetwork - While the counting in Nevada took longer than expected, the winner of the state's Republican caucus was no surprise. Mitt Romney, as expected, handily beat his challengers in the first Western state to vote in the nomination process. Here's a look at the numbers behind the Nevada caucus:
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | If I wasn't already aware of the Republican presidential candidates now setting their sights on Colorado, the robo-calls from the Mitt Romney campaign on a Sunday afternoon, which incidentally followed robo-surveys of a political nature over the last week, would have certainly let me in on that little fact. According to the Associated Press, Romney -- galvanized by his recent wins -- is looking to hold on to his top position and build on it.
AP - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he doesn't think a prominent breast cancer charity should continue giving grants to Planned Parenthood because it provides abortion services.
ContributorNetwork - The four remaining GOP presidential hopefuls now turn their focus to the Minnesota caucus. Five states have completed the selection process for president in 2012 and Mitt Romney is the front-runner. Voice of America states public opinion polls in the state reveal any one of the candidates can win the state's caucus.
ContributorNetwork - As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Republican presidential front-runner Mitt Romney is not allowed to have more than one living wife. Not only is it illegal in the U.S., it is also grounds for excommunication from the church, which Mormons believe denies someone access to their family and to the highest heaven in the next life.
 AP - Long skeptical of Mitt Romney, tea party activists are either warming up to the GOP presidential front-runner or reluctantly backing him after abandoning hope of finding a nominee they like better.
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | I have said before the most logical step for Ron Paul in this year's presidential campaign would be to run as an independent. Earlier in the campaign, there were some who would have burnt me at the stake for even suggesting such a thought. The general consensus from Paul supporters is there is no way he wouldn't get the GOP nomination to run against Obama.
ContributorNetwork - COMMENTARY | Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has found another justification for being beaten by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney -- the Mormons caused him to lose Nevada on Saturday. During Gingrich's press conference Saturday night in Las Vegas, he said that Romney had the benefit of this caucus being held in a "heavily Mormon state," as reported by Bloomberg.
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Many of you know that Marcy and I are the proud parents of two children, Aidan and Deana, who we adopted from South Korea. They are the lights of our lives, and raising them is the most important, joyful, thing we will ever do.
?The decision by the Federal Government to reject Connecticut?s Race to the Top application was disappointing, but predictable. US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan warned us that ?watered-down proposals with lots of consensus won?t win. And proposals that drive real reform will win.? Republicans fought for the changes we needed to win the grant, but Democrats stopped real reform by bending to special interests. Democrat legislative leaders bear the most responsibility for this failure. While Democrat legislators in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Rhode Island enacted necessary reforms, our Democratic leadership in Connecticut failed to take necessary steps to position our state for a Race to the Top grant.
Senator Toni Boucher received the ConCAN Tip of the Cap Award for her education reform efforts during a ceremony at Wilton High School on July 26, 2010. Standing with Senator Boucher (holding the award) is from left to right: Sandy DeFelice, Jim Marpe, Gil Bray, Alex Johnston, Beill Meyer, George Underhill, Janet Bondeson, and Kristin LaFleur. Senator Toni Boucher (R-26) today was recognized by the Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now (ConnCAN) for her leadership on education reform issues during an awards ceremony at Wilton High School. Senator Boucher was presented with the ConnCAN Tip of the Cap Award by Alex Johnston, a nationally recognized education reform advocate and Chief Executive Officer of ConnCAN. Among those who attended the ceremony were local government officials, including members of the Westport and Wilton school boards. Senator Boucher is a former member and chair of the Wilton Board of Education. ?I am so pleased to be able to honor Senator Boucher with the Tip of the Cap award. She has been a strong leader on education reform, and always goes the extra mile to make sure that we are focusing on what will best serve Connecticut?s children. I look forward to partnering with her in the future to further improve outcomes for all of our students,? said ConnCAN CEO Alex Johnston. Senator Boucher, who learned to speak English as an Italian immigrant child attending school in Connecticut, said she has always considered it an honor and a privilege to work to ensure that all children have access to a quality public school education. She said she is honored to receive the ConnCAN Tip of the Cap Award. ?I became involved in government, first as a member of the Wilton school board and later as a member of the State Board of Education because I so strongly believe that ensuring a good quality education is our moral obligation to all of Connecticut?s children, and the key to our state?s future. My parents brought my brother and me to this country as children in order to provide a better life for us, and part of that was making sure that we valued the opportunity to get a good education. My father?s daily missive was that ?education is everything; it is the way out of poverty and the path to true freedom.? That is a lesson that has stayed with me, along with a core value that ensuring a quality education for children, no matter the challenging circumstances they face,is a social responsibility we all share. It is heartwarming to me personally that ConnCAN and our local advocates give of themselves and their resources to lift these children up, as I was once a child who so desperately needed and wanted an education. And, I will continue to partner with ConnCAN and their members, as well as other legislators, to work to ensure that all of the children of our state have that same opportunity to get a good education,? said Senator Boucher. ConnCAN was founded in 2005 by educational entrepreneurs in Connecticut who believe that closing the education gap requires not only innovative educational models, but also issue-based advocacy. The mission of the organization, located in Hartford and New Haven, is to provide ?great schools for all? by running results-oriented issues campaigns. Working with key legislative supporters and local philanthropists such as Andy Boas and Michael Kassen of Westport, they pushed through educational policies that make real changes for kids and go a long way towards closing Connecticut?s deep achievement gap. More information about ConnCAN is available at www.conncan.org. Local officials offered their congratulations to Senator Boucher for receiving the ConnCAN Tip of the Cap Award. ?As a member of the Westport Board of Education, I am able to have a leadership role in an outstanding, high performance, public school district. But as a board member of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education, I see too many school districts in our state that are not delivering the 21st Century education that all Connecticut children deserve,and which will be the basis for a successful future of our State. We are fortunate to have a representative like Senator Boucher who is using her experience and influence to actively seek practical and affordable solutions to closing the education achievement gap that ConnCAN has so effectively identified,? said Jim Marpe, Vice Chairman of the Westport Board of Education. ?Speaking on behalf of the Wilton BOE, we are delighted that ConnCAN recognizes Toni?s unique ability and drive for quality education to the children throughout Connecticut by honoring her with this award. Toni began her public career with the Wilton BOE and understands the issues facing public education today. Her strong knowledgeable voice on educational public policy is very much appreciated,? said Gil Bray, Chairman of the Wilton Board of Education. ?An educated workforce is imperative toattracting new business, creating jobs and improving Connecticut's economy. We owe it to our children to ensure that all children in Connecticut have access to quality education that prepares them for employment in the 21st century. It is important to their future and to ours," said Kristin LaFleur, former member of the Westport Board of Education. Remarks by State Senator Toni Boucher (R-26) 2010 ConCAN Tip of The Cap Award Ceremony, Wilton High School Thank you, Alex, for this extraordinary honor. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my colleagues and fellow crusaders for joining me here today. Together, we will continue the good fight, and our ?race to the top? for educational excellence. I am privileged to have served with some of you as a member and chair of the Wilton school board. Our mission was to serve up a strong curriculum and high standards as we prepared students to reach their full potential and did our best to imbue them with the desire to be life long learners. It is so fitting that we are standing in front of one of our region?s best high schools under a sign that reads: ?Striving For Excellence?. Formally recognized, or not, that is really the motto of all of our area high schools: Staples, Wilton, Joel Barlow, New Canaan, Ridgefield, Bethel and Weston I began my journey in public service wanting to ?Make a Difference.? What I have learned over the years is that the too often cited noble goal of ?Making a Difference? is extremely elusive. Very few endeavors even come close to making a true difference in this world. There are only two places where we have a real fighting chance to make a lasting, life-altering difference-- in the home and in the classroom. And if a home fails a child, there is only one place left with any hope of success: his, or her, school. This is where the rubber truly hits the road of a young person?s life. So, that is how I became involved in government - first as a member of the Wilton school board and later as a member of the State Board of Education. I so strongly believe that ensuring a good quality education is a moral obligation we have to all of Connecticut?s children, and the key to a better future for our state. My parents brought my brother and me to this country as children in order to provide a better life for us, and part of that was making sure that we valued the opportunity to get a good education. My father?s daily missive was that ?education is everything; it is the way out of poverty and the path to true freedom.? That is a lesson that has stayed with me, along with a core value that ensuring a quality education for children, no matter what challenging circumstances they face, is a social responsibility that we all share. That was also brought home to me as a State Board of Education member where we were confronted with Sheff v O?Neil, the Supreme Court decision that challenged Connecticut to provide an equal education to children in failing Hartford schools. Later, as a new state representative on the legislature?s Education Committee, I saw a lot of proposals to reform education through a lot of initiatives intended to make changes in bilingual education, deal with social promotion, create preschool programs for the disadvantaged, and many others. Successfully addressing the problems in our intercity schools seemed insurmountable - until I met the brilliant and relentless young advocates of ConnCAN. They tackled Connecticut?s achievement gap head-on. They focused a spotlight and energy on Connecticut?s educational system that was ? and still is - desperately needed. We need to remember that Connecticut?s education system - once number one in the United States ? is the only reason we are not at the complete bottom when it comes to job creation and the ability to attract business. Today, we are falling behind in our ability to create jobs and attract business. We must pick up the pace. We are not just in a national race but also in a global race to the top. As the stakes rise in this global competition, we must raise our own expectations about what our schools can and should accomplish. That means implementing more rigorous standards for all students, including inner city children. The state must also help our high performing charter schools by ensuring that money follows the child into the classroom where they are taught. By rewarding high performing schools, we encourage a culture of excellence in education. ConnCAN believes that closing the education gap requires not only innovative educational models, but also issue-based advocacy. Their mission is to provide ?great schools for all? by running results-oriented issues campaigns. Working with key legislative supporters and local philanthropists such as Andy Boas and Michael Kassen of Westport, they pushed through educational policies that make real changes for kids and go a long way towards closing Connecticut?s deep achievement gap. It is gratifying to me personally that ConnCAN and our local advocates give so much of themselves and their resources to lift these children up, as I was once a child who so desperately needed and wanted an education. I pledge to continue to work with ConnCAN and their members, as well as other legislators, to ensure that all of the children of our state have that same opportunity to get a good education.
Senator Toni Boucher (R-26) reminded Connecticut residents that the nation?s landmark Americans With Disabilities Act was signed into law twenty years ago on July 26, 1990.
Fasano, Fontana Celebrate North Haven "Walk It/Bike It to School Connecticut" Winners
State Senator John A. Kissel (R-Enfield) today sent a letter to Connecticut Department of Corrections (DOC) Acting Commissioner Brian Murphy requesting information about state prison library policies. Following the release of information that Steven Hayes, one of the two men charged with the Petit murders, had been in possession of books that were ?criminally malevolent in the extreme,? during his tenure in prison prior to the murders, Sen. Kissel, ranking senator on the Judiciary Committee, questioned DOC?s policies regarding the content of library books at state prisons.
Last Tuesday, the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) held a special public hearing in West Hartford to address the potential closing of its recreational areas for public use. Estimates of up to 800 people turned out to rally against the closure of the over 10,000 acres of property, which includes the reservoir in West Harford and Lake McDonough in Barkhamsted. Each year thousands of residents from all over the state come to these places to bike, run, hike and swim.
State Senator John A. Kissel (R-Enfield) today praised passage of legislation extending the foreclosure mediation program for two additional years. HB 5270, An Act Concerning Foreclosure Mediation, was signed at a ceremony in Windsor Locks today at the home of Laura Wilson, a constituent who participated in the program.
State Senator Tony Guglielmo, R-Stafford, today said that the towns of Stafford and Union have been awarded funding to assist in the purchase of emergency generators for their local emergency shelters and operations centers. The funding is part of a $1.8 million federal homeland security grant and is being administered by the state Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security. The towns are two of 24 municipalities in Connecticut that will be receiving funding.
Senator Rob Kane (R-32) has formally asked co-chairs of the General Assembly?s Human Services Committee to call a hearing regarding the state Department of Children & Families? recent handling of a case regarding Torrington children, now in state custody, who were returned to their parents after police found them living in unsafe conditions. Senator Kane is a ranking member, the leading Republican Senator, on the Human Services Committee.
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