Today Alex Knopp in The Hour:

A news story in The Hour last month after a Common Council meeting reported that I had advised Councilman Poruban about the ethics complaint he filed against Councilman Kydes. This is not accurate.

I was not consulted by Mr. Poruban about his complaint, did not know in advance that he intended to file a complaint and did not see the complaint before it was filed.

But the yourCT.com handy wayback machine says otherwise:

McQuaid’s alarm goes off too a Looney Toons clip (how appropriate)

Lawyer questions who and when Poruban prepared the complaint.

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Finally. Of course he could have saved the taxpayers money by doing this earlier. Those subpoenas must have been pretty scary.

Sen. Louis C. DeLuca announced his resignation shortly after 1 p.m. today, ending a 17-year career in the Senate and a five-month controversy over his dealings with James Galante, a trash hauler accused of having ties to organized crime.

DeLuca struggled to remain composed as he read aloud a two-page statement. His wife, Alice, stood by his side, her right hand on his left shoulder.

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The official recount of Districts A and E is underway at city hall. Anxious candidates Andy Conroy, Victor Cavallao, Gwen Briggs, Bill Krummel, Richard Bonnefant and Matt Miklave were on hand for the beginning. Once everyone realized that the count was going to take a long, long time, some left. I’ve been here about two hours, and can report that not much has advanced.

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