Connecticut’s cashflow is swimming in surpluses. Democratic leadership in the state legislature wants to do something about that to ease the financial burden on constituents.
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Category: State Politics
Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox Tapped For Key Committee Assignments In State Senate
In four weeks State Senator-elect Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox will formally take her seat for the start of the General Assembly’s 2025 legislative session that will last
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Jack Hennessy, Political Maverick, Legislator, Army Ranger, Dead at 73
Jack Hennessy, the dean of Bridgeport’s state legislative delegation prior to his defeat in 2022, a former Army Ranger who championed benefits for veterans,
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Legislative Leadership Reappoints Stafstrom House Chair Of Judiciary Committee
News release from House Speaker Matt Ritter: House Speaker Matt Ritter (D-Hartford) and House Majority Leader Jason Rojas (D-East Hartford, Manchester) today announced the reappointment of Rep. Steven Stafstrom (D- Bridgeport)
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Wake Up! Democratic State Rep. Rosario Offers Solutions To Winning Back Latino, Working-Class Voters
Bridgeport State Rep. Chris Rosario, a State House deputy speaker who represents Connecticut’s largely Latino 128th District, writes in this commentary winning back key voting
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Senator-Elect Sujata: We Did This Together
She beat the boys from Bridgeport in a Democratic primary then won the general election against Republican Chris Carrena to fill the seat of a
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Early Vote Steady In Bridgeport
One week from next Tuesday’s vote count, more than 7,000 city voters have cast early ballots among roughly 70,000 registered electors, according to election officials,
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Welcome To Madison Scare Garden
Following fallout from Sunday night’s bro-bash at Madison Square (or is it scare?) Garden members of the Connecticut General Assembly’s Black and Puerto Rican Caucus
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