By Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror June 4, 2026 Last July, as Mayor Erin Stewart of New Britain looked ahead to leaving office and beginning a
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Category: State Politics
Join City’s State Delegation To Learn Legislative Highlights At Downton Library Forum
Bridgeport’s nine-member state legislative delegation, the largest in Connecticut, will unpack highlights from the latest session of the General Assembly Thursday, 6 p.m. at the
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Impact CT: The Million Dollar Question – Can Josh Elliott Build An Affordability Brand?
From the advocacy group https://www.impactconn.org/ Memorial Day Weekend kicked off summer and it seems, based on campaign text messages, that Josh Elliott has relaunched his gubernatorial
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Lamont Signs Budget, Cites Historic Funding For Communities
From Governor Lamont: Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has signed into law the fiscal year 2027 budget adjustment bill (Public Act 26-68), which
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Absentee Ballot Now Universal Voting Option In CT
Connecticut’s excuse-only absentee ballot voting is now officially history. No longer must voters check a reason on an absentee application to request a mail-in ballot.
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Josh Elliott: We’re On The Ballot – Challenging Lamont In August Primary
State Rep. Josh Elliot, co-owner of a family grocery store in Hamden, received sufficient delegate support at Saturday’s convention to challenge Democratic incumbent Ned Lamont in an
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Lamont Clinches CT Democratic Party Endorsement, But Faces Primary From Josh Elliott
By Andrew Brown, CT Mirror May 16, 2026 Ned Lamont secured the endorsement of Connecticut’s Democratic Party on Saturday as the two-term governor prepares to
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CT GOP Opens Convention, Nominating Down-Ballot Candidates
By Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror May 15, 2026 The Connecticut Republican Party opened its two-day nominating convention Friday, rebooting a day after Erin Stewart, its
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