Connecticut Democrats will head to Hartford on May 16 to endorse a candidate for governor with incumbent Ned Lamont the overwhelming favorite. The larger question:
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Category: State Politics
CT GOP Gubernatorial Rivals Ignore Trump At Meet-And-Mingle
By Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror April 2, 2026 On a night when President Donald Trump went on television to reassure a skeptical America that an
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Legislature’s $29B Spending Plan Sets Up Negotiations With Lamont
By Keith M. Phaneuf, CT Mirror March 31, 2026 This story has been updated. The legislature’s Appropriations Committee adopted a $29 billion state budget Tuesday
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State Rep. Stafstrom: Restricting ICE, Gun Safety, Education Funding
State Rep. Steve Stafstrom, House chair of the Judiciary Committee, shares this legislative session constituent update. Dear Neighbors, It has been another productive and consequential
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House Speaker Ritter Sees Compromise On CT Tax Rebates And Aid To Schools
By Keith M. Phaneuf, CT Mirror March 26, 2026 Gov. Ned Lamont wants a $500 million rebate program that would send $200 to most taxpayers
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Powell: Dems’ Legislation Would Turn State Into A People’s Republic
From media partner Chris Powell. (CPowell@cox.net) Apparently afraid that Democrats in California and Illinois are getting ahead of them, Connecticut’s Democratic state legislators have pushed
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Jury In Bradley Case Sees Video Central To Fraud Trial
One reason the federal trial of former State Senator Dennis Bradley was long-delayed centered on an evidentiary battle over inclusion of a 28-minute video that
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Capitol Rundown: Homeschooling, Vaccines,
CT Rundown Agenda Noteworthy Education Committee meeting on homeschooling Public Health meeting on vaccines Environment meeting on battery powered leaf blowers Committees holding pubic hearings:
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