Absentee ballots are now available in advance of the August 11 Democratic primaries for governor and judge of probate. Two-term incumbent Governor Ned Lamont faces
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Category: State Politics
John Droney, Prominent CT Democrat, Dead At 79
John Droney loved verbal calisthenics. He had the skills to engage in diplomacy but he marinated in tasty political fights. I, as a flack, communicated
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Lamont Campaign Opens Bridgeport Headquarters
From the Lamont campaign: Governor Ned Lamont announced that his campaign will be opening several campaign headquarters in communities across Connecticut, expanding its statewide organizing
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SEEC Approves $3.75M Campaign Grant For Josh Elliott’s Dem Primary Challenge Of Ned Lamont
By Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror July 9, 2026 The State Elections Enforcement Commission on Thursday awarded a $3.75 million public financing grant to Josh Elliott,
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Could Democratic Socialism Claim A Real Political Presence In CT? No So Fast
From the advocacy organization Impact CT On the heels of recent primary wins by avowed DSA candidates in New York City and Denver, and in the
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Voting By Mail In Connecticut: Here’s What You Need to Know
By Mark Pazniokas and Lisa Hagen, CT Mirror July 8, 2026 Connecticut’s expansion of voting by mail coincides with President Donald Trump’s assertion of extraordinary,
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Campaign Anxiety – SEEC Delays Approval Of Josh Elliott’s Public Financing Grant
Political operatives inside Josh Elliott’s August 11 primary challenge of Governor Ned Lamont must be feeling a level of trepidation after the public grant application
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Lamont, Elliott Talk Housing, Transportation And Energy In Online Forum
By Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror June 30, 2026 Josh Elliott used an online policy forum Monday to frame his Democratic primary challenge to Gov. Ned
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