Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis was sentenced in absentia Wednesday to 84 months in prison for extorting bribes from contractors.
Mark Pazniokas
Mark is the Capitol Bureau Chief and a co-founder of CT Mirror. He is a frequent contributor to WNPR, a former state politics writer for The Hartford Courant and Journal Inquirer, and contributor for The New York Times.
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Blumenthal, Lamont: Trump blocking CT grants for political reasons
A judge ruled the Trump administration illegally halted $53 million in clean energy grants for CT recipients. They have yet to be released.
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Police standards council recommends new rules on Flock cameras
A law enforcement group that sets police standards in CT recommended stringent new rules for the use of a wide range of surveillance tech.
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Reticent in primary, Lamont hits Fazio early in general-election ads
Gov. Ned Lamont, seldom comfortable with the grittier aspects of political combat, is regularly hitting Republican Ryan Fazio in TV ads.
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Ritter: Post by GOP student running for CT House is antisemitic
Connecticut House Majority Leader Matt Ritter said Monday the video is evidence of antisemitism that should end Will Gifford’s campaign.
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Kosta Diamantis is a fugitive who hasn’t quite disappeared
Kosta Diamantis has conducted many interviews with CT media since he failed to appear at his sentencing last week. His goal: a pardon.
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Kosta Diamantis flees to Greece, attorney says
Kosta Diamantis, a former CT state official facing more than a decade in prison for corruption, has fled to Greece, his attorney said.
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Quinnipiac poll has Lamont with double digit lead over Fazio
Gov. Ned Lamont and Sen. Ryan Fazio will face off in two televised debates. Neither would happen before early voting begins on Oct. 19.
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CT’s public campaign financing: Here’s what to know
Public financing has been used by many candidates, although in recent years several gubernatorial candidates have self-funded campaigns.
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Fazio, Lamont trade blame for tolerating corruption in Hartford, D.C.
Democrats embraced Trump’s call for GOP candidates to serve as his stand-ins, while Republicans argued Dems tolerate corruption in Hartford.
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Lamont’s first general-election attack ad links Fazio to Trump and ICE
Gov. Ned Lamont linked Republican challenger Ryan Fazio to President Donald Trump’s crackdown on undocumented migrants.
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Lamont, Fazio offer preview on coming debate over electric rates
The two candidates serve on CT’s Bond Commission, which voted Tuesday to borrow $125M to offset the public benefits charge on electric bills.
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Defamation suit by GOP candidate Jonathan De Barros dismissed
He did not dispute he was convicted of shooting two men, but claimed he cannot be called a murderer due to an appellate decision and a pardon.
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Jahana Hayes, angling for labor chair, suggests Dems failed unions
Hayes accused Democrats of slow-walking a labor agenda when the party enjoyed a power trifecta for two years when Joe Biden was president.
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Fazio opposed to data-center tax break, not data centers
Fazio sidestepped the broader data center controversy by focusing on an economic development measure signed into law five years ago.