CT Republicans came back Thursday with a renewed effort to brand Democrats as indifferent to malfeasance. This year, they had fresh material.
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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The Connecticut Restaurant Association is rebranding itself as an advocate for the broader $21 billion hospitality industry.
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Hakeem Jeffries stumps in district safe for Dems, if not for Larson
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CT Rep.’s ‘ICE IN’ message draws rebuke from House speaker
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Senate quickly votes to extend Lamont’s emergency power
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Lamont to ICE: ‘Go home. We’re keeping CT safe without you.’
In his State of the State address, Gov. Ned Lamont condemned cuts to the social safety net and the tactics of federal immigration forces.
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GOP’s Tony Hwang loses to Fairfield First Selectwoman Christine Vitale
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Lamont to propose $200-per-person CT tax rebate
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CT police: Cops must intervene if they see excessive force by feds
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GOP’s Betsy McCaughey promises to eliminate CT income tax
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Chris Shea joins GOP field for CT 5th Congressional District
Chris Shea, a North Haven firefighter and retired Navy SEAL, is the third declared Republican candidate for Congress in the 5th District.