Así funciona realmente la redistribución de distritos en Connecticut, cómo la delegación del Congreso pasó de 60% Republicano a 80% Demócrata en las elecciones intermedias de 2006
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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Lamont endorses potential state investment in Connecticut Sun
Gov. Ned Lamont endorsed the potential state purchase of a share of the WNBA’s Connecticut Sun as a savvy investment, not a subsidy.
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Challenger Adam Sendroff wins Hamden Democratic mayoral primary
Denied their party’s endorsements for reelection, the GOP first selectmen of Oxford and Plainfield won primaries as challengers Tuesday.
Posted inHealth
Lamont exploring how to maintain COVID vaccine access in CT
Gov. Ned Lamont said he has consulted with New York and Massachusetts about how to continue easy access to COVID vaccines.
Posted inPolitics
Why CT’s congressional map looks odd, but is not a gerrymander
Here’s how redistricting really works in Connecticut and why some people think they see a lobster claw in the congressional map.
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A CT special session? Lawmakers agree on issues — just not solutions
From drafting a new version of H.B. 5002 to potential Trust Act revisions, lawmakers may not agree on solutions to key issues before October.
Posted inMoney
CT’s indexed minimum wage going to $16.94 in January
Gov. Ned Lamont said CT’s new hourly minimum wage will go into effect Jan. 1. Only Calif., Wash. and N.Y. have higher rates.
Posted inPolitics
Early voting opens for scattered municipal primaries
Early voting began Tuesday and runs through Sunday in 21 communities with Democratic or GOP primaries for nominations to municipal offices.
Posted inGovernment
How easy COVID money whet CT lawmakers’ appetites for more
Many CT legislators are now able to send millions in grants to constituent groups without oversight, standards or transparency.
Posted inPolitics
CT Rep. Corey Paris threatened after ICE reposts call to file charges
The @LibsofTikTok X account called for a CT legislator to be charged for ‘helping illegals evade arrest.’ The official ICE account reposted it.
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Postscript to a pardon: The Rowland file is not public
Former CT Gov. John G. Rowland’s pardon application will not be released to the public, consistent with longstanding policy.
Posted inGovernment
How a Berlin couple got billed for a CT legislator’s E-ZPass tolls
A retired Connecticut couple, suspicious of a parking ticket, checked their E-ZPass account. Were their vehicles living secret lives?
Posted inImmigration
CT receives letter from AG Bondi alleging ‘sanctuary policies,’ demanding response
CT received a letter this week from the U.S. Attorney General alleging state policies impede federal immigration enforcement.
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Republican Ryan Fazio opens campaign for governor
State Sen. Ryan Fazio of Greenwich opened a campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination with a pledge to lower state income taxes.
Posted inInvestigations
Feds probe legislator’s relationship with recipient of state money
A grand jury is probing Sen. Douglas McCrory’s relationships with groups that got millions in state money and the woman who runs four of them.