Police say they subdued a woman outside the Legislative Office Building in Hartford after she stabbed a Capitol Police officer’s vehicle.
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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Rep. John Santanella defeats Thomas Tyler in court-ordered primary
Rep. John P. Santanella, D-Enfield, defeated challenger Thomas Tyler on Tuesday in a special court-ordered Democratic primary.
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Stephanie Thomas unsure if report of federal elections probe is true
Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas said she does not know if CT under investigation by the Trump administration for possible voter fraud.
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Ryan Fazio offers prayers, talks property taxes to unseat a governor
Ryan Fazio is trying to be the first person to unseat a Connecticut governor in 72 years. The road ahead is steep and not clearly mapped.
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Lamont, CBIA pan Trump’s trade war with Canada
Gov. Ned Lamont strove Monday to ensure that the White House gets all due credit for the retaliatory tariffs coming next month from Canada.
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Fazio promises to find a ‘grand bargain’ on housing, zoning reform
Ryan Fazio’s concept of a “grand bargain” includes state-mandated zoning reforms in return for significant revisions to 8-30g and H.B. 8002.
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Radio talk host Lee Elci’s challenge of Martha Marx is complicated
Conservative talk radio host Lee Elci was nominated to run for CT Senate against Sen. Martha Marx. But Marx wants equal time on the air.
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Larson lost to a younger challenger. Could Blumenthal face a similar test?
After U.S. Rep. John Larson was soundly defeated by the younger Luke Bronin, CT’s aging members of Congress face similar questions.
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Former Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman dies at 80
Nancy S. Wyman, the state comptroller who became lieutenant governor under former Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, died Wednesday.
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CT Gov. Ned Lamont defeats Josh Elliott in Democratic primary
Gov. Ned Lamont defeated liberal challenger Josh Elliott in a primary Tuesday that tested Democrats’ allegiance to a more moderate incumbent.
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Polls close and CT voters await results in high-stakes primaries
CT Democrats voted Tuesday in primaries pitting gubernatorial and Congressional incumbents against younger challengers.
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Ned Lamont finds places to speak Sunday; less so for Josh Elliott
Gov. Ned Lamont and his challenger Rep. Josh Elliott spent the last Sunday before the Democratic primary making appeals to urban voters.
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Lamont sticks to a fiscal discipline not always applauded by labor
Unions support Gov. Ned Lamont, even if they remain unenthused about his hostility to committing to new things that have a recurring cost.
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Lamont gives early peek at minimum wage boost for 2027
CT’s minimum wage will grow from $16.94 to $17.48 on Jan. 1, the fourth bump since increases were pegged to the federal employment cost index.
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Lamont joins Elliott in exchange of attack ads in Democratic primary
With a week to go, the reelection campaign of Gov. Ned Lamont finally is putting some muscle behind a shot at Rep. Josh Elliott in an ad.