Once his term ends in January, there will be no Currey holding elective office in East Hartford for the first time since 1982.
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.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
CT PURA shakeup: Lamont names David Arconti; Betkoski to retire
Gov. Ned Lamont made a long-awaited move Thursday to shake up the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority by nudging its longest-serving member, John W. Betkoski III, to retirement in favor of former state Rep. David A. Arconti, Jr.
Posted inEconomic Development
Avelo expanding to CT’s Bradley airport following lobbying, tax deal
Lobbying and a fuel tax deal preceded the announcement that Avelo Airlines will use BDL as a base for its first international destinations.
Posted inPolitics
‘A great nominee’: CT Democrats align in support of Kamala Harris
A grant announcement in New Haven was rebranded as the work of the Biden-Harris administration as CT Democrats continue to endorse Harris.
Posted inPolitics
Biden drops out, and CT Democrats largely line up behind Harris
Most top CT Democrats quickly endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination after President Biden said he wouldn’t run.
Posted inPolitics
Chris Murphy praises Biden, Harris as part of effort to reset race
Murphy’s statements mark the first step by CT Democrats, one of many across the U.S., to reset the race as offering generational change.
Posted inPolitics
Trump strays from ‘unifying message’ CT delegates had hoped for
Trump addressed issues that Connecticut delegates had hoped the former president would emphasize, most notably inflation.
Posted inPolitics
CT GOP hopes J.D. Vance writes a new chapter in Trump era
J.D. Vance’s memoir is a must-read for Stephen Harding, a CT delegate who views the RNC through the prism of what matters to CT Republicans.
Posted inPolitics
Trump smiles as Haley endorses him and DeSantis attacks Biden
Donald Trump watched as a parade of vanquished rivals at the RNC pledged their fealty, sang his praises and denounced President Biden.
Posted inPolitics
A triumphant, if not-so-surprising, entrance by Trump
Eight years ago, Trump also appeared on the first night of a convention that ended with his first nomination. This year was different.
Posted inPolitics
Trump nominated, with help from 28 Connecticut votes
Delegates and guests from Connecticut and other blue states insisted intra-party differences disappeared Saturday after Trump was shot.
Posted inPolitics
Trump shooting changing the script at Republican convention
CT’s delegates spoke somberly about the attack on Donald Trump, and some were grateful for the bipartisan urging to dial back the rhetoric.
Posted inPolitics
Attempted assassination of Trump draws calls for unity — and blame
Lawmakers reacted with condemnation and calls for unity after the attempted assassination of Donald Trump on the eve of the GOP convention.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont, if speaking more gently, endorses Himes’ call for Biden exit
Gov. Ned Lamont said he and U.S. Rep. Jim Himes were ‘very simpatico’ on the issue of whether President Joe Biden should drop out.
Posted inPolitics
Director of CT social equity council handling cannabis cash resigns
Ginne-Rae Clay quit amid concerns about a lack of strategy in the first distribution of social equity funds raised by CT cannabis licenses.