Lamont disclosed the call while celebrating a $38.9M grant from the Biden administration to electrify the CTfastrak busway by the end of 2027.
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 on Biden: ‘Playing defense … does not win elections.’
Gov. Ned Lamont made public on Monday what he has been saying privately about the post-debate viability of President Joe Biden’s campaign.
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At Trump’s insistence, GOP’s abortion platform reflects ‘CT values’
The platform, dictated by Trump’s presidential campaign, ends the GOP’s longstanding call for a national ban on abortion.
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Matt Brokman taking over as Lamont’s chief of staff
Brokman, previously a top House Democratic staffer, joined the Lamont administration in January 2023 as a senior adviser.
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Should Biden stand down? CT’s politicians aren’t going there
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Rep. Robyn Porter offers a caustic good-bye to House leadership
Rep. Robyn Porter suggested in an extraordinary farewell speech to the House that her marginalization came at the hands of party leadership.
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CT House opens path for public water authority to bid on Aquarion
The South Central CT Regional Water Authority will now turn to preparing its formal bid to buy Aquarion, an Eversource Energy subsidiary.
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Lamont tests positive for COVID while on vacation in Colorado
Gov. Ned Lamont tested positive Wednesday for COVID-19 while on a family vacation in Colorado, his office announced Thursday.
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Over GOP objections, Senate passes Aquarion measure
In a special session Wednesday, CT Senate Democrats OK’d a proposal to let a public water authority acquire Aquarion Water Company.
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Lawmakers uneasy over special session bill on Aquarion sale
Without a public hearing, the state Senate is set to vote Wednesday to allow a New Haven-based public water authority to acquire Aquarion.
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CT confronts controversy over cannabis cash and social equity
The question of who would benefit from the legalization and commercialization of cannabis in Connecticut was divisive from the start.
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CT could give Regional Water Authority OK to bid on Aquarion
The RWA, which operates in the New Haven area, would need legislative approval — possibly during next week’s special session — to expand.
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CT takes step towards network of EV chargers on key highways
Connecticut has selected applicants to install chargers for electric vehicles at nine locations just off interstate highways.
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Frank Suarez named new CEO of CT Lottery
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Lamont completes review of 175 bills passed in 2024
The final tally for Connecticut’s 2024 regular legislative session: 175 bills passed, 173 signed, two vetoed.