A protracted debate on a bill that would make voting by absentee ballots a universal option in Connecticut ended without a vote Wednesday.
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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Erin Stewart, GOP candidate for governor, walks back bribery claim
Erin Stewart said she was not the target of serious efforts to offer her bribes but rather heard pleas from unsophisticated constituents.
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GOP protests display of tiny Pakistani flag on CT lawmaker’s desk
Rep. Maryam Khan replaced an American flag with a Pakistani flag on her desk in the CT House “as a reflection of my heritage,” she said.
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Larson, Bronin clash again over labor records
Rep. John B. Larson was endorsed Friday by UNITE HERE, a labor union with huge political influence in New Haven but less so in Hartford.
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Pressed for immediate aid, Lamont launches study on education
The order invites attention to CT’s success in providing public education and its failure to equalize opportunities in a state of extremes.
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Investigative report overshadows unveiling of Stewart-Ackert ticket
The report said the New Britain tax collector, Cheryl Blogoslawski, had backdated tax payments during Erin Stewart’s tenure as mayor.
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Betsy McCaughey, seeking GOP nod for CT governor, sues NY
GOP candidate Betsy McCaughey accuses New York Gov. Kathy Hochul of driving up electric rates by blocking the flow of natural gas to CT.
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John Larson endorsed by Rep. Jamie Raskin, advocate for change
Jamie Raskin became a symbol of generational change when he sought U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler’s post on the Judiciary Committee.
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From the left, Josh Elliott pumps up his challenge to Ned Lamont
Democrat Josh Elliott’s campaign for governor began with modest aspirations. It has since evolved into a ‘we’re in it to win it’ effort.
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Lamont’s former aide, Jeff Beckham, withdraws as judicial nominee
Gov. Ned Lamont’s former top fiscal adviser, Jeffrey Beckham, asked Lamont to withdraw his nomination as a judge of the CT Superior Court.
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Lamont withdraws judicial nomination of former Rep. John Shaban
Shaban was one of two politically connected nominees to face difficult questioning Thursday by the legislature’s Judiciary Committee.
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Lawmakers grill judicial nominees; confirmation votes postponed
The Judiciary Committee postponed confirmation votes on Superior Court judge nominees after tough questioning about their qualifications.
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CT GOP gubernatorial rivals ignore Trump at meet-and-mingle
CT GOP gubernatorial candidates Betsy McCaughey, Ryan Fazio and Erin Stewart each had five minutes to impress. None brought up the president.
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Sen. Tony Hwang not running; A sign of larger trouble for CT GOP?
Tony Hwang’s decision not to seek reelection gives Democrats a chance to shrink the minority to single digits for the first time since 1974.
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In CT Senate, GOP opposition to state employee raises disappears
The Senate voted 30-2 for state employee raises for a largely blue-collar bargaining unit without the objections raised in the House.