The CT House OK’d a four-year contract granting annual raises of up to 5% to 3,661 state employees, setting aside Republican complaints.
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 inHuman Services
Confirmation vote on child advocate exposes homeschooling rift
Christina Ghio was endorsed as CT’s child advocate in a partisan vote that reflected deep divisions over regulating homeschooling.
Posted inPolitics
Fight for generational change takes aim at U.S. Rep. John Larson
U.S. Rep. John Larson told Democrats he has experience and seniority his challengers lack, and they have something he does not: time to wait.
Posted inGovernment
Colleen Murphy exits CT FOI Commission after 35 years
Colleen Murphy retired on Feb. 27 after 35 years with the CT Freedom of Information Commission, the last 21 as its leader.
Posted inJustice
Lamont nominates 14 to Connecticut Superior Court
CT’s former budget director and the state’s former health care advocate were among those nominated to be Superior Court judges.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont would ban sales of handguns convertible to machine guns
Dozens of opponents say the Connecticut bill is an overreach that would ban sales of popular Glock firearms and similar striker-fired pistols.
Posted inPolitics
Sen. Ceci Maher to retire, says it is time for next generation
Sen. Ceci Maher, 72, announced she will not seek reelection, but will instead step aside so “younger leaders” can take the reins.
Posted inEconomic Development
CT, 23 other states sue Trump over new tariffs after SCOTUS loss
More states have joined CT in a lawsuit against the Trump administration’s new tariffs after the Supreme Court’s ruling on the previous ones.
Posted inInvestigations
A difficult week for Sen. Doug McCrory and earmarks
The FBI investigation of the Hartford Dem’s role in delivering millions in earmarks played a part in Lamont’s line-item veto of the earmarks.
Posted inHealth
GOP Sen. Harding assails UConn Health CEO Agwunobi
Senate Minority Leader Stephen Harding asked UConn Health officials to publicly answer questions about Dr. Andrew Agwunobi’s qualifications.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont vetoes speedy earmarks: ‘My objection is to the process’
Gov. Ned Lamont cut grants and earmarks worth $4 million from six sections of a bill that sped to passage with little review last week.
Posted inPolitics
Mary Mushinsky, longest-serving member of CT House, to retire
Mary Mushinsky was a 29-year-old political organizer when she decided to run for a seat in the General Assembly. That was 1980.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont won’t rule out line-item veto of earmarks in emergency bill
Gov. Ned Lamont refused to rule out vetoing portions of an emergency bill, wary over the inclusion of provisions that provide new earmarks.
Posted inPolitics
CT Democrats flex muscle with emergency legislation
Two bills crafted by CT Democrats were speeding to passage in the Senate after a partisan debate over policies, process and power.