CT’s State Elections Enforcement Commission found Rep. Elliott slightly shy of the $335,500 needed to qualify for a $3.75 million grant.
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Lamont, Elliott talk housing, transportation and energy in online forum
The forum gave Josh Elliott the chance to pitch some big ideas, like abolishing local property taxes, while Gov. Lamont defended his record.
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OHS disbanded, $25 minimum wage push, housing grants: CT Politics news
Plus: A $25 minimum wage push, housing grants for small towns, free bus fares for July 4th, and an online forum with Lamont and Elliott.
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AFL-CIO endorses Lamont over Elliott in Democratic primary
The AFL-CIO endorsed Gov. Ned Lamont but took no position in the four-way Democratic primary in the 1st Congressional District.
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Lamont, Elliott to make private pitch for AFL-CIO endorsement
For the first time, the business of winning an endorsement by the state’s largest labor federation will happen behind closed doors.
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Republican qualifies for primary ballot against anti-LGBTQ candidate
Jadon MacCormack, a GOP candidate for state House who rebuffed calls to step aside over his anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, will face a primary.
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Ruth Fortune qualifies for a four-way primary in 1st District
U.S. Rep. John Larson will face three challengers in the Aug. 11 primary as he seeks to defend the seat he’s held for nearly three decades.
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John Larson steps up attacks on Luke Bronin on labor, fundraising
The campaign for CT’s 1st Congressional District has grown more heated, particularly since Luke Bronin became the party-endorsed candidate.
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Measles, landfill solar and a bridge over the Sound: CT Politics news
Plus: CSCU’s investigation, rural healthcare, utility profits, brownfields funding, and Chris Murphy’s loneliness legislation.
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Lamont wants to charge companies with employees on Medicaid
Gov. Ned Lamont says the levy could bring in at least $100 million to offset federal cuts that have driven up the cost of health insurance.
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Fazio offers plan to ease CT’s property tax burdens
Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Fazio offered a blueprint Wednesday to reduce CT’s over-reliance on the municipal property tax.
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Democrat arrested, accused of forgery in 2024 primary effort
A CT minister was charged with forgery and perjury in relation to a failed effort in 2024 to petition for a Democratic primary in Middletown.
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Larson’s first TV ad attacks Bronin, calls fight ideological
Rep. John Larson’s first television ad hits his challenger Luke Bronin as backed by ‘tech billionaires, crypto bros, AI execs, data centers.’
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Finished with fundraising, Josh Elliott goes on the road
Josh Elliott’s paperwork for a $3.75 million grant for his campaign to claim the Democratic nomination for governor was filed Friday.