Businessman J. David Kelsey has contributed $2.2 million to the effort to unseat Gov. Ned Lamont, CT’s first-term Democratic governor.
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Blumenthal leads Levy by 13 points in WTNH poll
Two-term Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal is maintaining his double-digit polling margin with less than two weeks until the Nov. 8 election.
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Trailing in polls, Stefanowski turns to populist rhetoric in late push
Trailing in public polls, Republican Bob Stefanowski is employing populist rhetoric to engage voters in the dwindling days of the campaign.
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Lamont sends relief checks to thousands of working poor families
Gov. Ned Lamont’s administration sent checks averaging $170 to thousands of CT families. The GOP called the move an election-year gimmick.
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WTNH poll: Ned Lamont has 11-point lead over Bob Stefanowski
Polling released in the final weeks of the governor’s race shows CT Gov. Ned Lamont with a steady double-digit lead over Bob Stefanowski.
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Bob Stefanowski calls to repeal parts of police accountability law
Bob Stefanowski invoked the Bristol police murders in a call to repeal parts of the law. Democrats say he is politicizing a tragedy.
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Federal law expands access to mental health care for young people
Federal money designed to help connect CT youth with mental health professionals comes amid a national youth mental health crisis.
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Quinnipiac poll finds CT unchanged: Lamont, Blumenthal up by 15 points
Gov. Ned Lamont and Sen. Richard Blumenthal have maintained their leads over challengers Bob Stefanowski and Leora Levy, a new Quinnipiac poll found.
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Michael DiMassa, former CT legislator, set to plead guilty
Michael DiMassa, a former CT Democratic state representative, is accused of stealing more than $1 million from the city of West Haven.
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At Griswold Hills in Newington, the state’s affordable housing law has worked the way it was intended
Can CT’s affordable housing shortage be resolved without what one critic has called the “sledgehammer” of 8-30g?
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Gov. Ned Lamont’s income jumped to $54 million last year
Most of Lamont’s nearly seven-fold income increase was from capital gains. It doesn’t represent a planned campaign budget, a spokesman said.
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78% of CT residents worried about health care affordability
Most Connecticut residents have faced at least one health care financial burden over the last year, according to a new survey
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Jahana Hayes, George Logan show sharp divisions in debate
The second debate between the 5th District candidates highlighted divides on abortion legislation, transgender athletes and federal spending.
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Stefanowski pledges not to require COVID vaccines for CT children
Making vaccines a late campaign issue, the Republican nominee challenged the governor to pledge not to require COVID vaccinations for children to attend school.
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New Haven prosecutors dismiss charges against Randy Cox
New Haven prosecutors dropped criminal charges against Randy Cox, a Black man left paralyzed after his calls for help were ignored by police.