The issue of crumbling foundations that threaten financial ruin for thousands of Connecticut homeowners is trending in political circles, but help to those afflicted faces significant obstacles and could be limited.
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Republican candidates take swing at labor
A proposal Thursday by Republican gubernatorial candidate David Stemerman to cut the ranks of state employees, privatize state services and force employees and retirees to accept smaller pensions is the latest sign of the Connecticut Republican Party’s comfort in engaging public-sector unions in open warfare.
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Stemerman on offensive, says it’s time to show differences
FAIRFIELD — On and off stage Wednesday night, the Republican gubernatorial field turned on Bob Stefanowski, reinforcing a narrative his opponents are promoting in public forums and new advertising: GOP primary voters cannot trust a man who enrolled as Democrat in 2016 and did not vote for Donald J. Trump — or anyone else — for president.
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On a TV near you, scenes from Connecticut’s crowded campaign
They use wrecking balls, floating boxes, and even a candidate’s brain scan. Four of the five Republican candidates for governor are on television, competing for attention with ads that offer dashes of biography with promises to cut taxes, shake up Hartford, cut state employee benefits, clean house, fight insiders, restore growth and, yes, think outside the box. All this in 30-second servings.
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Stefanowski, Stemerman lead GOP in spending, debt
The gubernatorial campaigns of Republicans David Stemerman and Bob Stefanowski topped the field in spending through June 30, with Stefanowski finishing the quarter with $646,155 cash on hand and a debt of $1.75 million, most of it owed to the candidate.
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A dash of guerrilla theater in GOP race for governor
Republican gubernatorial candidate Timothy Herbst staged a ceremonial signing Monday of the no-tax pledge popularized by Grover Norquist, whose web site promotes Norquist with theatrical-style blurbs: “The high priest of Republican tax-cutting — New York Times,” and “The dark wizard of the Right’s anti-tax cult — Ariana Huffington.” It was more theater than he expected.
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Attacking state pensions, Stemerman tries to break from GOP pack
Former hedge fund manager David Stemerman is trying to distinguish himself in the crowded field of Republican candidates for governor with a radical political and legal strategy for attacking Connecticut’s massive unfunded pension liability.
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GOP’s Stemerman invests $1.8M in his gubernatorial campaign
Greenwich hedge-fund manager David I. Stemerman put down a big marker Tuesday in his newly opened campaign for governor of Connecticut, filing a finance report that shows an initial personal investment of $1.8 million in his first race for statewide office. Another Republican businessman new to the race, Bob Stefanowski, put in $250,000 of his own money.