Hopes of a governor and president converged at a sewage treatment plant, a symbol of infrastructure spending coming from Washington.
Jahana Hayes
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GOP hopes for long-awaited congressional contender in George Logan
Former state Sen. George Logan hopes to be the first Republican to win a Connecticut congressional race since 2006.
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Prepping for challenge, Hayes banks $1.2M for re-election
Republican George Logan, a former state senator from Ansonia, has indicated that a formal challenge to Hayes is imminent.
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Joe Biden takes office: ‘At this hour, my friends, democracy has prevailed.’
America took a deep breath and watched Joe Biden uneventfully inaugurated outside a Capitol invaded two weeks ago by rioters.
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All five of CT’s congressional incumbents are reelected
As expected, there were no upsets of Connecticut’s incumbent members of Congress this year.
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Jahana Hayes, David Sullivan running classic race for U.S. House in unusual times
With the pandemic upending traditional politics, Hayes is running on her record and Sullivan on the need for change.
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Bolstered by the power of incumbency, CT Dems in Congress favored for re-election
All five Connecticut U.S. House lawmakers are favored to win re-election, although a couple are facing tougher competition than expected.
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Larson-Fay debate Zoombombed with racial slurs, obscene and homophobic comments
The attack is just one of the most recent in a string of Zoombombings of political, academic and religious events.
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The meeting was virtual. The racism all too real.
There was nothing new in the attack against Hayes. And that, say Black politicians, is the bigger problem.
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Barbs and glitches mark the first debate among Hayes, GOP challenger Sullivan and independent candidate Walzack
The candidates disagreed on the Supreme Court, a GOP tax bill, federal COVID aid, policing and other issues.
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Connecticut offers Trump thoughts, prayers and criticism
The president’s COVID diagnosis brought uncertainty to the presidential campaign and spasms of sympathy, snark and schadenfreude.
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Still sick, Hayes says she feels she’s ‘approaching the end of this journey’ with COVID
The congresswoman, however, says she is still seriously ill. Rep. Joe Courtney is casting votes for her..
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COVID-positive Jahana Hayes says she’s ‘OK,’ but breathing more labored
Hayes said her staff and family has been tested and the U.S. House physician has begun contact tracing.
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Hayes tests positive for COVID-19
“My experience and the experience of my staff underscores the need for a national testing strategy…” she says.
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Hayes in quarantine after staffer tests positive for COVID-19
Hayes said she is asymptomatic and ‘awaiting an appointment to get tested.’