The Education Secretary defended moves by President Donald Trump’s administration to radically reshape the dept. since his return to office.
Linda McMahon
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CT refuses to comply with Trump order to end DEI in schools
The decision will likely put CT in a standoff with the Trump administration, which has threatened to pull federal funding over the issue.
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Will CT have to pick up the pieces of U.S. Dept. of Ed. ‘overhaul’?
States are bracing for cuts to services from early childhood education to college. CT hasn’t seen any disruptions, but the future is foggy.
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CT’s Linda McMahon confirmed as Trump education secretary
McMahon will take the helm at a pivotal time for the agency. Trump wants to gut it but would need congressional approval to shut it down.
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Who is Linda McMahon? CT resident could be Trump’s education secretary
McMahon, of Greenwich, awaits a full Senate confirmation vote to lead the U.S. Department of Education. Here’s what to know about her.
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Committee approves Linda McMahon to lead Education Department
McMahon, who lives in Greenwich, was advanced out of the Senate committee along party lines. CT Sen. Chris Murphy voted no.
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Linda McMahon asked if she’d dismantle Department of Education
Greenwich’s Linda McMahon, the nominee for secretary of education, said she would ‘reorient the department’ at her confirmation hearing.
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Linda McMahon named U.S. education secretary
Stamford’s Linda McMahon was named to be President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to succeed Miguel Cardona as Education secretary.
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Themis Klarides forms new Republican PAC geared to party building
The PAC is reminder that Themis Klarides is staying active and keeping options open for 2022.
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Linda McMahon is raising millions with her pro-Trump super PAC, but little from CT
Records show McMahon raised $83 million by Aug. 31 for America First. She says she’s raised more since then.
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CT lawmakers raised more than $1 million each in campaign cash, outpacing challengers
As the pandemic poses new challenges in raising money, political candidates need campaign cash more than ever.
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McMahon resigns from Trump administration
While Linda McMahon will quit the Trump administration, she is expected to help raise funds for the president’s reelection.
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Lamont joins other govs in D.C., plans to skip Trump dinner
At the National Governor’s Association gathering, Lamont joins other Democrats in opposition to the current limit on the deductibility of state and local taxes.
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Linda McMahon in Washington, re-imagining the SBA
WASHINGTON – Linda McMahon, the highest-ranking member of the Trump administration from Connecticut, has had a trial-by-fire first year as head of the Small Business Administration. In this Sunday Conversation, she spoke with The Connecticut Mirror about her year as part of the Trump cabinet.
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An unlikely postscript to two expensive, bitter campaigns
The black SUV glided to a stop Friday outside a factory off I-91 in Hartford’s industrial North Meadows. Out popped Linda McMahon. Waiting was a smiling Richard Blumenthal, a man she branded a liar in a $50 million campaign for U.S. Senate in 2010. “Nice to see you!” McMahon said. “Where is Sen. Murphy?” That would be Chris Murphy, the man McMahon opposed two years later, also at a cost of $50 million. He was coming.