Some of the biggest contributors to candidates for CT’s 1st Congressional District were state legislators, PACs and Hollywood.
Luke Bronin
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Luke Bronin outpaces U.S. Rep. John Larson in fundraising, again
Bronin and Larson widened their fundraising advantage over Jillian Gilchrest and Ruth Fortune, who are also vying for CT’s 1st District.
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Bronin leads Larson in fundraising in 1st District race
Luke Bronin raised nearly $1.2 million since announcing in late July, compared to John Larson’s $809,000 haul over the past three months.
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Jillian Gilchrest joins field seeking to topple Rep. John Larson
Jillian Gilchrest had been expected to announce a run for John Larson’s U.S. House seat after Luke Bronin and others lined up.
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U.S. Rep. John Larson’s potential Democratic challengers grow to four
Former Hartford mayor Luke Bronin and Rep. Jillian Gilchrest are gauging support to join two others in challenging Congressman John Larson.
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CT’s Sara Bronin to lead Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Bronin, who was nominated by President Biden last year, was confirmed Thursday and will serve as chair of the federal agency through 2024.
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At walk-up pop-up clinics, no-appointment needed for COVID shot
The clinic materialized after lunch and would disappear by dinner. It’s part of Hartford’s vaccine outreach.
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The Bushnell sees the post-COVID curtain going up in October
Theaters have been shuttered since last March, but the arrival of vaccines and federal aid are improving the outlook.
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1,500 Hartford school staff to be vaccinated this week at pop-up clinic
Vaccinations are taking place Thursday and Friday. A second round will be scheduled in coming days.
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Connecticut pushback against Trump over absentee ballots
The governor used a bill signing ceremony to counter the president’s false claims that mail-in voting is rife with fraud.
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A Hartford reservist’s first deployment: treating coronavirus in NYC
“It was a desire to put my little grain of sand in, and help out,” Milca Rosario said.
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COVID testing in the cities? The messenger is as important as the message.
Polling shows African-Americans take COVID-19 seriously. But marketing widespread testing in the cities has been a challenge.
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Coronavirus hospitalizations continue to decline in Connecticut
Continued decline in the number of hospitalized, but fatalities rose by 79 — bringing the death toll to 2,168.
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Lamont reminds the locals: On COVID-19, he is in charge.
Gov. Ned Lamont’s latest COVID-19 order bars municipal officials from prohibiting travel in their communities or ordering residents to “shelter-in-place.”.
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Lamont, other Connecticut officials vow to take on housing segregation
In one of the most segregated states in the nation, the governor and legislators are calling for new measures to entice towns to build more affordable housing.