The new ad is a reminder that a previous campaign establishes something of a record for someone who never has held office.
Susan Bysiewicz
Susan Bysiewicz has served as the 109th lieutenant governor of Connecticut since Jan. 9, 2019. Before entering office, Bysiewicz served as secretary of state from 1999 to 2011.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont becomes an official candidate for reelection
Gov. Ned Lamont filed papers today formally opening his campaign for reelection in 2022.
Posted inPolitics
Census ends effort in Connecticut’s hardest-to-count tracts
The court decision allows the Trump administration to halt a count that was supposed to run until Oct. 31.
Posted inPolitics
Advocates hope stimulus bill gives U.S. Census Bureau more time to finish its count
While the state as a whole has a good census response rate, Hartford has the worst one in the nation.
Posted inPolitics
Connecticut’s redistricting could be squeezed by COVID-19
Connecticut will miss a deadline for drawing new legislative districts unless the Census reconsiders a delay due to COVID-19.
Posted inPolitics
Best of 2019: Susan Bysiewicz and the never-ending campaign
Not on TV and seldom in the newspapers, but Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz is the face of the Lamont administration somewhere every day.
Posted inGovernment
Connecticut finds $500,000 for census outreach
Community foundations pledge to match the state’s funding for census outreach.
Posted inGovernment
In some states, the census is an investment. Not Connecticut.
Even though one-fourth of CT’s census tracts are deemed hard to count, the state is relying on volunteers and hopes for philanthropy.
Posted inPolitics
Women and the vote: history with a contemporary edge
The celebration of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Connecticut comes at a time of a widening gender gap in U.S. politics.
Posted inPolitics
Susan Bysiewicz and the never-ending campaign
Not on TV and seldom in the newspapers, but Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz is the face of the Lamont administration somewhere every day.
Posted inHealth
Office of Health Strategy launches online health care rating system
State officials likened the free tool to Consumer Reports because it will allow users to compare the quality and cost of medical care at 19 of the state’s health care organizations.
Posted inPolitics
Executive branch workforce close to gender parity, but racial disparities remain
A new report on Connecticut’s executive branch found that while women earn more than men, on average, minority employees are still being paid less than their white colleagues.
Posted inPolitics
At 100, remembering Connecticut’s ‘Ella’
Ella Grasso was celebrated Friday as a trailblazer and a person of uncommon grit and humor — a “woman ahead of her time.”
Posted inPolitics
Conn. officials embark on outreach campaign for 2020 Census
State and local officials and community leaders on Monday announced outreach efforts to ensure Connecticut’s population is counted as accurately as possible in the 2020 Census.
Posted inPolitics
Bysiewicz taps Senate Democratic spokesman to lead her office
Lt. Gov-elect Susan Bysiewicz named the longtime spokesman for the state Senate Democratic Caucus, Adam Joseph of New Haven, to be her chief of staff.