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Posted inPolitics
Ned Lamont finds places to speak Sunday; less so for Josh Elliott
Gov. Ned Lamont and his challenger Rep. Josh Elliott spent the last Sunday before the Democratic primary making appeals to urban voters.
Posted inPolitics
In final days, Dems seeking 1st District seat take message to voters
John Larson, Luke Bronin, Jillian Gilchrest and Ruth Fortune focused on union rallies and door-knocking in their pitches to Democratic voters.
Posted inHealth
Trinity Health cited most among CT hospitals for patient safety
Saint Francis Hospital has received nine ‘immediate jeopardy’ violations since 2023, the most in CT, and Johnson Memorial ranks second.
Posted inPolitics
GOP Congressional hopefuls focus on issues, and campaign styles
Four CT Republicans, despite long odds, are fighting to win the GOP nominations in two Congressional Districts that are solidly blue.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont sticks to a fiscal discipline not always applauded by labor
Unions support Gov. Ned Lamont, even if they remain unenthused about his hostility to committing to new things that have a recurring cost.
Posted inPolitics
Burst of outside spending for Bronin, Larson in final weeks
Super PACs are spending upwards of $2.5 million in the four-way Democratic primary for Connecticut’s 1st Congressional District.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
One field, many uses: A mowing question in Durham
Bobolinks migrate to CT in the spring and nest in public fields marked for mowing, putting farmers at odds with bird watchers.
Posted inEducation
CT adopts new cellphone and screen time guidance for schools
The guidelines follow an unsuccessful attempt in the General Assembly to impose a statewide bell-to-bell ban on cellphones in public schools.
Posted inEconomic Development
Lamont gives early peek at minimum wage boost for 2027
CT’s minimum wage will grow from $16.94 to $17.48 on Jan. 1, the fourth bump since increases were pegged to the federal employment cost index.
Posted inPolitics
Lamont joins Elliott in exchange of attack ads in Democratic primary
With a week to go, the reelection campaign of Gov. Ned Lamont finally is putting some muscle behind a shot at Rep. Josh Elliott in an ad.
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Josh Elliott brings ‘black sheep’ instinct to gubernatorial challenge
Rep. Josh Elliott, who faces Gov. Ned Lamont in the Democratic primary next week, has his own origin story. If you ask, he’ll tell it.
Posted inHealth
Healthcare access dominates complaints from CT’s incarcerated
Health services accounted for a third of the nearly 2,000 complaints received by the Correction Ombuds regarding the conditions in CT prisons.
Posted inMoney
Lamont’s fiscal success rests on foundation laid by Malloy, others
Former Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and legislators who served with him ordered tax hikes that generated billions for CT during Ned Lamont’s tenure.
Posted inEnergy & Environment
Opposition builds to redevelopment on Norwalk’s Manresa Island
An application for a special zoning district for Manresa Island raised concerns among neighbors who now want more vetting of the project.