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    Wilton's Keith Denning wins newly drawn CT 42nd House District
    Nurse anesthesiologist Keith Denning defeated Wilton Selectwoman Kim Healy in the Connectiut 42nd House District race.
    By J D Freda
  • The Race for Governor
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    WFSB-CT Insider forum with Lamont, Stefanowski to air at 7 p.m.
  • Kim Healy
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    CT town Dem leader claims candidates given 'ultimatum' for debate
  • Bob Stefanowski was a previously unknown candidate who won the Republican nomination for governor in 2018 and has remained active as a conservative voice. He's shown at a March 30 anti-tolls protest in Stratford.
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    Stefanowski raises $608,000, lends himself $10M in governor...
  • Dr. Michael T. Goldstein is seeking the Republican nomination to run for Congressin in the 4th Congressional District of Connecticut.
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    Doctor from Greenwich seeks GOP nod to challenge Himes
  • Gov. Ned Lamont's first budget address to the legislature on Feb. 6, 2019
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    Gov. Lamont proposes $18M to address domestic violence in CT
  • Leora Levy of Greenwich, a member of the Republican National Committee, this week announced her candidacy for state Senate seat representing Greenwich and parts of Stamford and New Canaan.
    Connecticut Election
    Levy announces Senate run, seeks to challenge Blumenthal
  • Connecticut Election
    Greenwich’s Harry Arora weighs bid to run for state treasurer
    State Rep. Harry Arora is considering a run for the Republican nomination for state treasurer. However he is also considering running for reelection in Greenwich’s 151st District. He said he expects to make a decision in six weeks. State Rep. Arora is forming an exploratory committee for a possible run for state treasurer but has not ruled out a race for reelection. By Ken Borsuk
  • News
    Stratford lawyer elected to head state GOP vows to unify party
    Longtime GOP operative Ben Proto, a lawyer from Stratford, second from right, was nominated for chair of the state Republican party Tuesday night. Longtime GOP operative Ben Proto, a lawyer from Stratford, was nominated for chair of the state Republican party Tuesday night. By Julia Bergman
  • News
    Sen. Alex Kasser resigns, citing stress from divorce
    CT State Senator Alex Kasser addresses women from across the region gather for the Stamford's Women's March to Save Democracy to protest Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Saturday, October 17, 2020, at Stamford Superior Court in Stamford, Conn. The march is an effort from Stamford-based groups including the Stamford Women's Talking Circle and Pine Wave, both the brainchildren of Shira Tarantino and Brook Manawal, two activists and mothers who hope to challenge what it means to be a suburban mom. “I cannot continue to dedicate myself to this job in the way it deserves,” said the Democrat who represents Stamford and Greenwich. By Julia Bergman
  • News
    No marijuana bill signing Friday but it’s coming soon
    The long-negotiated legislation for legal adult-use marijuana was up for votes in the state House on Wednesday. The state Senate voted to legalize marijuana in CT on Thursday, the 50th anniversary of President Richard Nixon declaring the war on drugs. By Julia Bergman
  • News
    Data privacy bill killed as legislature adjourned
    Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, D-Norwalk The bill would have given Connecticut consumers the right to access, correct, delete and export data collected about them, and to opt out of the sale of that data. By Julia Bergman
  • News
    As newborn insurance measure dies, lawmaker charges retribution
    State Sen. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, said his bill protecting the families of newborns waskilled at the last minute because he had criticized a different insurance bill. The measure was removed, Lesser said, because he attacked a House proposal that would have provided a tax break for businesses that used offshore captive insurance companies. By Julia Bergman
  • News
    Senate votes final approval for legalized marijuana
    A marijuana flower On July 1, possession of an ounce-and-a-half of marijuana will be legal, under legislation that Gov. Ned Lamont will sign in the coming days. By Ken Dixon
  • News
    Looming fiscal cliff could reignite CT’s tax fairness debate
    The Rev. Rodney Wade, pastor of the Long Hill Bible Church in Waterbury, speaks during a rally of faith and labor leaders outside of the Capitol earlier this month Even though the state’s coffers, for now, are awash in money, a huge fiscal cliff looms two years from now, when billions of dollars in federal stimulus grants expire. By Keith M. Phaneuf
  • News
    Lamont threatens veto of marijuana bill after late change
    State Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven The vote under the veto threat puts the whole legal-cannabis issue in doubt, even as the House of Representatives is scheduled Wednesday to vote on the controversial measure. By Ken Dixon
  • News
    Flavored vape ban dies after 11th-hour jockeying
    Flavored vaping solutions in a window display at a vape and smoke shop in New York. The Public Health Committee passed a bill that would have banned all flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, but that bill was diluted then died. By Julia Bergman
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    Towns with Native American logos could lose state money...
    The State Capitol building in Hartford. Municipalities could start to lose their percentage of casino money starting July 1, 2022, unless they have a written agreement with the state’s historically recognized tribes. By Ken Dixon and Julia Bergman
  • News
    Marijuana law expert: CT could lead nation in equity
    State Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven speaks during special session at the State Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill) Neighborhoods affected heavily by the war on drugs could gain a leg up in the new cannabis market, with investments, training and licenses. By Ken Dixon
  • News
    Lamont’s daughter hired by U.S. Dept. of Education
    Washington DC April 1 2018: United States Department of Education in Washington, DC, It is a Cabinet-level department of the US government. The bio notes her role as COO/CFO for “the successful 2018 campaign for the governor of Connecticut,” but leaves out that the candidate was her father. By Julia Bergman
  • News
    How racial equity dominated the 2021 legislative session
    State Rep. Chris Rosario, D-Bridgeport While major bills on housing opportunities failed or were watered down in the General Assembly, a lot was accomplished on broad issues of racial fairness, Black and brown lawmakers say. By Ken Dixon
  • News
    ‘Rookie Governor’ Lamont talks politics with a former GOP titan
    Gov. Ned Lamont, in his office, describes a tentative deal on a 2-year state budget for 2021-23, on Friday, June 4, 2021. “I never expected President Obama to violate his principles. And I don’t think he expected me to violate mine,” Boehner said. By Julia Bergman

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    CT set to give $3,200 bonds to every child born into poverty
    State Treasurer Shawn Wooden in 2018. About 16,000 children a year stand to benefit from the so-called “Baby Bonds.” By Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
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    Cities and towns emerge from state budget with hefty gains
    Norwalk, Connecticut on March 20, 2021. Connecticut’s eight largest cities will see nearly two-thirds of an increase in state aid that will exceeds $200 million. By Julia Bergman
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    Despite setbacks, some notable achievements in the 2021...
    The State Capitol building in Hartford. It was a year with a few sweeping reforms — expansion of gambling to culminate a 6-year effort — and some attempts at reforms that fell short. By Ken Dixon
  • News
    Lamont signs bill wiping out criminal convictions, but with an...
    Gov. Ned Lamont The governor delayed acting on the so-called clean slate bill, and formally asked for a fix, because he was concerned about a firearms provision. By Julia Bergman
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    Pizza as ‘State Food’ goes down in flames
    Hot pizza getting cut and boxed at Frank Pepe's in New Haven The sperm whale is the state mammal, the American Robin is state bird, but time ran out on efforts to declare pizza the ‘State Food.’ By Ken Dixon
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