Mark Pazniokas

Lamont vetoes speedy earmarks: 'My objection is to the process' Gov. Ned Lamont cut grants and earmarks worth $4 million from six sections of a bill that sped to passage with little review last week.

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CT Democrats flex muscle with emergency legislation Two bills crafted by CT Democrats were speeding to passage in the Senate after a partisan debate over policies, process and power.

CT Democrats flex muscle with emergency legislation ctmirror.org/2026/02/25/c...

Lamont presses Trump on immigration, gets surprise answer CT Gov. Ned Lamont asked what lessons Trump learned about Minneapolis. He said there won't be a surge of ICE agents unless a city asks.

ctmirror.org/2026/02/20/l... Connecticut governor asks Trump about lessons learned from Minneapolis

The Moment Trump Found Out the Supreme Court Killed His Tariffs President gets the news as meeting with governors opens; ‘so, it’s a loss, then?’

www.wsj.com/politics/pol... “I thought his head was going to explode.” —Gov. Ned Lamont

CT trooper's deliberate crash launches legal, political complications Last year, a CT state trooper stopped a speeding car with a 'pit maneuver.' No one was injured, but an investigation is underway.

ctmirror.org/2026/02/12/c... Cops waited two months to inform top brass and Office of Inspector General of potentially deadly use of force: Ramming car at 75 mph to end pursuit of suspected drunk.

CT Rep.'s 'ICE IN' message draws rebuke from House speaker House Speaker Matt Ritter dressed down lawmakers Thursday after a Bristol representative wore a message supporting ICE on her blazer.

You can say it. Just don’t wear. ctmirror.org/2026/02/05/i...

Lamont to ICE: 'Go home. We're keeping CT safe without you.' In his State of the State address, Gov. Ned Lamont condemned cuts to the social safety net and the tactics of federal immigration forces.

Lamont to ICE: 'Go home. We're keeping CT safe without you.' ctmirror.org/2026/02/04/c...

GOP's Betsy McCaughey promises to eliminate CT income tax The Betsy McCaughey campaign for governor of Connecticut opened Friday afternoon in Hartford with a New York tabloid brashness.

Déjà vu: GOP's Betsy McCaughey promises to eliminate CT income tax, recycling gubernatorial campaign playbooks from 1994 and 2018. ctmirror.org/2026/01/23/b...

'In the Room' with Ritter and Candelora, it's political, not personal House Speaker Matt Ritter and Minority Leader Vincent Candelora discussed their differences and similarities at CT Mirror's 'In the Room.'

'In the Room' with Ritter and Candelora, it's political, not personal ctmirror.org/2026/01/14/c...

Special election results: Dems claim victory for Larry Pemberton Early results showed Larry Pemberton Jr. assured of election to the 139th House District of Ledyard, Montville and Norwich.

Special election results: Dems claim victory for Larry Pemberton in CT House The Eastern Pequot is believed to be first Native American elected to zgeneral Assembly ctmirror.org/2026/01/13/s...

Special election results: Democrat Iris Sanchez wins House seat Democrats declared victory Tuesday night for Iris Sanchez over Republican Jamie Vaughan to fill the 25th House District seat in New Britain.

Special election results: Democrat Iris Sanchez wins 25th House seat in New Britain ctmirror.org/2026/01/06/s...

Larson calls Luke Bronin hostile to labor in first attack of campaign U.S. Rep. John Larson described rival Luke Bronin as variously hostile or indifferent to unions during his eight years as mayor of Hartford.

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Three unions bolt CT AFL-CIO after failure to oust leader Unions representing more than 10,000 workers have left the Connecticut AFL-CIO after a failed effort to oust Ed Hawthorne as its president.

Three unions bolt CT AFL-CIO after failure to oust leader ctmirror.org/2025/11/06/c...

Democrats score big in CT municipal races, flipping GOP seats CT Democrats made broad gains in Tuesday's elections, flipping seats that had been controlled by Republicans in New Britain and other cities.

Democrats score big in CT municipal races, flipping GOP seats in 4 open races and unseating incumbents in Ansonia, Bristol, Milford and Stratford. ctmirror.org/2025/11/04/d...

Trump administration will not publicize Rowland pardon application Former CT Gov. John G. Rowland's pardon application will not be released to the public, consistent with longstanding policy.

Postscript to a pardon: The Rowland file is not public ctmirror.org/2025/08/18/j...

Republican Ryan Fazio opens campaign for governor State Sen. Ryan Fazio of Greenwich opened a campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination with a pledge to lower state income taxes.

Republican state Sen. Ryan Fazio, 35, of Greenwich opens campaign for governor of Connecticut, pledging to cut taxes and electric rates. GOP last won the office in 2006. ctmirror.org/2025/08/13/r...

Bronin opens campaign against Larson: 'We don't have time to wait' Luke Bronin announced his candidacy against U.S. Rep. John Larson in a 90-second video posted on social media at 5:30 a.m.

Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin opens Democratic primary challenge to 14-term Congressman John B. Larson, CT-1, offering respect but saying, “At a certain point it’s just time to let some new voices i!in.' ctmirror.org/2025/07/30/l...

In chaos at CT Capitol, two waste haulers found favors It was a case study of the opaque and often chaotic nature of finalizing a budget in CT — and the opportunities to do favors by shaping laws.

The waste haulers’ lawyer provided language meant to address one client’s regulatory problems snd another’s competitive threat. How it slipped in the budget is a story no one wants to tell. ctmirror.org/2025/07/13/h...

Gov. Lamont to challenger Rep. Josh Elliott: 'Welcome to the race' Rep. Josh Elliott said he will measure success by how he shapes the party’s agenda, not by whether he can win a challenge against Gov. Lamont.

Gov. Lamont to challenger Rep. Josh Elliott: 'Welcome to the race' ctmirror.org/2025/07/09/j...

Rep. Josh Elliott files to challenge Lamont for governor It wasn't clear if Josh Elliott was committed to an all-or-nothing run for governor or was testing Democrats' appetite for an alternative.

Rep. Josh Elliott files to challenge Lamont for governor ctmirror.org/2025/07/08/r...

Hartford board of ed member to challenge John Larson in primary Ruth Fortune, a mayoral appointee on the Hartford Board of Education, will be the first Democrat to challenge Larson’s U.S. House seat.

Hartford school board member Ruth Fortune, 37, Haitian immigrant, to challenge 76-year-old US Rep John Larson in CT-1 for Dem nomination ctmirror.org/2025/07/03/j...

It wasn't the plan, but Lamont endorsed Cuomo Gov. Ned Lamont made an unplanned endorsement of Andrew Cuomo for mayor of New York on Monday, saying he'd rank Cuomo first on a ballot.

It was in response to a press question. And his unhappy communications guy all but grabbed the microphone. But Connecticut’s governor did in fact endorse a certain former NY governor for mayor of NYC. ctmirror.org/2025/06/23/i...

Obama, in rare public remarks, steps lightly in Hartford Obama played by the unwritten rules of the ex-presidency, offering commentary that was sharp but oblique. Trump’s name never passed his lips.

Obama is still playing by the unwritten rules of the ex presidency. Trump’s name never passed his lips. ctmirror.org/2025/06/18/o...

CT HB 5002: Lamont wants revisions to controversial housing bill Gov. Ned Lamont is weighing whether to call CT lawmakers into special session to revise the housing bill before he must sign or veto it.

Lamont weighing veto or seeking revisions to controversial housing bill he might call a special session ctmirror.org/2025/06/09/c...

Ned Lamont forces legislators to keep CT SEEC independent A bill would have subjected the appointment of the director of the CT State Elections Enforcement Commission to legislative approval.

Lamont forces legislators to keep elections watchdog independent ctmirror.org/2025/06/04/c...

Lamont aide Jonny Dach misused state vehicle, investigation finds Dach used a state vehicle as his personal car for nearly two years and drove at speeds considered reckless under CT law, the probe found.

Report drops two days before his planned exit ctmirror.org/2025/06/02/j...

CT approves unemployment benefits for strikers; veto expected Passing the bill despite Lamont’s promised veto reflects the influence of organized labor and Democrats’ desire to be recorded on the issue.

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CT Senate moves to curb independence of elections watchdog Under the bill, legislators whose campaign finances are overseen by the SEEC would approve the appointment of its executive director.

CT Senate moves to curb independence of elections watchdog ctmirror.org/2025/05/21/c...

Political deal to seat John Fonfara on PURA may prove unworkable Converting PURA to a quasi-public agency solely to give Sen. John Fonfara a promised seat is off the table for the 2025 legislative session.

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A legislative 'rat' returns to the CT Capitol, its origins still murky A bill that would make CT's state-employee health coverage available to appointees on quasi-public authority boards has passed the Senate.

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