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ctmirror.org/2025/12/17/j...
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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.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/12/17/john-larson-luke-bronin-union-busting/
7 days ago
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Three unions bolt CT AFL-CIO after failure to oust leader
ctmirror.org/2025/11/06/c...
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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.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/11/06/ct-afl-cio/
about 2 months ago
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Democrats score big in CT municipal races, flipping GOP seats in 4 open races and unseating incumbents in Ansonia, Bristol, Milford and Stratford.
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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.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/11/04/democrats-score-big-in-ct-municipal-races/
about 2 months ago
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Postscript to a pardon: The Rowland file is not public
ctmirror.org/2025/08/18/j...
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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.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/08/18/john-rowland-pardon-trump-administration/
4 months ago
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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.
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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.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/08/13/republican-ryan-fazio-opens-campaign-for-governor/
4 months ago
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Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin opens Democratic primary challenge to 14-term Congressman John B. Larson, CT-1, offering respect but saying, âAt a certain point itâs just time to let some new voices i!in.'
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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.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/07/30/luke-bronin-john-larson-congress-election/
5 months ago
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The waste haulersâ lawyer provided language meant to address one clientâs regulatory problems snd anotherâs competitive threat. How it slipped in the budget is a story no one wants to tell.
ctmirror.org/2025/07/13/h...
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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 â and the opportunities to do favors by shaping laws.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/07/13/how-a-77-word-rat-slipped-into-a-bill-helped-two-ct-waste-haulers/
5 months ago
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Gov. Lamont to challenger Rep. Josh Elliott: 'Welcome to the race'
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Gov. Lamont to challenger Rep. Josh Elliott: 'Welcome to the race'
Rep. Josh Elliott said he will measure success by how he shapes the partyâs agenda, not by whether he can win a challenge against Gov. Lamont.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/07/09/josh-elliott-ned-lamont-reaction/
6 months ago
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Rep. Josh Elliott files to challenge Lamont for governor
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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.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/07/08/rep-josh-elliott-files-to-challenge-lamont-for-governor/
6 months ago
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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...
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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 Larsonâs U.S. House seat.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/07/03/john-larson-challenger-ruth-fortune/
6 months ago
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It was in response to a press question. And his unhappy communications guy all but grabbed the microphone. But Connecticutâs governor did in fact endorse a certain former NY governor for mayor of NYC.
ctmirror.org/2025/06/23/i...
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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.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/06/23/it-wasnt-the-plan-but-lamont-endorsed-cuomo/
6 months ago
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Obama is still playing by the unwritten rules of the ex presidency. Trumpâs name never passed his lips.
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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. Trumpâs name never passed his lips.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/06/18/obama-hartford-connecticut-forum/
6 months ago
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Lamont weighing veto or seeking revisions to controversial housing bill he might call a special session
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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.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/06/09/ct-hb-5002-ned-lamont-revisions/
7 months ago
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Lamont forces legislators to keep elections watchdog independent
ctmirror.org/2025/06/04/c...
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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.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/06/04/ct-state-elections-enforcement-commission-seec-approval/
7 months ago
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Report drops two days before his planned exit
ctmirror.org/2025/06/02/j...
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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.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/06/02/johnny-dach-ct-state-car-investigation/
7 months ago
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ctmirror.org/2025/05/30/c...
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CT approves unemployment benefits for strikers; veto expected
Passing the bill despite Lamontâs promised veto reflects the influence of organized labor and Democratsâ desire to be recorded on the issue.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/05/30/ct-unemployment-benefits-striking-workers/
7 months ago
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CT Senate moves to curb independence of elections watchdog
ctmirror.org/2025/05/21/c...
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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.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/05/21/ct-seec-elections-watchdog-oversight/
7 months ago
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ctmirror.org/2025/05/07/j...
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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.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/05/07/john-fonfara-pura-deal/
8 months ago
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ctmirror.org/2025/05/02/c...
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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.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/05/02/ct-legislative-rat-quasi-public-appointees-state-health-insurance/
8 months ago
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Effort underway to seek a pardon for former Gov. John G. Rowland
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Pardon for former CT Gov. John Rowland? Discreet effort underway
A discreet effort is underway to explore the possibility of President Donald J. Trump pardoning former Gov. John G. Rowland.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/25/ct-john-rowland-trump-pardon/
8 months ago
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ctmirror.org/2025/04/20/c...
Heâs been more Substack and Instagram than mass rallies. But he is sounding (and raising money) like Bernie.
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Chris Murphy, a new 'pugilistic populist,' maps resistance to Trump
Chris Murphy says President Trump is bullying key institutions into submission. He wants to meet the moment with uncompromising defiance.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/20/chris-murphy-trump-pugilistic-populism/
8 months ago
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ctmirror.org/2025/04/02/c...
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Police: Former Republican lobbyist vandalized CT senator's Tesla
Rep. Craig Fishbein on Monday said Teslas were being vandalized as 'acts of political terrorism' inspired by animus to Trump and Musk.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/04/02/ct-tesla-vandalism-republican-lobbyist/
9 months ago
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ctmirror.org/2025/03/09/c...
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Borrowing from Norway, a Connecticut prison tries a new approach
Correction officers spend unstructured time with the incarcerated in the new model, hoping to stem problems before they start.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/09/ct-prison-reform-norway-model/
10 months ago
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He recorded blood alcohol levels of 0.18% and 0.17%, double the legal limit in CT
ctmirror.org/2025/03/03/r...
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Rep. Aundré Bumgardner charged with DUI in Groton
Rep. Aundré Bumgardner, D-Groton, has been suspended from his leadership and committee assignments following his arrest early Sunday.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/03/03/rep-aundre-bumgardner-charged-with-dui-in-groton/
10 months ago
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ctmirror.org/2025/02/14/c...
He was mentally ill and agitated. A jail supervisor decided the best way to calm and comfort him was blasting him in the face with pepper spray four times.
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CT legislators horrified by account of incarcerated person's homicide
The first public dissection of Robby Talbotâs death came Friday in a hearing on whether to accept a $3.75M settlement of a federal lawsuit.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/02/14/ct-inmate-death-hearing/
10 months ago
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ctmirror.org/2025/02/14/c...
By my count, the tally for wrongful conviction awards is about to top $128 million in CT, a state with a formal compensation system, a conviction integrity unit and a record of bipartisan legislative support for paying these debts.
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CT set to pay $37.6 million for wrongful convictions of 8 men
A review by the CT Mirror found that the new round of compensation will bring the stateâs total wrongful-conviction awards to $128.9 million.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/02/14/ct-wrongful-convictions/
10 months ago
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ctmirror.org/2025/02/10/c...
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CT weighs barring state companies from aiding in executions
Lawmakers introduced the bill after the HBO show âLast Week Tonightâ revealed that a CT company was the source of a drug used in executions.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/02/10/ct-companies-executions-bill/
11 months ago
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ctmirror.org/2025/02/07/h...
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In Hartford, a judge welcomes new American citizens every Friday
In a time of much uncertainty in the federal bureaucracy, many still reach the end of their paths to citizenship in a Hartford courtroom.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/02/07/hartford-ct-american-citizen-naturalization-ceremony/
11 months ago
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In Hartford, a judge welcomes new American citizens every Friday
In a time of much uncertainty in the federal bureaucracy, many still reach the end of their paths to citizenship in a Hartford courtroom.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/02/07/hartford-ct-american-citizen-naturalization-ceremony/
11 months ago
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ctmirror.org/2025/02/05/n...
A final address to lawmakers before he opts for reelection or retirement.
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Ned Lamontâs budget speech toasted CTâs turnaround. What next?
Lamont invited legislators to celebrate CT's string of budget surpluses, then outlined a path of continued prudence, tinged with pragmatism.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/02/05/ned-lamont-ct-budget-address/
11 months ago
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ctmirror.org/2025/01/30/t...
And birth rates.
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Trump ties CT transportation funding to immigration, mask policies
Trump plans to link transportation funding to policies on masks, vaccines and immigration enforcement, as well as marriage and birth rates.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/01/30/trump-ct-transportation-funding-compliance/
11 months ago
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ctmirror.org/2025/01/19/c...
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How CT's William Tong is preparing for Trump 2.0: 'We'll be ready'
On Inauguration Day, Tong and his staff will be looking for executive orders that conflict with CT laws or violate the Constitution.
https://ctmirror.org/2025/01/19/ct-william-tong-trump-inauguration/
11 months ago
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A floral arrangement and the official portrait of Gov. M. Jodi Rell were placed Monday on the ground floor of the CT Capitol where she will lie in state from 10 am to 2 pm Tuesday. She died at 78.
about 1 year ago
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