CT Democrats endorsed Steve Winter for the New Haven seat after Rep. Robyn Porter didn’t show up or announce her plans beforehand.
Mark Pazniokas
Mark is the Capitol Bureau Chief and a co-founder of CT Mirror. He is a frequent contributor to WNPR, a former state politics writer for The Hartford Courant and Journal Inquirer, and contributor for The New York Times.
Lamont signs CT bill codifying benefits for families of fallen officers
The benefits CT will provide to families of officers who die in the line of duty include $100K and five years of continued health coverage.
CT gets 18-year head start promoting ‘baby bonds’
CT hopes the promise of a baby bond when the child reaches 18 can make a difference in how the child is raised and sees the future.
CT GOP fails to avoid primary in U.S. Senate race
Republican Gerry Smith defeated Matthew Corey at the convention but not by enough to avoid a primary for the right to face Sen. Chris Murphy.
Democrats nominate a ‘joyful’ Chris Murphy to third term
At the CT convention, Murphy sounded like a politician who has settled on a political home and role — the bipartisan dealmaker.
Lamont to veto bill providing state aid to strikers
Gov. Ned Lamont plans to veto a CT AFL-CIO priority bill that would have created a $3 million state fund to assist striking workers.
At deadline, CT Senate passes bill benefiting strikers
Gov. Ned Lamont, who opposed a measure that would have given strikers unemployment benefits, has yet to say if he will sign the bill.
CT lawmakers criticize OHS for CT health care reform bill failure
House leaders criticized the CT Office of Health Strategy Wednesday as it became clear some hospital oversight reforms would not pass.
On final day of session, a showdown is threatened in CT Senate
A collision seems unavoidable over two bills the Senate Democratic majority pledges to pass and the Senate Republican minority vows to block.
First expansion of CT paid sick days law wins passage
The Senate approved Democratic legislation that will expand CT’s paid sick days mandate into a nearly universal benefit by Jan. 1, 2027.
A plan to get CT health benefits to a select few is abandoned
The provision — described as a “rat” — would have extended health coverage to a few unpaid members of quasi-public authority boards.
Without saying so, CT House passes strikers’ benefits bill
The CT House of Representatives voted Friday to provide up to $3 million in aid to striking workers, with no explanation and scant debate.
A modest response in Hartford to ballot scandal in Bridgeport
House Bill 5498 would require publicly available video surveillance of absentee-ballot drop boxes and a quicker referral to police.
After Eversource threat, Lamont backs PURA chair for another term
Hours after Eversource’s president said it would cut funding for capital projects, the governor reappointed Marissa Gillett to a 4-year term.
Eversource escalates CT fight, saying it will cut investments
The remarks were interpreted as another nudge for Gov. Ned Lamont to fire Marissa Gillett, chair of the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority.