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    New poll: Lamont has 13-point lead over Stefanowski
    A new poll found that Gov. Ned Lamont has a 13-point lead over Republican rival Bob Stefanowski, and support from a wide array of voting blocks.
    By John Moritz
  • Even those not infected with the coronavirus have suffered negative health effects caused by evictions, lack of food security and unemployment.
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    CT budget put $5 million for eviction prevention programs
  • Candidate for Greenwich RTM moderator Alexis Vouglaris chats outside her home in Old Greenwich, Conn. Monday, Nov. 22, 2021. If she wins, she will be the first new moderator in 24 years.
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  • Democratic State Party Chairwoman Nancy DiNardo, speaking to reporters in August, 2020.
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    CT Democrats say abortion rights at stake in 2022 election
  • Past and present Kid Governor's of Connecticut and Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz 
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    Connecticut’s ‘Kid Governor’ program launches in Oklahoma
  • Sen. Doug McCrory and Rep. Bobby Sanchez, co-chairmen of the Education Committee,
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    CT education funding bill fails, but advocates vow to bring it...
  • Voters cast their ballots at the polls during a municipal election in Norwalk last year.
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    Idaho Gov. Little turns back Trump-backed challenger
    BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho Gov. Brad Little won the GOP gubernatorial primary by beating a Trump-backed challenger who had repeatedly criticized the incumbent for not being conservative enough and...
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  • President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 17, 2022, during a reception to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
    Biden's burdens grow: Sagging global economy adds to US woes
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    State Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, a Republican candidate for Governor of Pennsylvania, talks with his wife Rebbeca at a primary night election gathering in Chambersburg, Pa., Tuesday, May 17, 2022.
    Trump-backed Mastriano wins GOP Pennsylvania governor nod
    By MARC LEVY
    President Joe Biden speaks at the Delavan Grider Community Center in Buffalo, N.Y., Tuesday, May 17, 2022, following Saturday's shooting at a supermarket.
    In Buffalo, Biden mourns victims, says 'evil will not win'
    By CHRIS MEGERIAN and ZEKE MILLER
    Former President Donald Trump speaks at a rally at the Delaware County Fairgrounds, Saturday, April 23, 2022, in Delaware, Ohio, to endorse Republican candidates ahead of the Ohio primary on May 3.
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    Baby formula shortage affecting Connecticut
    Shelves typically stocked with baby formula sit mostly empty at a store in San Antonio, Tuesday, May 10, 2022. Parents across the U.S. are scrambling to find baby formula because supply disruptions and a massive safety recall have swept many leading brands off store shelves. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) As of last Friday, state Attorney General William Tong had not received price-gouging complaints, but parents had voiced concerns about baby formula supply problems. By Ken Dixon
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    Lamont, Stefanowski debate list naming CT top state for cops
    The Connecticut State Police recently graduated 53 new state troopers, all members of the 131st Training Troop, at the Hartford Armory. Four are assigned to the Westbrook Troop F barracks. The latest subject of debate in Connecticut’s increasingly contentious gubernatorial election: a listicle from the website WalletHub. By Alex Putterman
  • Hartford
    Former CT governor blasted in role as chancellor in Maine
    University of Maine Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy, the former Governor of Connecticut, walks the University of Maine main campus in Orono, Maine on Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. Dannel Malloy, now the chancellor of the University of Maine, apologized for a lack of transparency in the search for a new president. By Ben Lambert
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    CT cannabis license chances low for equity applicants
    Hugh Gallman says he knows he has a “slim-to-none” chance of obtaining a Connecticut cannabis retail license. "With legal cannabis, I see an opportunity for a lot of us individuals who were exposed to the war on drugs," Hugh Gallman said. By Julia Bergman
  • News
    Did Ned Lamont offer the largest tax cut in CT history?
    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont speaks at a press conference at the future headquarters of Mirador in Stamford, Conn. Monday, April 25, 2022. Gov. Ned Lamont has touted the tax break as the largest in Connecticut history, but the relief rivals former Gov. John Rowland’s package in 1995. By Keith M. Phaneuf
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  • Hartford
    CT lawmakers direct Lamont: Save less, fill vacant state jobs
    FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2022 file photo, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont delivers the State of the State address during opening session at the State Capitol in Hartford, Conn. Democrats in Hartford endorsed Gov. Ned Lamont to run for a second term in office. Facing Republican Bob Stefanowski in November, Lamont is touting the roughly $600 million in tax cuts included in the new, revised state budget that cleared the General Assembly this month. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File) As projected state employee retirements surged again Monday, Gov. Ned Lamont signed a new budget that will encourage agencies to fill positions quickly. By Keith M. Phaneuf
  • News
    CT Dems seek to move up 2024 presidential primary
    Poll workers deliver ballots during the primary night election at the Margaret E. Morton Government Center in Bridgeport in 2020. Could Connecticut replace Iowa or New Hampshire in the pack of states holding early caucuses and primaries? Some Democrats think the Constitution State has a chance to go first. By John Moritz
  • West Hartford News
    Vanessa Roberts Avery sworn in as Connecticut’s U.S. Attorney
    Vanessa Roberts Avery is sworn in as the new U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut on Monday, May 9, 2022 in New Haven Conn., becoming the first Black woman to lead the office in its history. The New Haven native is the first Black woman to lead the U.S. Attorney’s office for the District of Connecticut. By Peter Yankowski
  • Hartford
    CT Democrats battle in races for treasurer, secretary of the...
    Connecticut state Capitol building.  An August primary will likely be necessary to sort out the Democratic Party nominations for the offices of Secretary of the State and Treasurer  By John Moritz
  • News
    Connecticut Democrats endorse Lamont for second term
    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont speaks at the Synchrony Financial headquarters in Stamford, Conn. Monday, April 25, 2022. With focus on abortion and voting rights, Connecticut Democrats nominate Gov. Ned Lamont for a second term and a rematch against Republican Bob Stefanowski. By John Moritz
  • News
    CT GOP Convention endorses Klarides for U.S. Senate
    Republican Dominic Rapini of Branford has filed his intention to seek the party nomination to run for secretary of the state in 2022. Themis Klarides, the former state house minority leader, won a first-ballot endorsement, but Leora Levy of Greenwich and Peter Lumaj of Fairfield surpassed the 15 percent support needed to join an August primary. By Ken Dixon
  • News
    New CT law aims to cap rising health care prices
    FILE — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont delivers the State of the State address during opening session at the State Capitol, Feb. 9, 2022, in Hartford, Conn. In an effort to reign in out-of-control health care prices, Connecticut lawmakers this week passed a cutting-edge bill giving the state the power to limit how much overall health care costs can grow and to hold providers and insurers accountable... By Mary Katherine Wildeman
  • News
    What passed and failed during 2022 CT legislative session
    State Sen. Marilyn Moore, D-Bridgeport, on June 16, 2021, led a commemoration and flag-raising ceremony, with the Juneteenth flag flying for the first time over the State Capitol in Hartford. Juneteenth commemorates the 1865 release of the last slaves, following the Civil War. Abortion and voting rights, tax cuts and pay raises for state employees were among the topics debated during Connecticut’s 12-week legislative session. By Alex Putterman
  • Hartford
    CT’s right to collect money from former prisoners is curtailed
    Stock image A bill to end the state’s authority to collect ‘prison debt’ failed, but budget bill kept part alive By Kelan Lyons
  • News
    CT lawmakers authorize additional punishments for top prosecutors
    State prosecutor Richard Colangelo speaks during a hearing at Connecticut Superior Court in Stamford, Conn., March 3, 2020.  In one of their last actions of the legislative session, Connecticut lawmakers authorized a wider range of punishments against the state’s top prosecutors. By John Moritz
  • News
    What to watch for at CT Republican party convention this weekend
    Republican Party candidate Bob Stefanowski, left, shook hands with Ned Lamont after a 2018 debate during the campaign for governor. The big battle at this weekend’s Connecticut Republican convention will be the four-way race to gain the endorsement to challenge U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal. By Ken Dixon
  • News
    What to watch for at CT Democratic party convention this weekend
    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont speaks at the Synchrony Financial headquarters in Stamford, Conn. Monday, April 25, 2022. While the top of the ticket will not likely see surprises, there will be competition for some of the other races at the Connecticut Democratic convention this weekend. By John Moritz
  • News
    As COVID lingers, Capitol likely to keep some remote options
    Gov. Ned Lamont addresses a full house, the combined House and Senate, during the opening day of the 2022 legislative session at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn. on Wednesday, February 9, 2022. Key Connecticut lawmakers say some pandemic accommodations at the Capitol, including virtual public hearings and a remote voting option for legislators, may be here to stay. By Alex Putterman
  • Hartford
    Connecticut acts to help its lead-poisoned children
    Lori Mathieu, Department of Public Health public health section chief, discusses the state's lead abatement plans with Commissioner Juthani. After decades of inertia, Connecticut is finally moving to help its thousands of lead-poisoned children and prevent thousands of other young children from being damaged by the widespread neurotoxin. By Jenifer Frank
  • News
    CT Senate approves bipartisan juvenile-justice legislation
    State Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven The legislation, which next heads to Gov. Lamont, would give state Superior Court judges the option to implement GPS monitoring for certain repeat motor vehicle offenders. By Ken Dixon
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