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  • Leora Levy gives her victory speech in the U.S. Senate GOP primary race at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Greenwich, Conn, Tuesday night, August 9, 2022.
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    Levy claims GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Richard...
    An acrimonious primary challenge from two conservative Republicans against convention-endorsed Themis Klarides, ended in the stifling summer heat after a Trump endorsement.
    By Ken Dixon and Julia Bergman
  • FILE - New Speaker of the House Matt Ritter, D-Hartford speaks in a mostly empty legislative chamber due to pandemic protocols, during opening session at the State Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Hartford, Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont has scheduled a special election on Jan. 25, 2022, for the Connecticut House of Representatives seat vacated by Caroline Simmons, who resigned after being elected mayor of Stamford. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
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  • Hours after the F.B.I. raided his Mar-a-Lago residence, former President Donald Trump joined a telephone rally for Republican U.S. Senate candidate Leora Levy ahead of Tuesday’s primary election.
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    Trump speaks at CT rally hours after Mar-a-Lago raid
  • FILE - Chelsea Clinton speaks at the 30th annual GLAAD Media Awards in New York on May 4, 2019. iHeartMedia announced Tuesday that “In Fact with Chelsea Clinton,” hosted by Clinton, the daughter of former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, will premier April 13. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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  • President Donald Trump listens as Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Seema Verma speaks during a press briefing with the coronavirus task force, at the White House in March, 2020. The Trump administration cut off Medicaid coverage for some disabled people on the day after the 2020 election.
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    CT women with disabilities sue Feds over Trump Medicaid cut
  • Seven-term state Rep. Terrie Wood of Darien is seeking the Republican nomination to run for secretary of the state in November. The primary is Tuesday.
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    GOP secretary of the state candidates float election ideas
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  • FILE - Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, R-Wash., speaks at a Memorial Day observance event on May 30, 2022, in Vancouver, Wash. Beutler conceded her race in Washington state's top two primary for the 3rd Congressional District. (Taylor Balkom/The Columbian via AP, File)
    Rep. Herrera Beutler, who voted to impeach Trump, concedes
    OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler, one of two Republican members of Washington state's congressional delegation who voted to impeach Donald Trump, has conceded her reelection bid...
    By RACHEL LA CORTE
  • FILE — Republican candidate for U.S. Senate Leora Levy talks to delegates at the State Republican Convention, May 7, 2022, in Mashantucket, Conn.
    Trump-backed Levy wins GOP Senate primary in Connecticut
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    Supporters of Donald Trump, members of the media and law enforcement gather near Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. (Meghan McCarthy/The Palm Beach Post via AP)
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    By STEVE PEOPLES
    A Donald Trump supporter stands on a bridge outside the entrance to former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. The FBI searched Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate as part of an investigation into whether he took classified records from the White House to his Florida residence, people familiar with the matter said Monday.
    FBI's search of Trump's Florida estate: Why now?
    By ZEKE MILLER, ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO
    Police direct traffic outside an entrance to former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. Trump said in a lengthy statement that the FBI was conducting a search of his Mar-a-Lago estate and asserted that agents had broken open a safe.
    Trump says FBI searched estate in major escalation of probe
    By ERIC TUCKER and MICHAEL BALSAMO
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    Senate primary will determine direction of CT GOP
    Themis Klarides, endorsed in May by the Republican State Convention, is one of three seeking the GOP primary nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal. Leora Levy’s Thursday night endorsement from Donald Trump raises the stakes for Tuesday’s primary for the GOP nomination to challenge U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal in November. By Ken Dixon
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    Personality, experience separate Dems for secretary of the state
    Maritza Bond, the New Haven public health director, thanks supporters who put her over the top to qualify for a primary for secretary of the state at the Democratic state nominating convention in Hartford on Saturday, May 8, 2022. Stephanie Thomas, the endorsed Democrat, and Maritza Bond agree on policies for the state’s top election official, in a race that turned negative this month. By Julia Bergman
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    Inside look as three Democrats square off in CT treasurer primary
    Erick Russell Erick Russell, Dita Bhargava and Karen DuBois-Walton are vying for the chance to face GOP Rep. Harry Arora of Greenwich. By Keith M. Phaneuf
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    Trump endorsement a mixed picture for GOP in CT
    Wills Pike, the master of ceremonies at the Montville Republican Town Committee barbecue, and Leora Levy, who is vying for the Republican nomination to take on U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, listen as Donald Trump speaks on Levy's phone Thursday to offer his endorsement. Former President Donald Trump endorsed Leora Levy of Greenwich Thursday in the Republican race for U.S. Senate. Would that help in a CT general election? By Julia Bergman
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    Trump endorses CT candidate Levy for U.S. Senate in call
    Republican primary candidate for Connecticut's U.S. Senate, Leora Levy, speaks during a live broadcast debate from WTNH television studios, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in New Haven, Conn. (Anthony Quinn/WTNH TV via AP) Levy said the phone call from the former president came without warning during the Republican Town Committee fundraiser. By Mark Pazniokas
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    After protest, Senate passes bill expanding benefits for CT...
    WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 1: Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) talks with Cole Koets, whose grandfather served in the Vietnam War, in support of the PACT Act, a bill to expand health care benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits, outside the U.S. Capitol August 1, 2022 in Washington, DC. In the final week before August recess, Senate Democrats are hoping to move forward with the multi trillion-dollar climate, taxes and health care package announced last week by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV). The Senate also plans to vote on the PACT Act and the Respect for Marriage Act. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Last week, 25 Republicans who previously supported the PACT Act switched their vote. By Lisa Hagen
  • Hartford
    Sewer pollution targeted in $580 million for CT towns, cities
    Part of Greater New Haven’s Water Pollution Control Authority plant. Connecticut environmental officials are planning major upgrades to old sewer lines, treatment plants throughout the state. By Ken Dixon
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    New poll show Blumenthal defeat unlikely
    Senator Richard Blumenthal holds up a copy of Saturday's Connecticut Post, one of many items to be placed in a fifty year time capsule during the 100th anniversary celebration at the Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport, Conn. on Saturday, June 25, 2022. Blumenthal held an 11-point lead over his closest Republican challenger By Mark Pazniokas
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    CT child tax rebate claimed by more than 70% of eligible...
    FILE - New Speaker of the House Matt Ritter, D-Hartford speaks in a mostly empty legislative chamber due to pandemic protocols, during opening session at the State Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Hartford, Conn. Gov. Ned Lamont has scheduled a special election on Jan. 25, 2022, for the Connecticut House of Representatives seat vacated by Caroline Simmons, who resigned after being elected mayor of Stamford. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File) About one-quarter of $125 million benefit remains unclaimed By Keith M. Phaneuf
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    Is ‘monkeypox’ racist? Officials call for name change
    FILE - This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Thousands more doses of monkeypox vaccine are expected to soon begin shipping to the U.S. after federal health officials said Wednesday, July 13, 2022, that they had completed an inspection of the overseas plant where they were manufactured. (Cynthia S. Goldsmith, Russell Regner/CDC via AP, File) Public health officials, including Connecticut DPH Commissioner Manisha Juthani, have said the name “monkeypox” should be changed. By Jordan Nathaniel Fenster
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    Treasurer candidate goes after Purdue Pharma, spotlights son’s...
    Dita Bhargava, a candidate for state treasurer, makes a campaign stop Friday near Purdue Pharma in downtown Stamford. Dita Bhargava, whose campaign for state treasurer has centered on investing in companies that practice good corporate governance and responsibility, has released a provocative new campaign ad that targets Purdue Pharma over its role in the opioid... By Julia Bergman
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    Effort tracking US school shootings loses federal funding
    People visit the Town Square, the site of a memorial for the victims of the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, on Friday, May 27, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. An effort to update one of the most comprehensive databases tracking school shootings nationwide is no longer receiving federal funding, according to the project’s top researcher, who says a private contractor recently decided not to renew his... By Matt Rocheleau
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    McEnroe (opinion): Joni Mitchell and the power of resurrection
    Joni Mitchell arrives at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. From a stage in Newport, strains of hymns to follow for a path past COVID. By Colin McEnroe
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    CT’s GOP hopefuls for U.S. Senate spar over social issues
    Endorsed Republican Themis Klarides hopes Leora Levy and Peter Lumaj split the conservative vote in the 3-way August 9 primary to face Sen. Richard Blumenthal. Endorsed Republican Themis Klarides hopes Leora Levy and Peter Lumaj split the conservative vote in the 3-way August 9 primary to face Sen. Richard Blumenthal By Ken Dixon
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    CT launches $150M loan fund for small business
    David Lehman, Connecticut’s Commissioner of Economic and Community Development, speaking Tuesday at the Greater New Haven Chamber of Commerce's  Regional Real Estate and Construction forecast event in Branford. The state’s Small Business Boost Fund will offer low interest loans from $5,000 to $500,000, funded by three banks with matching money from the state. By Luther Turmelle
  • News
    Fearing threats, Murphy helps craft bill to avert Jan. 6 repeat
    Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Ct., speaks on a phone with Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., Wednesday morning, May 25, 2022 on Capitol Hill in Washington. Murphy took to the Senate floor Tuesday and demanded that lawmakers accomplish what they failed to do after 20 children, mostly 6 or 7 years old, and six educators in Newtown, Connecticut died on Dec. 14, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Murphy said he is hopeful there will be enough Republican support in the Senate to pass the compromise bill. By Lisa Hagen
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    Lamont: Ready to ‘challenge the system’ on gun control
    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont at Hartford Communities That Care, Tuesday, July 27, 2021 in Hartford, Conn. In an interview with Hearst Connecticut Media Group, Gov. Ned Lamont said he would not just defend the state’s existing gun control laws if elected to a second term, and is ready to push for more regulations. By John Moritz
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    Colin McEnroe (opinion): Trump’s inaction, in prime time slo-mo
    A photograph of Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., pumping his fist toward the rioters on Jan. 6, 2021 is shown during a prime-time hearing of the House Select Committee on July 21, 2022 in Washington, D.C. There was a lot to watch in the prime-time hearing, but the key plot point was that rioters weren’t peaceful, and Trump failed to act. By Colin McEnroe
  • News
    News 8, CCM to host final debate in governor’s race
    Republican Party candidate Bob Stefanowski, left, shook hands with Ned Lamont after a 2018 debate during the campaign for governor. News 8 and the Connecticut Conference of Municipalities are planning to host the final gubernatorial debate of this political season. By Julia Bergman
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    Lamont is nation’s most popular Democratic governor, poll finds
    Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont cheers during the 2022 Stamford Memorial Day Parade in Stamford, Conn. Sunday, May 29, 2022. The parade went from the Stamford Police Department to Veteran's Park, where a ceremony was held to honor and remember those who died in war. The ceremony sepcifically honored this year's grand marshal, U.S. Army Cpl. James Lyles, as well as Gold Star Families in attendance. As his reelection bid ramps up, Lamont’s approval rating ranks ninth among all governors. By Alex Putterman
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