- Remove Mason statue from Capitol? Preservation group says no
![The statue of English settler John Mason has been targeted for removal from the exterior of the State Capitol.]()
- ‘Right to Read’ legislation passes as part of budget implementer
![Newly elected State Senator Pat Bille Miller, D-Stamford, addresses those in attendance following her swearing in outside the Capitol in Hartford, Conn. on Monday, March 08, 2021.]()
- A three-day flurry of events feeds Lamont campaign talk
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- Blankley’s in. Who else wants to fill Alex Kasser’s seat?
![Democrat John Blankley is the first candidate to declare for the now vacant 36th District state senate seat.]()
- Secretary of the State Denise Merrill says she won’t run for...
![Denise Merrill, Secretary of the State of Connecticut, speaks at the Greenwich Democratic Town Committee Cookout and Campaign Rally at Greenwich High School in Greenwich, Conn. Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018. In attendance was gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, U.S. Senators Chris Murphy and Richard Blumenthal, State Sen. candidate Alex Bergstein, and State Rep. candidates Laura Kostin and Steve Meskers.]()
- Stratford lawyer elected to head state GOP vows to unify party
![Longtime GOP operative Ben Proto, a lawyer from Stratford, second from right, was nominated for chair of the state Republican party Tuesday night.]()
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![Anthony Scaramucci leaves Federal court in New York, Thursday, June 24, 2021. He was to testify in the trial of Chicago banker, Stephen Calk, on charges he tried to buy himself a senior post in former President Donald Trump's administration by making risky loans to Trump onetime campaign chairman, Paul Manafort.]()
Scaramucci tells banker trial jury about Trump's transitionNEW YORK (AP) — Anthony Scaramucci recalled for a jury Thursday his role in filling jobs in former President Donald Trump's administration as he testified against a Chicago banker, saying he never...By LARRY NEUMEISTER![Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., a key infrastructure negotiator, pauses for reporters after working behind closed doors with other Democrats in a basement room at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, June 16, 2021.]()
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![State Sen. Alex Kasser addresses women from across the region gather for the Stamford's Women's March to Save Democracy to protest Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Saturday, October 17, 2020, at Stamford Superior Court in Stamford, Conn.]()
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![Democratic first selectman candidate Bill Kelly, left, with selectman candidate Janet Stone McGuigan.]()
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![Gov. Ned Lamont signed a bill just after noon on Tuesday making recreational marijuana legal for adults in Connecticut starting July 1. From left are proponents Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven; Rep. Steve Stafstrom, D-Bridgeport; House Majority Leader Jason Rojas, D-East Hartford; Lamont; Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz; and Senate President Pro-Tem Martin Looney, D-New Haven.]()
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![CT State Senator Alex Kasser addresses women from across the region gather for the Stamford's Women's March to Save Democracy to protest Trump's Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett Saturday, October 17, 2020, at Stamford Superior Court in Stamford, Conn. The march is an effort from Stamford-based groups including the Stamford Women's Talking Circle and Pine Wave, both the brainchildren of Shira Tarantino and Brook Manawal, two activists and mothers who hope to challenge what it means to be a suburban mom.]()
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![William Kelly, left, is the Democratic candidate for first selectman and Janet Stone McGuigan is the Democratic candidate for selectman. They will take on the Republican slate of incumbent First Selectman Fred Camillo and incumbent Selectwoman Jill Rabin in the fall election.]()
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![The long-negotiated legislation for legal adult-use marijuana was up for votes in the state House on Wednesday.]()
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![(TN4) KRT TEEN NEWS STORY SLUGGED: BODSQUAD KRT PHOTO ILLUSTRATION (May 4) An American Journal of Public Health study found that, when targeted to a specific teen personality type, the anti-marijuana message resulted in a 27 percent drop in the use of the drug. That personality type was thrill-seeker. If youre not that kind of kid, then you probably already think of drug use as stupid. (Diversity) (KRT) AP NC KD 2001 (Horiz) (gsb)]()
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![State Sen. Matt Lesser, D-Middletown, said his bill protecting the families of newborns waskilled at the last minute because he had criticized a different insurance bill.]()
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![The long-negotiated legislation for legal adult-use marijuana was up for votes in the state House on Wednesday.]()
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![The Rev. Rodney Wade, pastor of the Long Hill Bible Church in Waterbury, speaks during a rally of faith and labor leaders outside of the Capitol earlier this month]()
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![State Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven]()
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![Flavored vaping solutions in a window display at a vape and smoke shop in New York.]()
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![The State Capitol building in Hartford.]()
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![State Sen. Gary Winfield, D-New Haven speaks during special session at the State Capitol, Tuesday, July 28, 2020, in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)]()
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![Washington DC April 1 2018: United States Department of Education in Washington, DC, It is a Cabinet-level department of the US government.]()
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![Gov. Ned Lamont, in his office, describes a tentative deal on a 2-year state budget for 2021-23, on Friday, June 4, 2021.]()
