‘Top salesman’ Lamont talks CT budget, taxes and spending
The governor, in wide-ranging CT Mirror interview, wants to keep state’s budget “guardrails,” which produced record surpluses and set the stage for tax cuts.
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Try to agree on ‘one thing’ in search for ‘Common Ground’
Former senator speaks to inaugural meeting of local initiative about the challenges — and benefits — of civility and bipartisanship in divisive times.
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Finding ‘Common Ground’ is new initiative’s goal
Organizers say “a wide array of constituents and ideological standpoints” will be represented in this Westport effort to promote civil discussion of difficult public issues.
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Town sets open meeting training, not revealed to public
Selectwomen set Freedom of Information training for town officials and staff, but whether the Thursday sessions are unnoticed meeting depends on what is discussed.
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A state tax cut is coming, but who should get it?
Plan by Gov. Ned Lamont to reduce the state income tax is popular in the General Assembly, but legislators are wrangling over details — in particular, whether the rich deserve any at all.
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Political rivals find common ground in favor of earlier primary
Democratic and Republican state party leaders want 2024 presidential primary voting scheduled on earlier date to gain more attention — and economic impact.
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Democrats to host candidate recruitment forum
Registered Democrats invited to explore process of running for town offices in the November municipal election.
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Meet Brien Buckman, RTM’s newest member
He replaces the late Cathy Talmadge representing District 6, and previously served on Stamford’s Board of Representatives.
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Dobin, Leibowitz, Cammeyer retain P&Z leadership posts
The Planning and Zoning Commission voted Monday to keep its leadership team in place another year.
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Buoyant Lamont advocates tax cut as second term begins
Details pending as governor declares state’s financial crisis is over, but confronts diverse demands to fund social programs while maintaining fiscal discipline.
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Wexler sworn in for new term as probate judge
The incumbent Democrat won election to a third full term with more than 70 percent of the vote last month.
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Blumenthal to Y’s Men: U.S. has ‘moral imperative’ in Ukraine
Connecticut’s senior senator tells the Y’s Men that Russian forces have committed genocide invading the eastern European nation.
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Mark Friedman, Democrats’ local leader, steps down
Hailing Democrats’ “Blue Wave” in this year’s elections, he decided to resign the chairmanship for family reasons.
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Letter to the editor: Lisa Wexler says thanks
Probate judge grateful for voters’ support of her re-election campaign.
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Project Veritas: GFA teacher made sexual comments in secretly recorded video
Teacher at Greens Farms Academy placed on leave after right-wing Project Veritas posts undercover video in which he made sexual remarks about female students at the private school.
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