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On a night when a Republican president faced an impeachment vote, J.R. Romano abruptly resigned as chair of the Connecticut Republican Party.
“This decision is what’s best for the organization to move forward," Romano said.
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Among the more than two dozen new faces at the Capitol, these are some of the interesting freshman legislators and what their priorities are heading into 2021 https://t.co/gkmJm4q1Z4
Despite the upheaval to politics caused by the pandemic, the Hayes-Sullivan race is a classic contest between an incumbent who is running on her record and a challenger who says that incumbent is out of the mainstream of her district’s political bent.
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SHU: LAMONT approval rating 53.5 percent; 71 percent approve how LAMONT is communicating with the public on the pandemic and handling the ongoing health crisis... https://t.co/e4P73Fc6Fk
NEW: Carol Carson is retiring as as executive director of the Office of State Ethics after more than a decade as the state's chief ethics regulator.
The office is accepting applications for her successor — but the board's chair says she is irreplaceable. https://t.co/eSaK7myS8u
A $100M plan to redevelop Hartford's Pratt Street would add apartments, retail and dining downtown. A rendering provided by the developers shows what it could look like https://t.co/GjBGSfCDP4
As Lamont continues his push for tolls, Senate President Martin Looney wants a bipartisan approach. What does that entail? "It would probably be one that would have to rely more heavily on bonding and probably less on on actual tolls.” #ctpolitics https://t.co/qMhu1O7Idm
NEW: The same day Gov. Ned Lamont was criticized for not finalizing health care savings already assumed in the next budget, the state formally solicited bids for a cost containment specialist to assist with the endeavor. https://t.co/5g3oGYAAEu
Elin Swanon Katz, who is resigning as consumer counsel, as an ally to AARP and CCAG in opposing the role of 3rd-party electric retailer in Connecticut. https://t.co/JjmMll66YW
Two new gun safety laws received @GovNedLamont's signature last week, one implementing a vehicle safe storage requirement and the other banning "ghost guns." https://t.co/vnqdFwx8bp