Mark Pazniokas
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Three unions bolt CT AFL-CIO after failure to oust leader ctmirror.org/2025/11/06/c...
Three unions bolt CT AFL-CIO after failure to oust leader
Unions representing more than 10,000 workers have left the Connecticut AFL-CIO after a failed effort to oust Ed Hawthorne as its president.
ctmirror.org
November 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Three unions bolt CT AFL-CIO after failure to oust leader ctmirror.org/2025/11/06/c...
Democrats score big in CT municipal races, flipping GOP seats in 4 open races and unseating incumbents in Ansonia, Bristol, Milford and Stratford. ctmirror.org/2025/11/04/d...
Democrats score big in CT municipal races, flipping GOP seats
CT Democrats made broad gains in Tuesday's elections, flipping seats that had been controlled by Republicans in New Britain and other cities.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Democrats score big in CT municipal races, flipping GOP seats in 4 open races and unseating incumbents in Ansonia, Bristol, Milford and Stratford. ctmirror.org/2025/11/04/d...
Postscript to a pardon: The Rowland file is not public ctmirror.org/2025/08/18/j...
Trump administration will not publicize Rowland pardon application
Former CT Gov. John G. Rowland's pardon application will not be released to the public, consistent with longstanding policy.
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August 19, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Postscript to a pardon: The Rowland file is not public ctmirror.org/2025/08/18/j...
Republican state Sen. Ryan Fazio, 35, of Greenwich opens campaign for governor of Connecticut, pledging to cut taxes and electric rates. GOP last won the office in 2006. ctmirror.org/2025/08/13/r...
Republican Ryan Fazio opens campaign for governor
State Sen. Ryan Fazio of Greenwich opened a campaign for the Republican gubernatorial nomination with a pledge to lower state income taxes.
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August 13, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Republican state Sen. Ryan Fazio, 35, of Greenwich opens campaign for governor of Connecticut, pledging to cut taxes and electric rates. GOP last won the office in 2006. ctmirror.org/2025/08/13/r...
Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin opens Democratic primary challenge to 14-term Congressman John B. Larson, CT-1, offering respect but saying, “At a certain point it’s just time to let some new voices i!in.' ctmirror.org/2025/07/30/l...
Bronin opens campaign against Larson: 'We don't have time to wait'
Luke Bronin announced his candidacy against U.S. Rep. John Larson in a 90-second video posted on social media at 5:30 a.m.
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July 30, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin opens Democratic primary challenge to 14-term Congressman John B. Larson, CT-1, offering respect but saying, “At a certain point it’s just time to let some new voices i!in.' ctmirror.org/2025/07/30/l...
The waste haulers’ lawyer provided language meant to address one client’s regulatory problems snd another’s competitive threat. How it slipped in the budget is a story no one wants to tell. ctmirror.org/2025/07/13/h...
In chaos at CT Capitol, two waste haulers found favors
It was a case study of the opaque and often chaotic nature of finalizing a budget in CT — and the opportunities to do favors by shaping laws.
ctmirror.org
July 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The waste haulers’ lawyer provided language meant to address one client’s regulatory problems snd another’s competitive threat. How it slipped in the budget is a story no one wants to tell. ctmirror.org/2025/07/13/h...
Gov. Lamont to challenger Rep. Josh Elliott: 'Welcome to the race' ctmirror.org/2025/07/09/j...
Gov. Lamont to challenger Rep. Josh Elliott: 'Welcome to the race'
Rep. Josh Elliott said he will measure success by how he shapes the party’s agenda, not by whether he can win a challenge against Gov. Lamont.
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July 9, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Gov. Lamont to challenger Rep. Josh Elliott: 'Welcome to the race' ctmirror.org/2025/07/09/j...
Rep. Josh Elliott files to challenge Lamont for governor ctmirror.org/2025/07/08/r...
Rep. Josh Elliott files to challenge Lamont for governor
It wasn't clear if Josh Elliott was committed to an all-or-nothing run for governor or was testing Democrats' appetite for an alternative.
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July 8, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Rep. Josh Elliott files to challenge Lamont for governor ctmirror.org/2025/07/08/r...
Hartford school board member Ruth Fortune, 37, Haitian immigrant, to challenge 76-year-old US Rep John Larson in CT-1 for Dem nomination ctmirror.org/2025/07/03/j...
Hartford board of ed member to challenge John Larson in primary
Ruth Fortune, a mayoral appointee on the Hartford Board of Education, will be the first Democrat to challenge Larson’s U.S. House seat.
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July 3, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Hartford school board member Ruth Fortune, 37, Haitian immigrant, to challenge 76-year-old US Rep John Larson in CT-1 for Dem nomination ctmirror.org/2025/07/03/j...
It was in response to a press question. And his unhappy communications guy all but grabbed the microphone. But Connecticut’s governor did in fact endorse a certain former NY governor for mayor of NYC. ctmirror.org/2025/06/23/i...
It wasn't the plan, but Lamont endorsed Cuomo
Gov. Ned Lamont made an unplanned endorsement of Andrew Cuomo for mayor of New York on Monday, saying he'd rank Cuomo first on a ballot.
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June 23, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It was in response to a press question. And his unhappy communications guy all but grabbed the microphone. But Connecticut’s governor did in fact endorse a certain former NY governor for mayor of NYC. ctmirror.org/2025/06/23/i...
Obama is still playing by the unwritten rules of the ex presidency. Trump’s name never passed his lips. ctmirror.org/2025/06/18/o...
Obama, in rare public remarks, steps lightly in Hartford
Obama played by the unwritten rules of the ex-presidency, offering commentary that was sharp but oblique. Trump’s name never passed his lips.
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June 18, 2025 at 1:10 PM
Obama is still playing by the unwritten rules of the ex presidency. Trump’s name never passed his lips. ctmirror.org/2025/06/18/o...
Lamont weighing veto or seeking revisions to controversial housing bill he might call a special session ctmirror.org/2025/06/09/c...
CT HB 5002: Lamont wants revisions to controversial housing bill
Gov. Ned Lamont is weighing whether to call CT lawmakers into special session to revise the housing bill before he must sign or veto it.
ctmirror.org
June 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Lamont weighing veto or seeking revisions to controversial housing bill he might call a special session ctmirror.org/2025/06/09/c...
Lamont forces legislators to keep elections watchdog independent ctmirror.org/2025/06/04/c...
Ned Lamont forces legislators to keep CT SEEC independent
A bill would have subjected the appointment of the director of the CT State Elections Enforcement Commission to legislative approval.
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June 4, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Lamont forces legislators to keep elections watchdog independent ctmirror.org/2025/06/04/c...
Report drops two days before his planned exit ctmirror.org/2025/06/02/j...
Lamont aide Jonny Dach misused state vehicle, investigation finds
Dach used a state vehicle as his personal car for nearly two years and drove at speeds considered reckless under CT law, the probe found.
ctmirror.org
June 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Report drops two days before his planned exit ctmirror.org/2025/06/02/j...
CT Senate moves to curb independence of elections watchdog ctmirror.org/2025/05/21/c...
CT Senate moves to curb independence of elections watchdog
Under the bill, legislators whose campaign finances are overseen by the SEEC would approve the appointment of its executive director.
ctmirror.org
May 21, 2025 at 11:28 AM
CT Senate moves to curb independence of elections watchdog ctmirror.org/2025/05/21/c...
Effort underway to seek a pardon for former Gov. John G. Rowland ctmirror.org/2025/04/25/c...
Pardon for former CT Gov. John Rowland? Discreet effort underway
A discreet effort is underway to explore the possibility of President Donald J. Trump pardoning former Gov. John G. Rowland.
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April 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Effort underway to seek a pardon for former Gov. John G. Rowland ctmirror.org/2025/04/25/c...
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He’s been more Substack and Instagram than mass rallies. But he is sounding (and raising money) like Bernie.
He’s been more Substack and Instagram than mass rallies. But he is sounding (and raising money) like Bernie.
Chris Murphy, a new 'pugilistic populist,' maps resistance to Trump
Chris Murphy says President Trump is bullying key institutions into submission. He wants to meet the moment with uncompromising defiance.
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April 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
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He’s been more Substack and Instagram than mass rallies. But he is sounding (and raising money) like Bernie.
He’s been more Substack and Instagram than mass rallies. But he is sounding (and raising money) like Bernie.
He recorded blood alcohol levels of 0.18% and 0.17%, double the legal limit in CT ctmirror.org/2025/03/03/r...
Rep. Aundré Bumgardner charged with DUI in Groton
Rep. Aundré Bumgardner, D-Groton, has been suspended from his leadership and committee assignments following his arrest early Sunday.
ctmirror.org
March 3, 2025 at 11:50 PM
He recorded blood alcohol levels of 0.18% and 0.17%, double the legal limit in CT ctmirror.org/2025/03/03/r...
ctmirror.org/2025/02/14/c... He was mentally ill and agitated. A jail supervisor decided the best way to calm and comfort him was blasting him in the face with pepper spray four times.
CT legislators horrified by account of incarcerated person's homicide
The first public dissection of Robby Talbot’s death came Friday in a hearing on whether to accept a $3.75M settlement of a federal lawsuit.
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February 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
ctmirror.org/2025/02/14/c... He was mentally ill and agitated. A jail supervisor decided the best way to calm and comfort him was blasting him in the face with pepper spray four times.
ctmirror.org/2025/02/14/c... By my count, the tally for wrongful conviction awards is about to top $128 million in CT, a state with a formal compensation system, a conviction integrity unit and a record of bipartisan legislative support for paying these debts.
CT set to pay $37.6 million for wrongful convictions of 8 men
A review by the CT Mirror found that the new round of compensation will bring the state’s total wrongful-conviction awards to $128.9 million.
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February 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
ctmirror.org/2025/02/14/c... By my count, the tally for wrongful conviction awards is about to top $128 million in CT, a state with a formal compensation system, a conviction integrity unit and a record of bipartisan legislative support for paying these debts.