CT Mirror Politics

There are deep divisions among the regulators. With 2 of 3 up for reappointment, @GovNedLamont must decide if he wants to set a clearer course. ctmirror.org/2023/04/26/ct-p…

Taking food out of the waste stream and mandating recycled content in packaging are probably the least controversial provisions in @GovNedLamont's ambitious plan. Both complement private-sector efforts. ctmirror.org/2023/03/21/ct-f…

An urban lawmaker told two urban mayors that illegal guns are ubiquitous in their cities, carried for self protection, and not everyone arrested twice for gun possession should be deemed a serious repeat offender. ctmirror.org/2023/03/07/ct-g…

Connecticut legislation aimed at regulating Amazon’s use of quotas and biometric surveillance to keep warehouse workers “on task” drew dramatic testimony from labor and silence from Amazon. ctmirror.org/2023/03/02/labo…

Karen was 60. When it came to activism, she was a marathoner. ctmirror.org/2023/03/03/kare…

Story updated with numbers. Unofficial results: Kai Juanna Belton of Middletown won, 1,716 to 776; Anabel Figueroa of Stamford, 584-373; and Jimmy Sanchez of Hartford, 325-198. ctmirror.org/2023/02/28/ct-s…

Mayors and moms call for reforms to target repeat gun offenders ctmirror.org/2023/02/14/ct-g…

Katie Dykes, commissioner of environmental protection, had come under fire for enforcing a bottle deposit law as written, as opposed to how lawmakers described their intentions in debate. ctmirror.org/2023/02/09/ct-k…

With a second round of gun-safety proposals, @GovNedLamont would update Connecticut’s 1993 ban on military-style weapons, strengthen its post-Sandy Hook law and generally test the desire of the public and General Assembly for further gun controls. ctmirror.org/2023/01/26/ct-l…

Slowly, a second-term agenda for @GovNedLamont is rolling out. Guns today, solid waste tomorrow. ctmirror.org/2023/01/23/conn…

Rob Hotaling, who ran against @GovNedLamont as the candidate of the Independent Party, will join his administration as the deputy commission of DECD. ctmirror.org/2023/01/23/rob-…

.@GovLamont’s inaugural ball was subsidized by $515,000 in gifts that ranged from $5,000 to $25,000, many from companies and groups that are regulated by or do business with Connecticut. ctmirror.org/2023/01/19/ct-n…

Special elections scheduled for Feb. 28 in three state CT House districts. Manny Sanchez to become labor co-chair. ctmirror.org/2023/01/16/ct-s…

CT's public financing of campaigns has limited special interest cash and leveled the playing field in General Assembly elections. But is it still viable for gubernatorial contests, given the recent dominance of rich self funders? ctmirror.org/2023/01/13/ct-p…