The Real Debate Begins
by | Jun 11, 2018 12:30 pm | Comments (2)
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J.R. Romano and Roland Lemar in the WNHH studio.
Want to watch a real debate between a Republican and a Democrat about Connecticut’s future?
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Comptroller Candidate: Tax Yale, Y-NHH
by | Jun 11, 2018 8:26 am | Comments (24)
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2015 rally challenges how Yale spends endowment returns.
Mark Greenberg has an idea for how to pump more tax money into cities while spending less, not more, state money: Tax big universities and hospitals.
Eva Fever Hits New Haven
by | Jun 7, 2018 5:16 pm | Comments (10)
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Eva Bermudez Zimmerman at fundraiser.
Top New Haven Democrats bucked their party Wednesday night to line up behind an insurgent candidate for the state’s number-two elected job.
Arts Community To Pols: Don’t Forget About Us
by | Jun 4, 2018 1:35 pm | Comments (1)
They all vote. (Or 97 percent of them, at least.) Then elected officials slash their groups’ public funding.
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Ganim Petition Train Pulls Into Bella Vista
by | May 28, 2018 9:19 am | Comments (8)
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Joe Ganim with Bella Vista residents Anita Walters (left) and BJ.
Joe Ganim didn’t convince Anita Walters that he learned any lessons from his time behind bars. But he swayed her with the first argument he needed to press — that state Democrats will only benefit by having more candidates to pick between on the gubernatorial primary ballot this summer.
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Organizer Qualifies For Lt. Gov. Primary
by | May 19, 2018 6:01 pm | Comments (33)
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Lt. Gov. Candidate Eva Bermudez Zimmerman works the floor at the state party nominating convention.
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Susan Bysiewicz, shown on convention floor, secured the nomination.
Hartford—A young labor organizer pulled off a surprisingly strong show of support in her bid for lieutenant governor, spurred on in no small part by a New Haven politician’s emotional endorsement of her candidacy.
Lamont Gets Endorsement, Blocks Ganim
by and | May 19, 2018 3:25 pm | Comments (5)
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New Haven DTC Chair Vinnie Mauro and Toni Harp in between the first and second ballots for governor.
HARTFORD —There was little question that Ned Lamont would get the Democratic Party’s endorsement for governor. The real question was could he deny Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim ballot access for a primary.
The answer from state Democrats was yes … for a few weeks.
Winfield Spurs Diversity Debate
by | May 19, 2018 11:18 am | Comments (10)
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State Sen. Gary Winfield at the state Democratic Party convention in Hartford.
Hartford—As state Democrats prepare for a convention day that promises a robust debate about the value and practice of diversity within the party, the most sought-after politician in the room is not even looking to get on the ballot.
Gauntlet Thrown
by | May 18, 2018 4:55 pm | Comments (4)
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Lieutenant Governor Candidate Eva Bermudez Zimmerman.
HARTFORD, CT—Black and brown Democratic delegates gathered before the beginning of this weekend’s state Democratic nominating convention to support a challenger’s campaign, casting the bid as a campaign for youth, diversity, and the working class.
Eva Bermudez Zimmerman pitched her candidacy for lieutenant governor as being the exact opposite of her opponent Susan Bysiewicz, claiming that she is the true representative of youth, diversity, and working class family interests in the state Democratic Party.
Trez Hopeful: Pensions Need Lotto Fix
by | May 18, 2018 12:06 pm | Comments (3)
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Arunan Arulampalam.
The state lottery may hold one key to solving the state government’s pension problems.
Winfield Backs Zimmerman
by | May 17, 2018 12:09 pm | Comments (11)
Zimmerman, Winfield.
More trouble appeared on the horizon Thursday morning for the fledgling Lamont-Bysiewicz Democratic gubernatorial ticket, as a prominent African-American state senator from New Haven endorsed a Latina challenger for lieutenant governor.
GOP Hopeful Brings Tax-Cut Message To DISTRICT
by | May 17, 2018 7:52 am | Comments (3)
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David Stemerman in Fair Haven Wednesday.
Republican gubernatorial candidate David Stemerman wants to cut Connecticut’s taxes, improve its school systems, and repair its transportation infrastructure, and he’s looking for inspiration to one of the most liberal states in the union: Massachusetts.
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What’s Wrong With This Picture?
by | May 16, 2018 9:42 pm | Comments (20)
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Bysiewicz and Lamont at Tuesday’s ticket announcement.
Ned Lamont may have bought a little intraparty peace by luring a top opponent onto his gubernatorial campaign ticket — but he also may have sucker punched his urban base.
Looney Endorses Lamont, Cautions On Tweed Expansion
by | May 16, 2018 3:40 pm | Comments (12)
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Martin Looney with Lamont Tuesday.
New Haven State Sen. Martin Looney endorsed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont and his city-centered approach to economic development — but warned against a plan Lamont had supported just a few weeks ago to expand New Haven’s airport.
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Lamont, Bysiewicz Make Ticket Official
by | May 15, 2018 1:19 pm | Comments (16)
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Foes-turned-running mates Lamont, Bysiewicz in New Haven Tuesday.
Rich guys shouldn’t fund their own campaigns for governor?
Susan Bysiewicz was no longer making that case Tuesday, as she publicly signed on as lieutenant governor running-mate with leading Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont.
Griebel Organizes A “No Party” Convention
by | May 15, 2018 1:04 pm | Comments (0)
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Oz Griebel.
Another gubernatorial nominating convention takes place Tuesday — this one with a more predictable twist.
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Dems Tap DeLauro For 15th Term
by | May 15, 2018 7:58 am | Comments (8)
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DeLauro accepts nomination Monday night at Career.
DeLauro greets supporters.
In an election year when an unprecedented number of women are running for Congress for the first time, Connecticut Democrats chose to send New Haven U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro back to her seat for a 29th and 30th year.
Lamont-Bysiewicz Ticket Complicates Winfield Run
by | May 14, 2018 5:23 pm | Comments (23)
A deal to join forces at the top of the ranks of the Democratic Party gubernatorial campaign complicates the potential candidacy of New Haven State Sen. Gary Winfield for the position of lieutenant governor.
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Bysiewicz Not Ceding City To Lamont
by | May 7, 2018 8:05 am | Comments (8)
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Bysiewicz meets potential voters at Manjares Sunday.
Susan Bysiewicz lost New Haven Mayor Toni Harp’s endorsement for her quest to become Connecticut’s next governor, but she demonstrated support Sunday in the heart of high-voting Westvile from people who pull the vote for progressive candidates.
Local supporters included, from left, Westville Ward Co-Chair Janis Underwood, Gabe DaSilva, Alder Darryl Brackeen Jr., Co-Chair Amy Marx, activist Hilary Grant.
Mattei Wins The Door Knockers
by | May 4, 2018 12:09 pm | Comments (8)
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Mattei surrounded by city endorses Sal DeCola, Rosa Santana, Michael Smart, Tyisha Walker-Myers, Aaron Greenberg, Michelle Edmonds-Sepulveda, Brian Wingate, Jody Ortiz, David Reyes, and Frank Douglass.
William Tong rolled out the mayor.
On Thursday, Chris Mattei rolled out the artillery.
Harp Backs Lamont; Lamont Backs Tweed
by | May 3, 2018 5:00 pm | Comments (41)
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Lamont and Harp at Thursday’s endorsement.
Ned Lamont has snagged a prize in his quest to win the Democratic nomination for governor: the endorsement of New Haven Mayor Toni Harp.
Harp, in return, has snagged an ally in her quest to expand airport service in New Haven.
Guv Hopefuls Pay For Elm City Expertise
by | May 1, 2018 7:26 am | Comments (11)
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Audrey Tyson, Lamont’s woman in New Haven; Ganim Campaign Manager Jackie James; Rev. Boise Kimber, Guy Smith’s guy.
(Updated) Boise Kimber is getting Guy Smith into black churches. Audrey Tyson is opening Ned Lamont’s New Haven office. Clyde Ramos is sending Joe Ganim’s message out through Instagram — and picking up fundraiser stogies.
Treasurer Hopeful Considers Government Experience A Plus
by | Apr 30, 2018 7:35 am | Comments (2)
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Shawn Wooden, at left in photo, woos party delegates at a forum this month in New Haven.
Shawn Wooden wants you to know he has worked in government — even though he’s running for government office.
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Labor Backs DeLauro; Battle For Nation’s “Soul” Invoked
by | Apr 24, 2018 8:21 am | Comments (11)
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Rosa DeLauro at Monday night’s union endorsement rally.
“Over my dead body,” Rosa DeLauro declared to a rousing union endorsement rally, “will they rescind that funding.”
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Harp: No Litmus Test On Public Financing
by | Apr 24, 2018 8:02 am | Comments (4)
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Bysiewicz, Lamont at Sunday’s debate.
One influential gubernatorial campaign-watcher isn’t buying the idea of a public-financing litmus test.