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Varick Pastor Kelcy Steele at Sabbath services Sunday.
With sweat pouring down his face and the jubilant sound of drums, keyboards, and a hundred pairs of clapping hands before him, Pastor Kelcy Steele revved up one of New Haven’s most influential African-American congregations to make their presence known at the polls this Tuesday.
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Local 34 prez Laurie Kennington pumps Lamont at Saturday’s rally.
Ned Lamont lashed out at his opponent at a final get-out-the-vote rally in New Haven — not the opponent he needs to beat in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, but the one he expects to face in November.
by | Aug 12, 2018 11:52 am | Comments (3)
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Eva Bermudez Zimmerman takes the stage on Saturday night.
Complaining can’t change the high cost of housing, gas, or milk.
But voting can.
Continue reading ‘Bermudez Zimmerman To Puertorriqueños: Don’t Complain. Vote!’
by | Aug 10, 2018 1:47 pm | Comments (2)
Nicole Karides-Ditria and Themis Klarides at the state Capitol.
“Are they going to call the bill today?” Themis Klarides’s kid sister Nicole Klarides-Ditria asked.
And asked. And asked.
Nicole walked up from the back row to ask Themis. She texted her to ask her. Every day.
by | Aug 9, 2018 4:25 pm | Comments (18)
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Roland Lemar pitches supporters over pizza. To his right: campaign Treasurer Hacibey Catalbasoglu, Manager Eli Sabin, state treasurer candidate Shawn Wooden.
We need to force suburbs to house more of the poor — and also enlist them in a joint effort to cut our municipal costs.
New Haven State Rep. Roland Lemar delivered that message about the current challenges facing Connecticut’s urban-suburban relationship during a reelection fundraiser and meet-and-greet.
by | Aug 8, 2018 9:40 pm | Comments (32)
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Ned Lamont (center) and Shawn Wooden (right) with labor organizer Scott Marks on Wednesday night.
Less than a week before statewide Democratic primaries, two candidates earned New Haven’s most important on-the-ground endorsement: from Yale’s UNITE HERE unions
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The candidate, right, with Casa Otonal resident, Berenid Rivera.
“Ooh,” Eva Bermudez Zimmerman cooed along with little kids who were doting over three goats, several rabbits, a goose, and a brood of young, still furry chicks.
Then she said it is so sad to have separated the chicks from their mom. Her parents, who had a farm in Puerto Rico, taught her that when humans touch the chicks, the mother no longer recognizes them in the same way.
Continue reading ‘Bermudez Zimmerman Talks Health, Seeks Senior Votes (& Goats)’
by | Aug 8, 2018 8:25 am | Comments (16)
Pre-debate scene outside Bethel AME on Tuesday.
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Tong (at left, with Mattei and Doyle) recants pot vote.
A passionate debate for the support of the Democratic Party base got into the weeds Tuesday night — or, more specifically, into weed.
by | Aug 3, 2018 1:16 pm | Comments (6)
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Ned Lamont gets DeLauro’s endorsement: “I may be a guy. But I’m a feminist.”
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont reeled in another endorsement from a high-profile Connecticut Democrat during a roundtable conversation in downtown New Haven about women’s rights at the local, state and national levels.
Continue reading ‘DeLauro Endorses Lamont At Women’s Roundtable’
by | Aug 3, 2018 12:01 pm | Comments (3)
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Merrill testifying at the Capitol in favor of an early-voting proposal.
Denise Merrill isn’t looking to give 16-year-olds the vote, but she wants them to sign up to get ready.
by | Aug 1, 2018 8:01 am | Comments (6)
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Democratic candidate Ned Lamont gets some firsthand Elm City art experience as he paints alongside local artist Kwadwo Adae on Newhallville’s women’s empowerment mural.
Tim Herbst: “We have to dig out of this hole.”
How best to protect endangered arts funding at a time of statewide fiscal crisis?
For three candidates participating in a forum in New Haven, the answer lies in fixing underfunded pensions.
Continue reading ‘3 Candidates See Pensions As Arts Villain’
by | Jul 31, 2018 12:10 pm | Comments (1)
The Amalgamated Transit Union, including CT Transit workers from New Haven, has endorsed Susan Bysiewicz, the party-endorsed candidate for lieutenant governor in an Aug. 14 primary. Bysiewicz submitted the following piece about it.
by | Jul 30, 2018 5:24 pm | Comments (14)
Lamont in the conference room; Ganim in the ring.
The candidates for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination released new commercials Monday, one filmed in the ring, the other in the conference room.
by | Jul 27, 2018 8:05 am | Comments (15)
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Jerome Richardson’s arrest on the Green, a Goselin talking point.
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Green Party candidate Goselin.
Peter Goselin wants to become Connecticut’s next attorney general so the state can start suing the cops.
by | Jul 26, 2018 3:56 pm | Comments (0)
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Moderator Dixon, Ganim and Lamont at Thursday’s debate.
FAIRFIELD—The day after a debate between the Democratic candidates for governor turned tense in New Haven over how Bridgeport Mayor Joseph Ganim has handled incidents involving deaths of young people of color, the emotional issue resurfaced Thursday again at another debate at Sacred Heart University.
Continue reading ‘Lamont Sticks With Critique Of Ganim’s Handling Of Cop Shooting’
by | Jul 24, 2018 4:26 pm | Comments (9)
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GOP candidates at Tuesday’s debate.
Fairfield— Can Connecticut really afford to eliminate the income tax?
With the days winding down toward the Aug. 14 Republican gubernatorial primary, the five candidates on the ballot offered differing views on that question as they worked hard Tuesday in a debate to make their position on taxes and state spending stand out from each other.
Continue reading ‘Eliminating Income Tax: Doable? Or “Fantasy”?’
by | Jul 24, 2018 12:09 pm | Comments (3)
Do you care about public transportation in Connecticut? Or about state park land?
If so, you’ll want to pay close attention to this year’s election ballot, and not just to the parts about who’s running for governor or attorney general.
by | Jul 18, 2018 12:06 pm | Comments (22)
New Haven’s Rev. Boise Kimber is standing behind Joe Ganim — again.
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Bermudez Zimmerman greets Pastor Roger Wilkins at the forum Sunday.
A Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor admitted that she’s looking to run on a ticket with someone who wasn’t her first choice.
Continue reading ‘Lt. Gov. Candidate Admits She Preferred Other Guv Candidates’
by | Jul 13, 2018 8:36 am | Comments (18)
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Lamont (above), Ganim (below) take turns trashing each other in the Shubert’s post-debate spin room.
Gallon for sale at Walgreens.
Asked how much a gallon milk costs, Ned Lamont hesitated, then raised three fingers.
“Three dollars,” he said — then resumed tussling with Joe Ganim over who best understands and can fight for “vulnerable” and middle-class families.
by | Jul 12, 2018 5:26 pm | Comments (15)
In New York, a Democratic candidate introduced herself to primary voters with the above get-to-know-the-candidate video in the hopes of igniting passion.
by | Jul 4, 2018 9:15 am | Comments (12)
The crowd at Lamont’s Tower One/Tower East campaign stop.
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Gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont makes his pitch.
Legal marijuana? Check.
Abortion rights? Check.
Pro public-sector unions? Check.
Electronic highway tolls? Check … kind of.
by | Jul 3, 2018 2:52 pm | Comments (6)
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Daryl Brackeen at Monday evening’s Board of Alders meeting.
Darryl Brackeen Jr. said he has decided to give State Rep. Pat Dillon another term to show that she can bring home more bacon for the 92nd General Assembly District she’s represented since 1984.
by | Jun 29, 2018 12:59 pm | Comments (6)
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Kurt Miller at WNHH FM.
New Haven doesn’t need to tax Yale to get the financial help it needs. It can tax restaurant meals and hotel rooms instead.
Continue reading ‘Comptroller Candidate: Don’t Tax Yale, Hospital’
by | Jun 28, 2018 7:50 am | Comments (4)
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Eva Bermudez Zimmerman with supporters outside the May Democratic convention.
Wednesday morning’s news headlines brought a boost to Eva Bermudez Zimmerman’s quest to become Connecticut’s first Hispanic and first millennial statewide elected official.
Continue reading ‘From Sheff To Janus, Candidate Courts Change’