Author: Mark Pazniokas, CTMirror.org

Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff holds up a copy of the housing bill, while Gov. Ned Lamont looks to hand another copy to House Majority Leader Jason Rojas at ceremony in Norwalk on Dec. 8, 2025. Credit: Mark Pazniokas At a ceremonial signing of an omnibus housing…

CT receives letter from AG Bondi alleging ‘sanctuary policies,’ demanding response Attorney General Pam Bondi speaks with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, in Washington, as President Donald Trump looks on. Credit: AP Photo/Alex Brandon by Laura…

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont announces his veto of HB 5002 in the state Capitol on June 23, 2025. The housing bill, originally supported by the governor, faced opposition from suburban groups. Credit: Dana Edwards / CT Mirror Gov. Ned Lamont ended nearly three weeks of public rumination…

Rep. Joe Zullo, R-East Haven, asked, "What are we doing here?' Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror Less than 48 hours after Gov. Ned Lamont vetoed emergency appropriations of $40 million for local special-education aid and $2.88 million for grants to nonprofits, the General Assembly moved to…

Gov. Ned Lamont takes questions from the press before issuing his veto message Monday. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror Gov. Ned Lamont and legislative leaders said Tuesday they agreed on a compromise that would deliver $40 million in special education funding and $2.88 million in grants…

Governor Ned Lamont takes questions from the media during a press conference at the state Capitol on March 3, 2025. Credit: Shahrzad Rasekh / CT Mirror HARTFORD, Conn. — Defying a likely override, Gov. Ned Lamont on Monday vetoed a bipartisan $40 million supplemental special-education appropriation rushed…

Gov. Ned Lamont talks up coming tax cuts but preaches overall restraint. At left, Comptroller Sean Scanlon, Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz and Treasurer Erick Russell. (Mark Pazniokas, CTMirror.org) Swaddled in bipartisanship and holiday wishes, the cheerful year-end assessment Wednesday of Connecticut’s finances by Gov. Ned Lamont…

A woman exits a polling place in Hartford, where Democrats won the open race for mayor. (Shahrzad Rasekh, CTMirror.org) Control of the top offices in two dozen city and town halls will change parties in Connecticut as a consequence of Tuesday’s elections, with 16 mayoral…

Pharmacist Ed Anulewicz hosted the governor at this pharmacy in Hartford. (Mark Pazniokas, CTMirror.org) Connecticut, home to some of the biggest actors in industries blamed for the opaque practices that shape prescription drug prices, is about to take a small step towards transparency and lower…

Connecticut, a small blue state that reliably fueled national campaigns on the minimum wage, paid sick days and family leave in the previous decade, was barren ground on cutting-edge labor issues in the just-completed legislative session. In style and substance, the Democratic governor and General…

Former state Rep. Quentin "Q" Williams' desk stands as a memorial in House chambers. (Mark Pazniokas, CTMirror.org) Rep. Quentin “Q” Williams, D-Middletown, and the wrong-way driver blamed for the crash that claimed both their lives in January were legally drunk, officials familiar with the state…

Audrey Carlson, center, whose daughter was murdered, watches the confirmation debate. She was opposed to Carleton Giles serving another term. (Mark Pazniokas, CTMirror.org) Former Norwalk Police Officer Carleton J. Giles, who oversaw an exponential increase in sentence commutations last year as chair of the Board of…