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Lawyer, Hartford Courant columnist, runs —where Connecticut’s news begins.

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Kevin Rennie
6 years
But @SenFeinstein , why was a senior member of your staff telling friends outside the Senate in August that something “really big” was coming on Kavanaugh nomination?
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Senator Dianne Feinstein
6 years
The White House and the FBI should release details on the scope of the Kavanaugh background investigation and keep Congress informed on any changes. This needs to be a real investigation and we must get all the facts.
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@emilykschrader You are magnificent and indomitable in the face of malignant and purposeful antisemitism.
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Kevin Rennie
4 years
Republican Brian Farnen wins House special election in Fairfield by 82 votes. Hold for Republicans.
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Kevin Rennie
7 months
Fairfield Democrat Bill Gerber appears to have defeated Republican First Selectman Brenda Kupchick by 200 votes with some absentee ballots still out. This result is a blow to the declining fortunes of state Republicans.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
He’s been running for governor for five years and Robert of Arabia still does not understand how government works. The governor does not tell parents how to raise their children.
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Bob Stefanowski
2 years
Parents have a choice: Four more years of @GovNedLamont telling you how to raise your kids, or a new direction. A new direction that lets you raise your kids how you see fit, and secures for them a future to stay and thrive here in Connecticut. Tomorrow—Nov. 8–you decide.
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Kevin Rennie
5 months
A reminder that Connecticut has forfeited its right to call itself The Constitution State.
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John Craven
5 months
NEW: CT cities and towns can now apply for automated speed and red light cameras Today @CTDOTOfficial issued official guidelines that must be met for state approval:
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Kevin Rennie
4 years
Lamont: This month’s skyrocketing Eversource bill? It’s your own fault. Turn off your air conditioner.
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Governor Ned Lamont
4 years
I understand it’s a very tough time to face a high utility bill - let me help clarify a few things:
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Kevin Rennie
5 years
@jtlevy @EWErickson Lord have mercy. How did we not know these were heretics?
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Kevin Rennie
5 years
Republican Zullo flips 99th for GOP.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
She is one of freedom’s great friends in this perilous hour.
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The Hill
2 years
Liz Cheney endorses Democrat Tim Ryan in Ohio Senate race
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
This does not seem like an office that possesses the skill to oversee the creation of an early voting system.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
A $2 million consultant report commissioned by @GovNedLamont found last year that the public spends $50 to subsidize each passenger trip on Shoreline East, one of the most expensive in the nation. What a ride indeed.
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Connecticut Department of Transportation
2 years
Special shout out to Deputy Commissioner @geucalitto , Public Transportation Bureau Chief Rich Andreski, Rail Administrator Rich Jankovich, and the entire #CTDOT team who worked tirelessly to bring M8 Electric Trains to @shorelineeast . What a ride! #TIMEFORCT
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
People may disagree over tax rates and spending policies. To claim that @NedLamont stole the money that funds state services is pernicious nonsense. It was a bipartisan budget in 2017 that laid the foundation for stable state finances.
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The RGA
2 years
Bob Stefanowski has a plan that will cut taxes and put the money @NedLamont stole from families back in their pockets. Come November, voters across Connecticut will support @bobforgovernor ! #CTGovDebate
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Kevin Rennie
5 years
@DLidington Leapin’ lizards, I am an American in US, just an observer of British politics, and I know there’s no implementation without Withdrawal Agreement. One of those flying plates must have landed hard.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
For the past 14 years CT's economy has failed to return to its 2008 jobs peak, 1.72 million, vexing the last 3 governors. When @GovNedLamont took office in 2019, CT was 25k below the peak, now it's 57k. Not simply numbers: families separated, lives disrupted, hopes dashed.
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Kevin Rennie
4 years
@JRubinBlogger He’s the Chief Justice of the United States. He’s a real judge.
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Kevin Rennie
5 months
This is extraordinary.
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Taniel
5 months
Dems last month flipped control of PA's capital county. How? A pastor came out of nowhere to score upset for the ages... after campaign almost entirely devoted to highlighting jail death crisis (!). Now the outsider is thrust in the inside. WOW story:
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Kevin Rennie
5 years
Stunner: Gennaro Bizzarro wins 6th Senate District in flip to Republicans.
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Kevin Rennie
6 years
It continues. Former staffer indicts Elizabeth Esty.
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Kevin Rennie
1 year
Outrageous and dangerous: Brookfield First Selectwoman Tara Carr accuses Biden of “aiding and abetting the enemy.” Tweets “Ready. Aim. Fire. One shot, one kill. That simple…”
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Kevin Rennie
3 years
246 years ago tonight. The world might be a much different place had George Washington failed.
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Kevin Rennie
6 years
He’ll be voting for governor for the first time in this century.
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Daniela Altimari
6 years
Bob Stefanowski's Election Day schedule has him stopping in the following towns: Greenwich, Trumbull, North Haven, Madison (to vote), Clinton and West Hartford.
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Kevin Rennie
4 months
@fopminui @fasc1nate When Sammy Davis Jr. was banned from performing at JFK’s inauguration because he had recently married a white woman, it was the great Dean Martin who refused to participate in protest of the shabby treatment of his friend.
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Kevin Rennie
7 months
Democrats have ousted Republican town councils in Wethersfield and Newington in decisive 6-3 wins.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
@NileGardiner Prince Harry called the First Amendment “bonkers.” He nevertheless appears to enjoy the freedom it provides.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
You do not see many moments like this in candidate debates. @TimRyan deploys Trump’s words and Vance’s embrace of them to eviscerate his Republican opponent.
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Tim Ryan
2 years
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Kevin Rennie
3 years
Look what you can accomplish when you keep the public out of the Capitol months longer than necessary.
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Will Haskell
3 years
I'm so excited to announce something I worked on when we were all stuck at home... I wrote a book! And it’s now available for pre-order: Nearly every week, I get a call from a student or recent graduate who wants to run for office...
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
Entitlement Watch: Bob Duff’s Left on Red for Legislators.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
Petulance is never a good strategy. The public has a right to know when negotiations between the state and the company began. “Stop lying about my record” is a tired diversion, not an explanation.
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Kevin Rennie
1 year
Carr suspended from Twitter after Ruction story: Outrageous and dangerous: Brookfield First Selectwoman Tara Carr accuses Biden of “aiding and abetting the enemy.” Tweets “Ready. Aim. Fire. One shot, one kill. That simple…”
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Kevin Rennie
4 years
She was a joyful presence in our daily lives. How lucky we have been to hear her voice for more than 30 years.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
Congratulations! Note that we reached the moment in the unfurling of a scandal when a key figure, @GovNedLamont , objected to the scandal being called a scandal on WICC.
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Terry D. Cowgill
2 years
Honored to be quoted once again on today's @rep_am eddy page for my column last week for @ctnewsjunkie on the scandals bedeviling the administration of @GovNedLamont .
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
CT residents endure the most expensive electric rates in continental US. Voters will want a vigorous debate on how this happened during the 22 years @RepTKlarides served in the state House.
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Themis Klarides
2 years
My statement on tonight’s State of the Union address:
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
Devastating from the CTMirror. Lamont and his top advisers continue to claim they knew nothing despite persistent warnings.
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Kevin Rennie
3 years
Admonishment from @GovNedLamont to follow.
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Kevin Rennie
3 years
Intellectually incoherent and as poisonous as the vicious pronouncement state Rep. Anne Dauphinais claims she’s clarifying.
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Daniela Altimari
3 years
State Rep. Anne Dauphinais clarifies what she meant when she compared Gov. Ned Lamont to Hitler
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Kevin Rennie
1 year
@TimesRadio @rjmyers “It’s amazing what people will do when offered a huge amount of money.” Duke of Sussex—2022.
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Kevin Rennie
1 year
@DriskillDanny @thehistoryguy Churchill was at the White House in December 1941–after the United States entered the war. Allies in the continuing battle of free nations against tyranny often meet.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
What has happened to ⁦ @GovNedLamont ⁩?
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
This is What Racism Looks Like. Democrats Compare George Logan to a Monkey.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
When Tweed New Haven starts to smell like the State Pier project.Executive director and candidate for state comptroller Sean Scanlon “did not respond to a request for further detail.” Construction Costs Double for Tweed New Haven Airport Renovations
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Kevin Rennie
1 year
Suddenly state government has no power over the power company. They might think about filling the two seats on PURA that have long been vacant. They could also call the DEEP commissioner before a public hearing to explain how she has overseen a costly mess.
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Senator Bob Duff, Majority Leader, Connecticut
1 year
Eversource is a multi state (three), publicly traded company with limited state regulation. Sen. President Looney and I along with members of our caucus sent a letter to @CT_PURA chair asking for a three state meeting regarding electric prices & solutions.
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Kevin Rennie
4 years
One more reason why we stay. Keep your palm and palmetto trees.
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Kevin Rennie
4 years
A paragraph worth reading.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
@HotlineJosh …..and 630,000 Republicans became Democrats.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
More revelations on top Lamont adviser: Construction records show how a former Connecticut official directed a school building project that’s now part of a federal investigation
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
You will not only want to read this, you must read it to understand the broad reach of the growing construction scandal in the Lamont administration.
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Andrew Brown
2 years
You are gonna want to read this. CT officials picked four companies to be on an emergency list of contractors for hazmat work. But just two companies got 98.8% of the money. @davealtimari asked why. The state immediately cancelled the arrangement.
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Kevin Rennie
2 months
While courageous Ukraine runs low on ammunition and armaments on freedom’s frontline, lickspittle @SpeakerJohnson appears in CT to raise money for @GSLoganCT as the Ansonia/Meriden Republican marches to his new home on the fringe.
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Kevin Rennie
7 months
Gino DiGiovanni—under indictment for disrupting the counting of electoral votes on January 6th—has been defeated for mayor of Derby.
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Kevin Rennie
7 months
Republican Tara Carr defeated for re-election after one term as Brookfield first selectman. Carr’s menacing tweets about President Biden did not go down well in the town that gave CT Jodi Rell. Carr was contender for LG in 2022.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
Rebuild? They will be obliterated.
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Kevin Rennie
5 years
Democrat Lopes concedes Senate race to Bizzarro in big win for Republicans.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
Another reliable bellwether for governor is Simsbury. Lamont won it by 1,000 votes in 2018. He is ahead tonight by 3,000. Foley won it in 2010 and 3024. Robert of Arabia appears to be headed for a decisive defeat.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
@GSLoganCT is excited to appear with a Putin apologist. Was Russia Today fully booked? A bitter disappointment. Better the mask slips before the election than after.
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George Logan
2 years
Tune in to @TuckerCarlson tonight during the 8 pm hour to hear me talk about our exciting race in #CT05 ! 📺 #ctpolitics
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Kevin Rennie
4 years
@Kasparov63 Short says it was a coincidence. That’s not a substitute for Duffy saying it under oath.
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Kevin Rennie
7 months
An ill-judged intervention by a high priest of appeasement, the self-proclaimed friend of the prime minister of Qatar, who protects the savage leaders of Hamas. Israel owes no explanation on how it fights barbarity.
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Chris Murphy 🟧
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My new Gaza statement: "It's time for Israel's friends to recognize that the current approach is causing an unacceptable level of civilian harm and does not appear likely to achieve the goal of ending the threat from Hamas. I urge Israel to immediately reconsider its approach."
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Kevin Rennie
4 years
A reasonable question in an age plagued by mindless conspiracies.
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Yung Nutmeg 🍉
4 years
Would State Senator Eric Berthel like to explain why he has a QAnon decal on his car? It’s very concerning that an elected official is supporting what is essentially a cult. Submitted by one of our followers.
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Kevin Rennie
1 year
Tragedy: State Representative Quentin “Q” Williams killed in highway collision.
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Kevin Rennie
1 year
Lord have mercy. This tweet does indeed tell a tale, but not the one Senator Duff believes it does.
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Senator Bob Duff, Majority Leader, Connecticut
1 year
Sometimes the lighting is divine when we are passing good legislation in the Connecticut State Senate.
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Kevin Rennie
6 years
@bobforgovernor has conceded the election for governor to Ned Lamont.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
My column: Gov. Lamont should talk openly about his finances before voters start to wonder about his wife’s investments
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Kevin Rennie
3 years
Happy Easter! Alleluia!
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Kevin Rennie
7 months
Another big flip for Democrats as Roberto Alves defeats incumbent Republican Dean Esposito for mayor of Danbury in a rematch.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
Former loan shark says ignore those independent numbers that show him far behind. Look instead at the ones he paid for.
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Bob Stefanowski
2 years
🚨🚨🚨POLL ALERT🚨🚨🚨 This race is neck-and-neck, but if @GovNedLamont wants to deny reality—just like he’s doing with our state’s economy—that is fine with me.
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Kevin Rennie
4 years
@GovRaimondo ⁩ dupes ⁦ @GovNedLamont ⁩ again. Indoor dining to begin in RI on June 1st. CT restaurants must wait until the 10th. An immutable law of American politics: Do not trust ⁦ @GovRaimondo ⁩.
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Kevin Rennie
6 years
Elected governor of Connecticut 44 years ago today. It was a landslide. So was her re-election four years later.
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Kevin Rennie
3 years
Logan Close to Deciding on Race for Congress.
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Kevin Rennie
4 years
“A miscommunication” definition: Our plan went wrong when it fell into the spotlight.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
@DominicPenna Perhaps one day Tories will recognize the consequences of being so hard on Mrs. May.
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Kevin Rennie
5 years
Daily Ructions Refuses State Police Request to Reveal Source.
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Kevin Rennie
4 years
Another permanent fiscal crisis? Wherever he goes:
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
@triviapotus Mr. Nixon’s condolence letter to Mrs. Kennedy.
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Kevin Rennie
10 months
Annie of Arabia dancing with a dictator. Governor’s wife and top advisor in partnership with Saudi government investment arm. It’s never enough.
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Kevin Rennie
7 years
@Megs_WYSIWYG He conducted a a fascinating interview. You must be very proud. It does not happen on its own.
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Kevin Rennie
5 years
My column: Veto the sneaky pay raise, Governor
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Kevin Rennie
4 years
Nonsense from the troubadour of “radical transparency.” No one has disputed anything reported by @hartfordcourant ’s @jonlender on the suspension of the executive director of the organization the state committed $100 million in public money to.
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Ray Dalio
4 years
A number of you asked me to explain what the political environment was like that led my wife and I to pull out of public-private partnership to help disadvantaged high school kids in CT
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Kevin Rennie
3 years
I follow in her eternal footsteps: Fired by a local television station. WJM booted Mary, but kept Ted. It’s a funny old world.
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Kevin Rennie
2 years
Not an increase, an “uptick.” That’s also what @GovNedLamont calls it.
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Connecticut Mirror
2 years
Republicans continue to spar with advocates over how to respond in an election year to an uptick in gun violence and car thefts.
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Kevin Rennie
3 years
Jon Lender: CT budget chief made special arrangements to give 5% to 10% raises to her staff managers — but not counterparts at other agencies
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Kevin Rennie
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Kevin Rennie
7 months
@ChrisMurphyCT has backed Iranian-supported Houthis, insisting to Biden administration last year they are not terrorists. On October 9th they fired missiles at a US ship. Today Houthis declared war on Israel.
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Kevin Rennie
3 years
This is courage: Marissa Gillett deserves the public’s gratitude for daring to challenge the cozy consensus of powerful establishment figures. “Top utility regulator criticizes Connecticut’s $103 million settlement with Eversource.”
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