Mark Pazniokas

Up for a public hearing Friday by the Government Administration and Elections Committee: H.B. No. 7225 AN ACT DESIGNATING THE STATE AMPHIBIAN, THE CITY OF NEW BRITAIN AS THE HOT DOG CAPITAL AND THE TOWN OF ENFIELD AS THE GATEWAY TO CONNECTICUT.

So far, @GovNedLamont has walked a careful line with Trump 2.0, one informed by his experience with Trump 1.0 during COVID in 2020: Don't yield, but don't provoke. That may be getting harder. https://t.co/D44S2mVmYE

One of the first things you notice in prison is everyone marks time, the jailers and the jailed. And no one leaves unscathed. Join me on a trip to a high-security prison where a group of correction officers are trying a new way. https://t.co/wzXpPbFXf0

CT state lawmaker arrested Sunday for operating under the influence recorded blood alcohol levels of 0.18% and 0.17%, double the state limit, according to report released Monday afternoon. https://t.co/KWHFy5rRts

Line-item vetoes expected today on appropriations of $40M for special ed and $2.8M for grants to non-profits impacted by Trump administration that were rushed through the General Assembly last week. https://t.co/mVk9vMg0Dz

Lamont just confirmed he will use line item veto on both bills. Lamont hints at line-item veto of special education funding https://t.co/6WZO6cLE7f

No flips in CT special elections: Republican Jason Perillo of Shelton claims victory in state Senate; Democrat Dan Gaiewski of Groton does same in House. https://t.co/YKUbr7xJgO

The first public dissection of all that went wrong in the death of a mentally ill man at the New Haven Correctional Center came Friday in a hearing on whether to accept a proposed $3.75 million settlement of the federal lawsuit filed by Talbot’s estate. https://t.co/HUaJrBd6NT

Since the first DNA exoneration in Connecticut of an innocent man in 2007, the tally for wrongful-conviction damages has reached $128M, with a disproportionate share coming from old cases in New Haven. https://t.co/SmmshKJsb1

U.S. Rep. John Larson, CT-1, abruptly froze delivering a floor speech Monday, an episode his office attributed to an “adverse reaction” to a medication. He was examined by the House physician and missed later votes. https://t.co/lFw8l5F6C7

You never know what will inspire a legislative idea. This one came from @iamjohnoliver and his researchers on @LastWeekTonight https://t.co/ilqJDihHlN

A proposal to ban Connecticut companies from the execution drug-and-material supply chain arises from a disclosure last year by @LastWeekTonight https://t.co/ilqJDihHlN

They arrive as citizens of foreign lands and depart as Americans. U.S. Magistrate Judge Thomas O. Farrish is allowed to perform this small miracle every Friday in a courthouse named for Abraham A. Ribicoff, the son of Jewish immigrants from Poland. https://t.co/K6sX4VeEni

.@GovNedLamont's budget address was his last before he has to commit to either reelection or retirement. He had something for working class Dems who soured on the party in '24 and a few zingers directed at Trump. https://t.co/ydl5GvA1e7

Trump administration memo to ConnDOT: Want money for a bridge? Boost CT's birth rate, require “local compliance or cooperation with federal immigration enforcement,” and don't mandate masks or vaccines. https://t.co/zFcqKiiOBt

The “Ratepayers First Act” that Senate Democrats proposed to address CT's expensive electricity is less a solution than a process by which they hope to find one. The bill is a statement of purpose, the legislative equivalent of an IOU. https://t.co/QJOCNzSOWy

.@GovNedLamont defies an anti-DEI tide and highlights the creation of the Connecticut Office of Equity and Opportunity and hiring of the state's chief equity and opportunity officer. https://t.co/XQ6a6hGJSq