@CTMirrorPaz

Capitol bureau chief for CT Mirror, source for politics & policy in Conn. Reach me at [email protected]. But know I don’t care about your Wordle skills.

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Wesleyan SurveyLab CT poll illustrates how pocketbook concerns that typically land at feet of an incumbent are not scoring for GOP's Ryan Fazio against CT Gov. Ned Lamont. Ya see, there's this president... ctmirror.org/2026/10/15/ct-w…

Poll: CT voters sour on Trump and economy, an anchor on Fazio

Only 27% of those surveyed approved of Trump’s performance and 70% disapproved, an anchor on Fazio and other blue-state Republicans.

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How opposition to Flock cameras took flight in CT ctmirror.org/2026/10/09/ct-f…

How opposition to Flock cameras took flight in CT

Towns like South Windsor, Windsor, Killingworth, Ledyard, Milford and Newtown have ended or suspended use of license plate readers in 2026.

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They arrived without pubic notice. One official called that "original sin," one that colored the company's effort at crisis control. Add to that fears about AI, loss of control, big tech and general mistrust in institutions.
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Kosta Diamantis, still a fugitive, sentenced to 84 months ctmirror.org/2026/09/30/kost…

Kosta Diamantis, still a fugitive, sentenced to 7 years in prison

Konstantinos “Kosta” Diamantis was sentenced in absentia Wednesday to 84 months in prison for extorting bribes from contractors.

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The 21 year old UConn journalism student and Turning Point USA leader posted his one question interview with a Christian nationalist who called Judaism evil. Student says he disagrees. ctmirror.org/2026/09/22/ritt…

Ritter: Post by GOP student running for CT House is antisemitic

The top Democrat in the Connecticut House said Monday the video is evidence of antisemitism that should end Will Gifford’s campaign.

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Kosta Diamantis is a fugitive who hasn't quite disappeared ctmirror.org/2026/09/21/kost…

Kosta Diamantis is a fugitive who hasn't quite disappeared

Kosta Diamantis has conducted many interviews with CT media since he failed to appear at his sentencing last week. His goal: a pardon.

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Extradition is complicated, but not impossible. ctmirror.org/2026/09/17/kost…

Kosta Diamantis flees to Greece, attorney says

Kosta Diamantis, a former CT state official facing more than a decade in prison for corruption, has fled to Greece, his attorney said.

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Diamantis’ claim to be victim of a “weaponized” DOJ seemed directed at Trump for pardon. Another motive might be that Greek penal code bars extradition for crimes deemed to be “political.”
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Rep. John Santanella easily defeats Thomas Tyler in court-ordered Democratic primary in Enfield. ctmirror.org/2026/09/01/rep-…

Rep. John Santanella defeats Thomas Tyler in court-ordered primary

Rep. John P. Santanella, D-Enfield, defeated challenger Thomas Tyler on Tuesday in a special court-ordered Democratic primary.

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Meet Ryan Fazio. He is 36, a state senator, a former commodities trader and Connecticut’s youngest gubernatorial nominee since 33-year-old Congressman John G. Rowland ran and lost in 1990, the year Fazio was born. ctmirror.org/2026/09/01/ryan…

Ryan Fazio, taking on Lamont, offers prayers — and ideas on taxes

Ryan Fazio is trying to be the first to unseat a governor in 72 years. The road ahead is steep and not clearly mapped.

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There’s the FCC equal-time thing. And a potential violation of state campaign finance law if he stays on the air. ctmirror.org/2026/08/17/radi…

Radio talk host Lee Elci's challenge of Martha Marx is complicated

Conservative talk radio host Lee Elci was nominated to run for CT Senate against Sen. Martha Marx. But Marx wants equal time on the air.

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Nancy S. Wyman was a prescient voice of caution about Connecticut’s unfunded pension liability as state comptroller, then the lieutenant governor who broke ties presiding over a evenly divided CT Senate. ctmirror.org/2026/08/12/form…

Former Lt. Gov. Nancy Wyman dies at 80

Nancy S. Wyman, the state comptroller who became lieutenant governor under former Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, died Wednesday.

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Wyman took pride in destroying an assumption there could only be one Jew on the state ticket in 1994, when 4 Jews won 7 statewide offices: Wyman for comptroller, Miles Rapoport for secretary of the state, Richard Blumenthal for attorney general and Joe Lieberman for U.S. Senate.
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CT Gov. Ned Lamont defeats Josh Elliott in Democratic primary ctmirror.org/2026/08/11/ct-g…

CT Gov. Ned Lamont defeats Josh Elliott in Democratic primary

Gov. Ned Lamont defeated liberal challenger Josh Elliott in a primary Tuesday that tested Democrats’ allegiance to a more moderate incumbent.

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It's no accident the sharpest ad attacking Lamont’s white liberal suburban challenger in a Democratic primary is not coming from the wealthy Greenwich governor, but from a Black urban woman with deep progressive credentials. ctmirror.org/2026/08/04/lamo…

Lamont joins Elliott in exchange of attack ads in Democratic primary

With a week to go, the reelection campaign of Gov. Ned Lamont finally is putting some muscle behind a shot at Rep. Josh Elliott in an ad.

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Gov. Ned Lamont's origin story, replete with generational wealth, is fodder for taunting ads by challenger Josh Elliott. His own origin story is unconventional, colorful and not widely known. But if you ask, he’ll tell it. ctmirror.org/2026/08/04/josh…

Josh Elliott brings 'black sheep' instinct to gubernatorial challenge

Rep. Josh Elliott, who faces Gov. Ned Lamont in the Democratic primary next week, has his own origin story. If you ask, he'll tell it.

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No complaints this Friday about Cape traffic.
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CT Gov. Ned Lamont's lead over Josh Elliott has shrunk in a tightening Democratic primary race. Lamont is up, 48%-27%. But time is no ally of Elliott: Primary is Aug. 11, and early voting opens Monday. ctmirror.org/2026/07/29/gove…

Lamont leads Elliott by 21 points in tightening primary race

Gov. Ned Lamont still leads his challenger, Josh Elliott, by 21 percentage points, but the gap has shrunk notably since May.

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By a 5-4 majority: "Citizenship, then and now, was the right to have rights— to freely participate in our political community. The Framers of the Fourteenth Amendment extended that promise to 'every free-born person in this land.' We keep that promise today."
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Update: Department of Homeland Security says Cecunjanin entered the country illegally on March 21, 1997, using “a fraudulent passport of a Dutch national” and that an immigration judge had issued an order of removal on Sept. 25, 1997. ctmirror.org/2026/06/29/lars…

US Rep. Larson denounces ICE and gets challenged by radio host

Congressman Larson called the press conference to denounce ICE and demand release of Seyo Cecunjanin but faced pushback from WTIC host.

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