Election 2018 Which Gubernatorial Candidates Do You Align Most Closely With? The candidates for governor were asked whether they support or oppose the following 14 proposals, and to indicate the importance of the issue on a scale of 1 to 10. By answering the same questions, our algorithm will identify...
Asked recently whether she would push Rep. Tony Cárdenas of California to resign over allegations in a lawsuit that he molested a teenager in 2007, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi threw up her hands and walked away. That seems to sum up Washington’s collective response so far to the latest #MeToo...
The Trump administration moved Friday to place new restrictions on access to abortion, as the Health and Human Services Department prepared new regulations that would effectively bar organizations that receive federal family planning money from providing abortions or counseling mothers about how...
President Trump on Friday named a government bureaucrat to be secretary of the troubled Veterans Affairs Department after his first, unconventional pick — his White House physician out of “central casting” — withdrew amid allegations of wrongdoing. The new nominee, Robert Wilkie, has been acting...
A Democratic powerbroker from New Haven — the biggest prize on the political map at the state party’s upcoming convention — says he’s underwhelmed by Ned Lamont’s choice of Susan Bysiewicz as his running mate in the governor’s race. The preference of Vincent Mauro Jr. was to have a lieutenant governor...
In the hotly contested Democratic race for Connecticut attorney general, the top Democrat in the state Senate is bypassing a member of his own caucus and endorsing former federal prosecutor Chris Mattei. Senate President Pro Tem Martin Looney said Mattei’s record as a federal prosecutor and his...
The political arm of the socially conservative Family Institute of Connecticut is backing Republican Tim Herbst for governor. “This was an easy choice for us,’’ said Peter Wolfgang, an adviser to the Family Institute’s political action committee. Wolfgang praised Herbst’s strong and early condemnation...
Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim said Monday he’s collected nearly 7,000 signatures as he seeks to petition his way onto the Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot. Ganim will be participating in Saturday’s state Democratic convention, but has been gathering the signatures as a backup if he doesn’t...
Two Republican candidates for governor have ended their campaigns after dismal performances at the state convention over the weekend. David Walker and Mike Handler both withdrew from the race after failing to garner enough support from Republican delegates. “The results of the GOP State Convention...
House Majority Leader Matthew Ritter wants to see more substance from the men and women seeking to be Connecticut’s next governor. “I’ve listened to some of these gubernatorial candidates on both sides and their lack of depth policy knowlegde is frankly scary and at times shocking on some issues,’’...