Connecticut Republicans have repeatedly stated that Donald Trump is not on the ballot this year, but still Democrats have blamed the president’s policies from tariffs to the Iran War for the increased cost of living in Connecticut. Republicans instead lay the affordability crisis at the feet of Gov. Ned Lamont, who is seeking his third term, as they seek to flip seats from the governor’s ...

Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas, seeking a second term, tried to keep a different type of information from the public this week.

It all started when Mike Criss tripped and fell on a walkway outside an elementary school. Now, a key Republican town committee has abruptly withdrawn its support of Criss as a state Senate candidate only weeks before the November election following an unusual trip-and-fall lawsuit. New Hartford Republicans are abandoning their backing of Criss, the Harwinton first selectman since 2011 who was ...

HARTFORD, Conn. — One of the most contentious legislative races this year got uglier as Gov. Ned Lamont and a Democratic state senator used the same vulgarism to describe an outspoken Republican challenger. The clash came in the bitter battle between state Sen. Martha Marx of New London against longtime radio host Lee Elci, a conservative who is running as a Republican. The two candidates have ...

Fresh off his trip to the Middle East, the Connecticut Democrat will stump for candidates in his home state as well as nearly half a dozen states with marquee Senate races.

Connecticut Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Fazio joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of the race for governor, top issues on mind for voters, and more.

His choices are that he can try to make things better “or I can shake my fist at my TV,” Shea told The Courant in an interview. “You can either talk about it or be about it.”