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Matchup Set: GOP Picks Candidate In NY Special Election For Seat Held By Santos, Report Says
New York Republicans have nominated Nassau County Legislator Mazi Melesa Pilip as their candidate for the state’s special election to fill George Santos’ vacant House seat, NBC News reports. A spokesperson for the National Republican Congressional Committee told the outlet that party officials in Nassau County and Queens had picked Pilip for the 3rd District race. A formal announcement was expected on Friday, Dec. 15. Pilip immigrated from Ethiopia to Israel as a refugee when she was 12 years old. She later served as a paratrooper in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). She earned her maste…
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Covid-
19: Here's How Much Longer Lamont Wants Executive Powers Extended
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said that he expects to extend his emergency powers for another 90 days as he works with state lawmakers on certain COVID-19 mandates and protocols. With his emergency powers to expire on Thursday, Sept. 30, Lamont said he plans to extend his emergency powers 90 days further, saying that action through the General Assembly “takes too long.” The emergency powers would then be extended through Wednesday, Dec. 29. Lamont previously said that in order to continue issuing COVID-19-related executive orders, he would have to extend his emergency powers past Sept. 30. …
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Covid-
19: CT Congresswoman Jahana Hayes Tests Positive
Congresswoman Jahana Hayes, whose district comprises much of northwestern Connecticut, has tested positive for COVID-19. “This morning I received a positive COVID-19 test result and will be quarantined for the next 14 days,” said the 47-year-old Hayes in a statement released Sunday, Sept. 20. The news comes a day after a staffer whom Hayes said she had been in close contact with tested COVIC positive. “After going to two urgent care centers yesterday, I finally got an appointment at a third site and was tested this morning," Hayes said. "Contrary to popular belief, members of Co…
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State Senate Candidate Sues Norwalk Police, Online News Outlet
A State Senate candidate is going on the attack, reportedly filing a lawsuit against the Norwalk Police Department and a local news site for leaking information on a drunk driving arrest several years ago. Republican Marc D’Amelio has delivered a lawsuit to the Norwalk law department, though it hasn’t been filed with the state Supreme Court in Stamford, The Hour reported this week. The lawsuit names the City of Norwalk and news website Nancy on Norwalk as the defendants in the case. The lawsuit alleges that police leaked the information to the online news outlet “in a blatant attempt to inf…
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Flash From The Past: Lamont Meets With Ex-CT Governor Lowell Weicker
Governor-elect Ned Lamont of Greenwich has been speaking to past and present governors from Connecticut and other states to seek their advice. Lamont also attended a National Governors Association conference in Colorado Springs this past weekend. The gathering was intended to be a boot camp to help incoming state chief executives prepare for their new jobs. The Democrat lunched with lame duck Gov. Dannel P. Malloy after the Nov. 6 election and later met with former Gov. Lowell P. Weicker Jr., a Republican-turned-independent. Lamont spoke to Weicker on Thursday, Nov. 15 to discuss what he l…
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How Stefanowski Has Closed In On Lamont In 'Real Nail-Biter' Governor's Race
A new public opinion poll released on Tuesday, Oct. 30 confirms that Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski has closed on Democrat Ned Lamont, making the race a statistical tossup. The Quinnipiac University poll of likely voters found that Lamont’s lead over Stefanowski has shrunk by half to four percentage points, within the margin of error. It also found that last week's undecided voters are beginning to make up their minds about who to elect on Nov. 6. Only four percent of likely voters remain undecided in the Quinnipiac poll, but 13 percent of those who preferred a candidat…
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Anthony Scaramucci Puts His Money Behind Stefanowski Endorsement
The so-called "Mooch" has kicked in a maximum campaign contribution for Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski. Anthony Scaramucci, a former Wall Street financier who lasted less than two weeks as White House communications director for President Donald Trump last year, gave $3,500 to Democrat Ned Lamont's challenger, according to media reports. Lamont, a cable TV entrepreneur from Greenwich, meanwhile, contributed another $8 million of his own money to the campaign account, already flush with $5 million more than Stefanowski's balance, according to the latest campaig…
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Stefanowski, Lamont Agree To Four Debates
Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob Stefanowski has agreed to four debates with Democrat Ned Lamont before Election Day on Nov. 6. Stefanowski, a former General Electric chief executive officer from Madison, and Greenwich businessman Ned Lamont, a Democrat, have agreed to debate on Sept. 12 and 26 as well as Oct. 18 and 30. Lamont reportedly asked for another debate on Sept. 5 in Hartford. Stefanowski declined invitations to five debates against other GOP candidates en route to his primary win on Aug. 14. “While Ned Lamont is on the record saying he would continue Gov. (Dannel) Malloy'…
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