The Rundown
Original columns on Connecticut news, taxes and state government.
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THE SURPLUS ISN'T YOURS TO SPEND
Connecticut just got another reminder that the state is swimming in cash. Analysts say the coffers can expect an extra $1 billion over the next two-year budget cycle.
Published November 14, 2026
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$2.65B SURPLUS. $80B STILL OWED.
CT Mirror is celebrating a $2.65 billion surplus and an extra billion in revenue over the next two years. The numbers are real. The framing is not.
Published November 12, 2026
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Avon Went Blue. It Will Never Become Hartford.
People in Avon may have moved left. They will still fight to keep their town from becoming something they deliberately left behind.
Published October 30, 2026
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A $75 Fee Makes the News
Not discipline. Bolton says no client complaint. The Courant headline: "Not a good look."
Published October 24, 2026
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House Rules: Soft on Lamont, Hard on Fazio
Dennis House sat down with Governor Ned Lamont one week and State Senator Ryan Fazio the next. Same show. Same format. Two very different interviews.
Published October 18, 2026
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The Elite Smirk
When the doors close, the mask comes off. Governor Ned Lamont stood in a room with some of the most powerful Democrats in Connecticut and called a…
Published October 17, 2026
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Lamont's Data Center Hype
In early 2021, Governor Ned Lamont and then-DECD Commissioner David Lehman fast-tracked House Bill 6514. It was emergency-certified. No committee…
Published October 17, 2026
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Lamont Blames Trump for Oil
Governor Ned Lamont just handed Connecticut a $12.7 million heating-assistance check and immediately blamed the price of oil on President Trump’s war in…
Published October 17, 2026
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Unions: School Choice Helps the Rich
Connecticut’s teachers unions are in full panic mode over a federal program that doesn’t take a single dollar out of public school budgets. The Federal…
Published October 13, 2026
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Free Money, and the Unions Don't Want It
Connecticut is staring at a federal scholarship credit that does not take a dime out of the state budget. The Connecticut Mirror's headline on October 8…
Published October 10, 2026
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Dead Wrong, Governor
Lamont calls a Head Start rewrite cruelty. The rule cuts red tape.
Published October 7, 2026
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The $300 Cards Never Came
Ned Lamont told Connecticut he would not stand by while Donald Trump "uses hunger as a weapon." Two months later, the state has handed out less than 6…
Published October 5, 2026
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The Name They Left Out of the Meriden Story
Connecticut Mirror spent Thursday night across the street from the Meriden courthouse and filed a piece that reads like the rally's own press release.
Published October 2, 2026
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They Called It a Blue-State Hit
Hartford Courant and CT Mirror rolled out the same Mark Pazniokas piece this weekend under a headline that does the work before you read a sentence…
Published September 28, 2026
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