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Fresh reporting confirms Elliott qualified for the first Connecticut governor primary challenge to an incumbent in decades, keeping Lamont’s nomination path live while the market still prices him as the overwhelming favorite. That makes the race more tradable than generic repeat coverage because the challenge is now formalized and may sustain attention into the summer.
Luke Bronin has raised $2,303,190 this cycle, but Ned Lamont leads the latest odds for the Connecticut Democratic governor nomination.
Josh Elliott has forced a Democratic primary against Gov. Ned Lamont after clearing the delegate threshold. Lamont won the convention endorsement and remains the favorite, but the nominee will be decided by voters in the August 11 primary. Lamont still appears favored, but Elliott’s ballot access makes the nomination race more competitive. The market should price in more uncertainty than before the primary challenge was confirmed.
The primary, should Larson and Gilchrest decide to continue and Fortune qualify by collecting petition signatures, will be ugly.
“If I sound angry, I want you to know that I’m angry,” Elliott told Democrats in New Haven. "Great, I'm gonna get shit done. How’s that?” Lamont told reporters in reply.
Alternative to Lamont is a state representative urged by progressives to challenge one of most powerful people in state government
Connecticut Democrats have endorsed Gov. Ned Lamont to run for an unprecedented third term as governor by a wide margin, as he easily fended off a potential primary challenge, punching his ticket for the general election in November.
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After Erin Stewart's stunning departure Thursday from the governor's race, state Republicans and Democrats are looking ahead to the battle against Gov. Ned Lamont.
Teachers and nurses are eligible for enhanced workers’ comp benefits if they are assaulted. It ensures workers in the cannabis industry are paid the state minimum wage.
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In an interview Wednesday, Stewart offered no rationale for a seeking a benefit that does not exist in the charter, other than, "Why wouldn't I?"
Lamont's executive order invites attention to Connecticut’s success in providing high-ranking public education and its failure to equalize education opportunities.
Aggregation source: FiftyPlusOne
L. BroninLuke BroninSource: FEC
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