Former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin earned $237,000 consulting for a civic organization funded in large part by two prominent benefactors. Then they maxed out their contributions to his congressional campaign.
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Posted inTAP
Rolling Back Medicare Advantage
How a group of rank-and-file retirees in Connecticut successfully organized to restore their right to traditional public Medicare
Posted inPolitics
Himes Fact-Checked on ‘Misleading’ Claims About Warrantless Spying
Jim Himes keeps telling his constituents that U.S. intelligence agencies don’t spy on them, and ‘have no reason’ to buy Americans’ data. Advocates say that’s untrue.
Posted inPolitics
Privacy Advocates Ambush Himes Over Clean FISA Push
Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), a leader on the House Intelligence Committee, faced protests over his support for a warrantless spying regime.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Crisis Actors
The Alex Jones bankruptcy case revealed where the real hoaxes exist in this country: in our most elite courtrooms.
Posted inTransportation
Un-Pausing New York’s Congestion Pricing Pause
Whether the city has a functioning public transportation system may rest with Washington, or better yet, New Jersey.
Posted inPolitics
The Chasm Between Oklahoma and Connecticut
Stark differences color red- and blue-state lawmakers’ policy choices—which makes all the difference in residents’ well-being.
Posted inThe Good Life
Locating Ourselves in the Wreckage of Neoliberalism
Democracy Schools and other community listening sessions can bring together people of different experiences around common themes.
Posted inPolitics
Progressive Jahana Hayes Struggles to Keep New England House Seat
George Logan would be the first Republican in Connecticut to win federal office in nearly two decades.
Posted inBuilding Back America
Congress’s Most Family-Friendly Member
Rosa DeLauro has spent 30 years in the House fighting for an adequate Child Tax Credit and paid family leave. She’s finally getting someplace.