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The next 48 hours will be crucial to the future of the country and will most likely challenge journalists and lead to questions about...

Q Kornacki

MSNBC political analyst Steve Kornacki was in Connecticut this week for a conversation at Quinnipiac University. His appearance was part of the Critical Conversation Speaker...

Nielsen Endorses Harris

We don't often directly cover politics on The Laurel, but this op-ed piece is big news. Former Republican State Senator Mark Nielsen is not only...

No Debate About It

One month before the election, it is debate season. WTNH is hosting a debate between Senator Chris Murphy(D) and Matthew Corey(R). It will air October...

Joint Appearance

A rare joint appearance Wednesday by two Connecticut politicians - Senator Chris Murphy and Congressman Jim Himes - with Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC from...

Vigdor Gets the Call

As is often the case, when it's important, a journalist with Connecticut ties gets put into the game. And so it was that in the...

Worth Noting

By the time you read this the news may be out, but as it is being written it must be said that it is...

Some Follow Up Questions…

As journalists, the way to disarm the lies being told by some politicians is to ask simple questions that are grounded in truth. And...

Subject Matter Expert

In the "you're either with us or you're against us" world of partisan politics, former Connecticut U.S. Senator Joe Lieberman is not a well-remembered...

Lucy Morgan, 82

Honestly, we had never heard of Lucy Morgan before reading this story of her life in journalism, but we've decided we love her. She had...