Cuomo, Ocasio-Cortez, Clintons Among Democratic National Convention Speakers
Some prominent New York politicians are among the speakers announced for the virtual Democratic National Convention.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Clintons, and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are all on the list of speakers scheduled for the convention, which will run from Monday, Aug. 17 through Thursday, Aug. 20.
Cuomo is scheduled to speak on the first night of the convention along with Sen. Bernie Sanders, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican.
This is the second time Cuomo will speak at the conven…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Will Be Making Appearance In New Haven
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi will host a talk with her longtime friend and colleague Rep. Rosa DeLauro during a visit to Gateway Community College in New Haven.
Pelosi and DeLauro, who represents Connecticut's third Congressional district, will speak at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 14, at the school, located at 20 Church St., New Haven, confirmed college officials.
The two, who have worked together in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1999, will discuss equal pay.
DeLauro, who introduced the Paycheck Fairness Act legislation passed in March, has worked to increase penalties for v…
Politics Around CT: Haskell Town Hall, Pelosi Stumps In Capitol, LGBTQ Legislation Passes
Will Haskell, the youngest-ever Senator elected to the Statehouse, is holding a Town Hall meeting on Monday, June 17, at the Wilton Library.
Haskell announced that his "community conversation" will take place from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Wilton Library, 137 Old Ridgefield Road in Wilton. The meeting happens to be 11 days before Haskell's 23rd birthday.
The Westport Democrat, who represents the 26th District, announced his candidacy during his senior year of college at Georgetown. He ran on a platform of restoring tolls to highways, paid family leave and tougher gun control laws.
Toll…
