Tag: Ryan Fazio
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Tales from the campaign trail
What we’re hearing at the doors For months, our Democratic candidates have been knocking on doors, listening to residents, and hearing firsthand what matters most. From affordability and public schools to frustration with federal overreach and political polarization, voters desperately want leaders who listen, show up, and deliver results. Here’s what our candidates are reporting from…
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Why Greenwich needs true leaders, not MAGA in disguise
At a Greenwich forum last week, Connecticut Attorney General (AG) William Tong offered a sobering reminder: The final two years of Trump’s term will be destructive, calculated to break as many vital protections as possible on his way out. This November’s election isn’t just about rejecting MAGA overreach — it’s about sending champions to Hartford…
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Fazio and Courpas: Not your shields
The federal government is supposed to serve Americans regardless of how their state voted. Yet the Trump administration has repeatedly treated federal power as a political weapon. At a time when our own federal government is targeting us, we need legislators who will act as a firewall, stepping in to protect us. That is why what happens…
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Have a heart, Tina and Ryan
Planning for emergencies IS the job of government When federal funding for healthcare, school meals and childcare was slashed by the Trump administration in order to fund their billionaire tax cut, our state government stepped in to protect vulnerable Connecticut residents. Not only was it the right thing to do, it comes at a time when Connecticut is…
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MAGA PLAYBOOK comes to Greenwich
Joe Kelly and Ryan Fazio push fear and deception Donald Trump has spent years spreading false claims and conspiracy theories about our elections — from insisting there’s widespread voting by noncitizens to — even to this day — claiming the 2020 presidential election was stolen. The formula is familiar: manufacture a frightening claim, repeat it loudly…
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Standing up for Connecticut
Silence has it’s consequences We just celebrated the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence — the moment when Americans declared themselves free from the rule of a tyrant. Our founders wrote of a ruler whose “repeated injuries” proved him “unfit to be the ruler of a free people.” These words are relevant today. We are…
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Ryan, it’s time to be clear
Fazio’s campaign pledge raises questions On June 3, Connecticut political analyst Kevin Driscoll published an article questioning Ryan Fazio’s transparency on his key campaign promise to cut electricity rates. That article, edited for length, follows. Connecticut’s new Republican nominee for governor has built his campaign on one promise: he’ll cut your electricity rates by 20%, with eliminating the public benefits…
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Arzeno, Meskers deliver $8M boost for Old Greenwich School
Grant frees up local tax dollars Our Democratic State Representatives Hector Arzeno and Stephen Meskers this week announced a major funding win for the long-awaited renovation of Old Greenwich School, as reported in the Greenwich Free Press. The Old Greenwich School renovation is a multi-phase project running through January 2029, and construction is underway. The legislators successfully secured…
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Democrats pass a responsible state budget, again
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 51 Weekly Newsletter Delivery CT Republicans vote against funding for working families and kids Connecticut Democrats closed out this legislative session by delivering a state budget that provides relief for working families and invests in children. Passing largely along party lines, the two-year budget takes effect on July 1st. This session our lawmakers…
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Dems promise unity and leadership to make Greenwich ‘even better’
Newsletter Volume 3 • Number 50 Weekly Newsletter Delivery At campaign kickoff, candidates note concerns after 100 years of one party rule Offering a vision that includes the historically low property taxes that keep many of us here, first selectman candidate Anthony Moor and selectwoman candidate Rachel Khannahave launched a campaign for the Democratic nomination, teaming up with a slate…