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Jonathan L. Wharton

Connecticut, New Haven
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Tips for a Conn. staycation

Tips for a Conn. staycation

Tips for a Conn. staycation

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News 12 | Connecticut | Power Politics Erin Stewart Investigation Lucy Dathan Reelection Bid Yale...

News 12 | Connecticut | Power Politics Erin Stewart Investigation Lucy Dathan Reelection Bid Yale...

The city of New Britain is demanding former Mayor Erin Stewart repay more than $240,000 following a state inv…

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Jonathan Wharton (opinion): Erin Stewart and college scandals tarnished my faith in public offici...

Jonathan Wharton (opinion): Erin Stewart and college scandals tarnished my faith in public offici...

I teach state and local government. My parents were state and local officials. I'm losing faith in public off…

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Connecticut conventions revealed deeper party tensions, poli sci professor says

Connecticut conventions revealed deeper party tensions, poli sci professor says

From Stewart's withdrawal to Elliott's strong showing, Connecticut's party conventions delivered late surpris…

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Jonathan Wharton (opinion): This year's Connecticut conventions offer plot twists

Jonathan Wharton (opinion): This year's Connecticut conventions offer plot twists

Columnist and political science professor Jonathan L. Wharton offers a primer in the importance of state poli…

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Jonathan Wharton (opinion): Another year, another Connecticut university chancellor

Jonathan Wharton (opinion): Another year, another Connecticut university chancellor

'Additional reforms are needed,' in wake of resignation of Connecticut State Colleges and Universities interi…

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Fazio displays cool, savvy confidence

Fazio displays cool, savvy confidence

One of your neighbors posted in Politics & Government. Click through to read what they have to say. (The view…

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These CT college students say the most important campus political debate happens in the classroom

These CT college students say the most important campus political debate happens in the classroom

Local college students talk to us about their engagement in political discourse. We hear what issues are most…

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Opinion: Wanted: Young candidates for public office in Connecticut

Opinion: Wanted: Young candidates for public office in Connecticut

Connecticut needs to do more to draft young candidates to run for public office writes columnist Jonathan L. …

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Jonathan L. Wharton (opinion): TSA employees and airline passengers are pawns in budgetary stalem...

Jonathan L. Wharton (opinion): TSA employees and airline passengers are pawns in budgetary stalem...

'TSA employees and airline passengers have been pawns in this budgetary stalemate and many of us are falling …

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Jonathan Wharton (opinion): True democracy is local, and thrives in New England

Jonathan Wharton (opinion): True democracy is local, and thrives in New England

A symposium on New England town meetings reminds columnist Jonathan Wharton that 'too many of us perceive dem…

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Fazio launches his first TV ad as he seeks GOP nod for governor

Fazio launches his first TV ad as he seeks GOP nod for governor

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) - With the help of some green screen effects, State Sen. Ryan Fazio launched his first…

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Jonathan L. Wharton (opinion): Our governor's race is gaining some steam

Jonathan L. Wharton (opinion): Our governor's race is gaining some steam

Columnist Jonathan Wharton writes about the race for governor in Connecticut and how it's time for voters to …

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Opinion: Jesse Jackson may not have been the first, but he made an impact

Opinion: Jesse Jackson may not have been the first, but he made an impact

Columnist Jonathan Wharton, who teaches Race and Ethnicity in American Politics, contextualizes life of Jesse…

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As colleagues wind down their careers, Rosa DeLauro is staying put

As colleagues wind down their careers, Rosa DeLauro is staying put

Connecticut Rep. Rosa DeLauro's pragmatic streak has at times put her at odds with the demands of a restive b…

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Opinion: CT's campaign trail starts on opening day of General Assembly session

Opinion: CT's campaign trail starts on opening day of General Assembly session

'Expect more about political drama than policies during an election year,' columnist Jonathan L. Wharton writ…

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What Keeps Connecticut Motivated - News at Southern

What Keeps Connecticut Motivated - News at Southern

A recent opinion piece by Jonathan L. Wharton, associate professor of political science and urban affairs and…

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Opinion: With 3 city leaders gone, what's next for New Haven?

Opinion: With 3 city leaders gone, what's next for New Haven?

Loss of New Haven Police Chief Karl Jacobson, Fire Chief John Alston and corporation council leaves city in s…

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Jonathan Wharton (opinion): When it comes to sticking to New Year's resolutions, CT is No. 1

Jonathan Wharton (opinion): When it comes to sticking to New Year's resolutions, CT is No. 1

As a poll declares CT residents as the most likely Americans to stick with New Year resolutions, columnist Jo…

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Jonathan Wharton (opinion): Plans for New Haven's English Station call for realism over idealism

Jonathan Wharton (opinion): Plans for New Haven's English Station call for realism over idealism

Columnist Jonathan Wharton assesses the hopes and potential roadblocks to reimagining the site of New Haven's…

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Jonathan L. Wharton (opinion): Express trains on Metro-North can't outrace demand

Jonathan L. Wharton (opinion): Express trains on Metro-North can't outrace demand

Columnist Jonathan L. Wharton experiences first-hand the need for more CT trains during the holiday rush to N…

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Jonathan Wharton (opinion): The dueling kings of Queens. How long will the Trump-Mamdani bromance...

Jonathan Wharton (opinion): The dueling kings of Queens. How long will the Trump-Mamdani bromance...

The bromance summit between President Trump and Mayor-elect Mamdani says more about their egos than their pol…

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Jonathan Wharton (opinion): Local races leave Connecticut seeing more blue

Jonathan Wharton (opinion): Local races leave Connecticut seeing more blue

Columnist Jonathan Wharton offers some of the reasons Connecticut's balance of local leadership is undergoing…

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