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Published January 07. 2021 6:20PM By
Gov. Ned Lamont has been largely judicious in the use of the emergency powers granted him to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, which makes the administration’s decision to use those powers to steer a contract to a public-relations firm with strong Democratic Party connections all the more puzzling and troubling.
In late December, with many folks distracted by the holidays, the administration announced it had entered into a three-month, $250,000 contract with McDowell Communications to handle communications about the pandemic and the vaccine rollout. The state is using federal COVID-relief funds to pay for the work.