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John Craven
@johncraven1
Award-seeking political reporter for @news12CT • Biscuit, sweet tea, and Yacht Rock enthusiast • Ainslie’s dad 🥰👶🏻
🏠: NYC / 💼: CT
Joined October 2008
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    Did the President of the United States just suggest injecting people’s lungs with cleaning solvents?
    Replying to @atrupar
    "The disinfectant, where it knocks it out in a minute, and is there a way we can do something like that by injection inside, or almost a cleaning. It gets in the lungs" -- Trump seems to suggests that injecting disinfectant inside people could be a treatment for the coronavirus
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    #BREAKING Waterbury jury hits Alex Jones with hundreds of millions in damages for lying about Sandy Hook mass murder
    Alex Jones verdict: Compensatory damages for Robbie Parker: $120 million @News12CT
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    #BREAKING Judge suspends Alex Jones’ CT attorney, Norm Pattis’ law license for 6 months for sharing Sandy Hook families’ personal medical records In a blistering ruling, Judge Barbara Bellis says the info “was carelessly passed around from one unauthorized person to another”
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    The star of the #DNC is the fly that keeps landing on Bloomberg’s face
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    #BREAKING CT Supreme Court dismisses challenge to @GovNedLamont's expanded absentee ballots for August primary
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    What’s the story morning glory???? @oasis ‼️
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    #BREAKING: Bridgeport Democratic Party vice chair Wanda Geter-Pataky just turned herself in to @CT_STATE_POLICE on new ballot crime charges— this time related to the 2023 election We are waiting for 2 city council members to turn themselves in too
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    NEW: @GovNedLamont says he will no longer pursue an electric vehicle sales mandate in CT Today Lamont told me he expects the incoming Trump administration to end the current @EPA standard @CTSenateGOP responded: “This is a victory for Connecticut taxpayers"
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    NEW: On Trump indictment, @ChrisMurphyCT: "I just don't think it's our job to take sides in a criminal matter... It's pretty incredible that some of my colleagues believe they're clairvoyant & they can judge the president's innocence before they've even seen what the charges are"
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    #BREAKING @GovNedLamont says he will veto two controversial bills-- HB5002, a sweeping affordable housing bill and SB8, a bill paying striking workers unemployment
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    UPDATE: The Chief State's Attorney says 5 people in all have been charged with ballot crimes in Bridgeport City councilwoman Jazmarie Melendez and Margaret Joyce of Stratford are also charged
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    JUST IN: @GovNedLamont signs @EthansLaw2 and 2 other gun control bills into law — including a ban on “ghost guns” and 3-D printed guns
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    NEW: Pizza wars just went up a notch 🍕 When New Yorkers cross into CT, they'll soon be greeted by new welcome signs hailing the state as the "Pizza Capital of the United States" and "Foodie Capital of New England" Other signs highlight @UConnMBB and CT's submarine industry
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    JUST IN: State Bond Commission approves $125 million in borrowing to gut renovate Hartford’s @xlcenter The goal is to attract bigger events and add higher dollar box seating options XL’s manager will chip in $20 million and assume all operational losses