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Update: Former State Senator Ernie Newton has been released from a federal prison camp in Pennsylvania following his five-year sentence on corruption charges in 2006. News 12 reports that Newton, according to his brother, is in a halfway house in Waterbury.
Entries from May 16th, 2012
Newton, ‘The Moses Of My People’ Released To Halfway House
February 18th, 2010 · 11 Comments · News and Events
Tags: Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim
Lamont’s Launch, Plus: What To Do With Sal’s Property? And Governors From Bridgeport
February 16th, 2010 · 29 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Update: Ned Lamont officially declared his candidacy for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination today. From the Lamont campaign:
Tags: Andy Fardy·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·General Electric·Hartford Courant·Jasper McLevy·Merrick Alpert·Ned Lamont·Sal DiNardo·Sam Tedesco
Nedheads Aren’t Enough To Win
February 15th, 2010 · 43 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, State Politics
Ned Lamont and his personal fortune are expected to officially enter the race for governor on Tuesday. Nice to have 10, 15, 20 million of your own dough to spend. Makes you an instant player. Because he has plenty of loot and built a profile defeating Joe Lieberman in a Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in [...]
Tags: Al Sharpton·Bill Finch·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Jim Himes·Jodi Rell·Joe Gaudett·Joe Lieberman·Ned Lamont·Tom Foley
Big Mac In Charge Of Fort, Plus: How About Some Juicy Rumors? And The Liquor Lobby’s Screwy Driver
February 12th, 2010 · 40 Comments · City Council, Education, News and Events, State Politics
Update: Oh My God! Big Mac in charge. Amnesty for all! From Mayor Bill Finch: Mayor Finch to Have Scheduled Surgery Will recuperate at home next week BRIDGEPORT, CT (February 12, 2009) – Mayor Bill Finch is having outpatient surgery today at Bridgeport Hospital, and will be released later today. He will be recuperating at [...]
Tags: Adam Wood·Bill Finch·Charlie Tisdale·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Don Eversley·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·John Mandanici·Lenny Paoletta·Marian Evans·Marilyn Moore·Mary Moran·Pat Crossin·Tom Bucci·Tom McCarthy
What A Screwing, Plus: Ernie Newton, ‘The Moses Of My People,’ released, And Shays Weighs Big Decision
February 19th, 2010 · 107 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, National Politics, State Politics
Weekend Update: Did you catch this from the Hartford Courant: HARTFORD — Connecticut came away with absolutely nothing in a competition for $1.5 billion in federal transportation grants this week, angering the congressional delegation enough that it has demanded a meeting with federal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood next week. Connecticut is one of just nine states [...]
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Tags: Chris Dodd·Chris Shays·Ernie Newton·Hartford Courant·Jim Himes·Jodi Rell·Joe Ganim·John Ramos·John Rowland·Michael Fedele·Tom Foley