Trailing badly among Republican voters in the latest Quinnipiac Poll, Chris Shays of Bridgeport spiked the rhetoric today in a debate against party-endorsed Linda McMahon. They will face off in an Aug. 14 primary for U.S. Senate. The Hartford Courant’s Daniela Altimari reports: STORRS — Christopher Shays and Linda McMahon, in their first one-on-one debate [...]
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Shays, Needing To Make Up Ground, Turns Up The Temperature
June 14th, 2012 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, State Politics
Tags: Chris Shays·Dick Blumenthal·Hartford Courant·Linda McMahon·Quinnipiac University·University of Connecticut
Mayoral Love Fest In Orlando
June 14th, 2012 · 4 Comments · News and Events
From Mayor Finch: Mayor Finch Accepts City Livability Outstanding Achievement Award During Annual U.S. Conference of Mayors Meeting Mayors from around the country gather to discuss jobs, education, and hear from distinguished speakers including Vice President Biden. Mayor Bill Finch, and the City of Bridgeport, were recognized with an Outstanding Achievement Award during the Annual [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Joe Biden
Newton Questions “Strings Attached” To School System Loan
June 14th, 2012 · 5 Comments · City Politics, Education
Ernie Newton, the endorsed Democrat for the Aug. 14 State Senate primary that includes incumbent Ed Gomes and State Rep. Andres Ayala, has issued a statement involving a $3.5 million state loan to the Board of Education that could be forgiven if State Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor chooses administrative leadership. It was Pryor who brought [...]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Paul Vallas·Stefan Pryor
Finch To Dedicate City Hall Annex Margaret Morton Government Center
June 14th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Decent, caring, dignified, tough; the late Margaret Morton holds a special place in city political history well beyond election as the first African American woman in the Connecticut State Senate following a landmark 1980 Democratic primary win. She proved against the odds that seemingly entrenched incumbents can be taken out. For Margaret Morton your word [...]
Tags: Alvin Penn·Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·John Mandanici·M. Evette Brantley·Margaret Morton·Sal DePiano
Malloy Tours The Zoo–The First Governor Since Weicker
June 14th, 2012 · 9 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport
It was early in 1992, just months after the mayoral election of Joe Ganim. I was working in the mayor’s office trying to help Ganim sort out the city’s financial madness. The city was in bankruptcy court, placed there by Ganim’s predecessor. Utilities were threatening to leave, UB law school was pulling out for Quinnipiac, [...]
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Tags: Auden Grogins·Beardsley Park·Beardsley Zoo·Dan Malloy·Gregg Dancho·Housatonic Community College·Joe Ganim·Lowell Weicker·Quinnipiac University·University of Bridgeport