Dan Malloy visited Steel Point Wednesday afternoon to make a point. State government must be a friend, not a burden, to help shepherd major redevelopment projects such as the one moving forward, albeit slowly, in the lower East Side.
Entries Categorized as 'Interviews'
Malloy, Tracked By Lamont Stalker, Talks Development
June 17th, 2010 · 46 Comments · Development, Interviews, State Politics
Tags: Andres Ayala·Dan Malloy·Nancy Wyman·Ned Lamont·Robert Christoph·Steelpointe Harbor
Himes: ‘Independent Voting Record’ And Barnes Wants Hennessy On Rocks
June 11th, 2010 · 31 Comments · Interviews, Political Analysis, State Politics
Congressman Jim Himes joins us for a Pol Pod chat. Himes won election in 2008 knocking off 20-year Republican incumbent Christopher Shays, backed by Barack’s Bridgeport tsunami, becoming the first Democrat in 40 years to occupy Connecticut’s Fourth Congressional District, a swing election region that covers wealthy Republican suburbs as well as the state’s largest city.
Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Caruso·Chris Shays·Congress Street Bridge·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Jack Hennessy·Jim Himes·Ned Lamont
Jepsen: Bysiewicz Dancing Like Ginger Rogers
February 5th, 2010 · 11 Comments · Interviews, National Politics, State Politics
So, do ya wanna dance? With Ginger Rogers? Or Maybe Susan Bysiewicz?
George Jepsen, the leading Democratic challenger to Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz to replace Dick Blumenthal as attorney general, says SuBy’s doing a tap as she tries to make the case that she meets the legal definition, 10 years active practice as a lawyer, to [...]
Tags: Anthony Musto·Barack Obama·Chris Dodd·Chris Donovan·Dick Blumenthal·George Jepsen·Jim Himes·Joe Lieberman·John Rowland·Nancy Pelosi·Rob Russo·Susan Bysiewicz
Malloy In Pol Pod, Says He’s Prepared To Lead, State Should Be City Partner, Plus: Jacobs Nears Settlement
January 29th, 2010 · 44 Comments · Civil Service, Development, Events, Interviews, State Politics
Former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy, a leading contender for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, steps into the Pol Pod, and he’s not bashful about what he’d do as governor including weighing in on Governor Jodi Rell’s proposed juvenile detention center for girls on the Upper East Side. It doesn’t belong in Bridgeport, he says.
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·David Dunn·Ed Gomes·Housatonic Community College·Jodi Rell·Joe Lieberman·Joseph's Steakhouse·Ned Lamont·Ralph 'n' Rich's·Ralph Jacobs
Mayor And Murphy, Plus: Merrick In Pol Pod
November 24th, 2009 · 26 Comments · City Politics, Development, Events, Interviews, Political Analysis, State Politics
Mayor Bill Finch has provided additional details in the hiring of former Chief Administrative Officer Dennis Murphy on a consulting basis.
Murphy will be paid $24,000 in what is expected to be a roughly six-month assignment to enhance management-labor relations. See Finch news release below:
Mayor Finch Continues Efforts to Professionalize City Workforce
(November 23, 2009) – Mayor [...]
Tags: Andy Nunn·Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Chris Dodd·Gathering of the Vibes·John Fabrizi·Ken Hays·Larry Osborne·Linda McMahon·Merrick Alpert·Paul Timpanelli·Rob Simmons·Sam Caligiuri·Seaside Park·Tom Foley·University of Connecticut
Mac Attack, Zoning Nightmare, Plus: Legendary Doc Gunther In Pol Pod
October 16th, 2009 · 32 Comments · City Council, Development, Education, Events, Interviews, State Politics
Why is everyone so afraid of U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon? GOP rivals are scared. Dem operatives terrified. Well, $30 million to spend would be enough to fire up frothing flacks. From The Hartford Courant:
Three professional wrestling videos on YouTube were taken down Friday after they were sharply criticized by the state Democratic Party.
The videos [...]
Tags: Barnum Museum·Bill Finch·Bob Scinto·Captain's Cove Seaport·Chris Dodd·Hartford Courant·Jasper McLevy·John Ramos·Linda McMahon·Pleasure Beach·Ray Baldwin·Robert Christoph·Steelpointe Harbor·Susan Bysiewicz·Tim Herbst·Tom McCarthy
Jim Himes Visits Pol Pod, Plus: Hanging Out At Épernay And Waiting For Moses
October 2nd, 2009 · 54 Comments · City Politics, Development, Events, Interviews, Political Analysis, State Politics
Congressman Jim Himes touched base with OIB on Friday to chat about a variety of subjects including Joe Biden’s campaign visit for him on Monday, stimulus spending, health care and the beleaguered Congress Street Bridge.
Himes had a full day making a number of stops at events in the Fourth Congressional District. Health care is topic number one these [...]
Tags: Barnum Museum·Beardsley Zoo·Bill Finch·Chris Shays·Congress Street Bridge·Épernay Bistro·Ernie Newton·Jim Himes·Joe Biden·Joe Ganim·Joel Gonzalez·Playhouse on the Green·Ralph 'n' Rich's·Ralph Mojica·WICC