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UPDATE, includes link to draft document. As promised, the Charter Revision Commission empaneled by Mayor Bill Finch has recommended a mayoral appointed Board of Education among suggestions in its draft document. The commission also recommends a process for removing elected and appointed city officials for acts of misconduct. Ultimately, all charter questions for the November ballot must be approved [...]
Entries Categorized as 'Analysis and Comment'
Charter Panel Proposes Changes — Mayoral Appointed School Board, Removal Of Officials For Misconduct
May 20th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, News and Events
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Tim Loh
‘Stay Thirsty My Friends’
May 20th, 2012 · No Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Did you buy Sunday suds today?
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Murphy And McMahon Are Not The Party Nominees (Yet)
May 19th, 2012 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, State Politics
You will see it in campaign statements, you will hear it from radio and television reporters and read it from some scribes too and most notably endure it from political flacks: Democrat Chris Murphy and Republican Linda McMahon are the respective party nominees for U.S. Senate. Well, not yet.
Tags: Chris Murphy·Chris Shays·Jim Callahan·Linda McMahon·Susan Bysiewicz
The Day Mario Testa Blew Up The Party Convention
May 19th, 2012 · 3 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
Kooky things can happen at political conventions. Republicans will gather Friday at the Hartford Convention Center to endorse candidates for U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. It appears Linda McMahon will come out with the endorsement for U.S. Senate and former Congressman Chris Shays, a Bridgeport resident, will wage a primary. Democratic Town Chair Mario [...]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Chris Shays·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim·John DeStefano·John Rowland·Linda McMahon·Lowell Weicker·Mario Testa
McMahon Wins Republican Endorsement For U.S. Senate
May 18th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
Linda McMahon Friday night won the Republican endorsement for U.S. Senate defeating her closest rival Chris Shays of Bridgeport by a nearly two-to-one margin at the party convention in Hartford. Shays, the former Congressman, announced he will wage a primary on Aug. 14. The results come one week after Democrats endorsed Congressman Chris Murphy. Former Secretary of [...]
Tags: Chris Murphy·Chris Shays·Joe Lieberman·Linda McMahon·Susan Bysiewicz
Obsitnik Wins GOP Endorsement To Challenge Himes
May 18th, 2012 · 1 Comment · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Republican Steve Obsitnik Friday afternoon easily won the GOP endorsement in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District setting up a November general election match-up against Democrat Jim Himes. Obsitnik received more than 70 percent of the delegate support. His closest rival Chris Meek secured enough delegate support to qualify for an August primary, but has not yet announced if [...]
Tags: Chris Meek·Chris Shays·Jim Himes·Steve Obsitnik·Tim Herbst
And You Thought The Conventions Were Over? Gomes, Newton, Ayala Face Off Tonight
May 21st, 2012 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Monday and Tuesday nights at Testo’s Restaurant a bunch of candidates will be positioning for Democratic delegate endorsements for a variety of local races. The featured event Monday night is the face-off between State Senator Ed Gomes, former State Senator Ernie Newton and State Rep. Andres Ayala for Gomes’ 23rd Senatorial seat. Gomes wants to keep [...]
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Tags: Alvin Penn·Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·John Stafstrom·Testo's Restaurant