State Rep. Andres Ayala has filed paperwork for an exploratory committee that sets him up for a possible run for Connecticut’s 23rd State Senate seat. The State Elections Enforcement Commission’s candidate committee list shows Ayala has filed the exploratory paperwork with Pilar Gonzalez as treasurer of the committee. Former State Senator Ernie Newton has already declared his candidacy [...]
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Andres Ayala Files Exploratory Committee–Will He Take The State Senate Plunge?
February 21st, 2012 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Alberto "Tito" Ayala·Andres Ayala·Anthony Musto·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·John Fabrizi·Mary-Jane Foster
Why UB Students Matter In City Elections
February 21st, 2012 · 20 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Students at the University of Bridgeport proved last September to be a major factor at the Roosevelt School voting precinct in the Democratic mayoral primary. Mayor Bill Finch defeated challenger Mary-Jane Foster citywide, but not on the machines at Roosevelt School. Students made the difference for Foster, an executive at the university. Will the students [...]
Tags: Americo Santiago·Bill Finch·John Fabrizi·Leticia Colon·Mary-Jane Foster·Mitch Robles·Ralph Mojica·University of Bridgeport
CT Post: PAC Probe Hasn’t Gone Far Enough
February 19th, 2012 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
The Editorial Board of the Connecticut Post, in its Sunday edition, writes that the State Elections Enforcement Commission didn’t go far enough when it fined Mayor Bill Finch’s friend attorney William Beccaro $5,000 for irregularities fronting a political action committee that received $46,000 from the mayor’s 2007 mayoral campaign and then rewired the money to finance [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Ken Dixon·Mary-Jane Foster·Tom Kelly·William Beccaro
The Day Urges End To Death Penalty
February 18th, 2012 · 2 Comments · Analysis and Comment, State Politics
From the Editorial Board of The New London Day: Once again we call upon the General Assembly to approve and Gov. Dannel P. Malloy to sign legislation abolishing the death penalty in Connecticut. There is no evidence to back claims that the existence of a death penalty reduces murders. The 10 highest states in per capita [...]
Tags: Dan Malloy
Mayor Finch’s Olive Branch To The University Of Bridgeport
February 17th, 2012 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
The University of Bridgeport is an unsung jewel in the city: it employs hundreds, educates thousands with an economic impact in the countless millions. It’s the reason the South End of the city hasn’t imploded. The reason the annual Gathering of the Vibes music festival has an infrastructure for existence. The reason countless needy local kids have [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dick Blumenthal·Gathering of the Vibes·George Estrada·Mary-Jane Foster·University of Bridgeport
Supremes Must Get Off Their Robes And Make A Decision–Finch Urges School Choice In Legislative Testimony
February 22nd, 2012 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
Mayor Bill Finch on Tuesday testified before the General Assembly’s Education Committee in support of Governor Dannel Malloy’s proposed education initiatives for the current legislative session. In his speech the mayor extolled school choice. “We must allow parents to decide which is the best school for their children.” The mayor has urged the Charter Revision Commission [...]
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Tags: Bill Finch·Paul Vallas