Ten years ago, challenging incumbent Republican Chris Shays, Jim Himes made his bones in Bridgeport barbecuing Shays on his failure to deliver bucks for a replacement drawbridge over the Pequonnock River to reconnect the East Side with Downtown forcing headquarters for the city’s Fire Department to navigate a longer route for responses after the bridge […]
Entries Categorized as 'City Politics'
Ganim, 2015 Fence Fixer, Returns To Trumbull Gardens
June 1st, 2018 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Mayor Joe Ganim on Thursday returned to Trumbull Gardens that was a flashpoint of violence in 2015 that he leveraged into a second-chance movement of police presence that returned him to office. As a candidate three years ago Ganim patched a fence near the housing project in a showy appeal to residents it’s possible to repel […]
Turner, Vermont Push Primary Against Bradley In Open State Senate Seat
May 29th, 2018 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Lots of pols scouring various districts to secure sufficient petition signatures to forge an August 14 primary, among them Democrats Aaron Turner and Carolyn Vermont seeking a challenge of party endorsed Dennis Bradley for the 23rd Senate District seat of a retiring Ed Gomes. Turner and Vermont can start that process Tuesday (today), according to […]
Tags: Aaron Turner·Alvin Penn·Andres Ayala·Carolyn Vermont·Dennis Bradley·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Jessica Martinez·Joe Ganim·Margaret Morton·Maria Pereira·Ned Lamont
Hanks A Lot! Incumbent Stallworth Loses Endorsement To Insurgent Shante Hanks
May 23rd, 2018 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
State Rep. Charlie Stallworth has been beaten back twice in a matter of days. On Saturday his long-shot candidacy for lieutenant governor running with Democrat Guy Smith was derailed at the Democratic Party convention. Tuesday night he faced an immediate concern after members of the Democratic Town Committee in the State House district Stallworth has represented for […]
Tags: Andre Baker·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Rosario·Ezequiel Santiago·Jack Hennessy·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Maria Pereira·Paul Ganim·Santa Ayala·Shante Hanks·Steve Stafstrom·Testo's Restaurant
I Am Woman–In Trumbull, Moore Savors Moment Of Endorsement Backed By New, Young Female Voices
May 22nd, 2018 · 8 Comments · City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
State Senator Marilyn Moore, an establishment fighter, was in an unusual position Monday night, but one she’s savoring. For the first time she won the Democratic endorsement–and by acclamation–an acknowledgement of both her constituent popularity and a nod by politicians who had formerly opposed her, including former City Council President Tom McCarthy who challenged her […]
Tags: Anthony Musto·Ashley Guadiano·Constance Vickers·Lauren Gray·Marilyn Moore·Mario Testa·Ned Lamont·Rich Deecken·Sarah Lewis·Shante Hanks·Tom McCarthy
The Lamont-Ganim Balancing Act
May 15th, 2018 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
Susan Bysiewicz has thrown in with Ned Lamont as his running mate for governor. Now what? It leaves Mayor Joe Ganim as the likely last option to avoid an August Democratic primary heading into the state convention this weekend. What will Ganim do? Depends on Lamont’s outreach to Ganim. Both of them have a balancing […]
Not Going Away: MGM Casino Supporters Pledge To Continue Push
May 15th, 2018 · 2 Comments · City Politics, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Government, business and neighborhood supporters of MGM’s proposal for a $675 million waterfront gaming destination gathered on Tuesday to reassert they will continue the battle for an open, competitive process during the January, 2019 legislative session.
Tags: Chris Rosario·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Jack Hennessy·Joe Ganim·Mickey Herbert·Robert Christoph Jr.·Robert Christoph Sr.·Steve Stafstrom
McCarthy Bids Goodbye To City Council A Second Time
June 19th, 2018 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics
He thought he had bid farewell to the City Council last year, but just when he thought he was out former council President Tom McCarthy was pulled back in courtesy of court intervention involving a Democratic primary in the 133rd District that looks like it will finally be resolved in the upcoming general election.
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Tags: Anne Pappas Phillips·Barbara Bellis·Bill Finch·Bob Keeley·Jack Hennessy·Jeanette Herron·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Marilyn Moore·Michael DeFilippo·Tom McCarthy·Toni Harp