Saturday Update: I’m thinking the pol who dodged a bullet this week more than any other–following Jodi’s Jail reversal–is State Senator Anthony Musto.
Anthony was flapping his wings, eager to kick out a press release when Governor Jodi Rell announced a $20 million juvenile detention center for girls in Anthony’s district on the Upper East Side. Anthony [...]
Entries Categorized as 'Education'
The Jail Bail, Plus: Botti’s Fat Mouth
March 9th, 2010 · 16 Comments · Development, Education, Events
Who gets the credit for vanquishing Jodi’s Jail? State Rep. Chris Caruso who led the initial opposition? Mayor Bill Finch who joined in when the neighborhood chorus against became ear-splitting, and put city lawyers on alert for a lawsuit? Jodi Rell herself for realizing that the state’s largest city has enough prisons?
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob Curwen·Chris Caruso·Don Clemons·Ed Gomes·Jodi Rell·Mark Lauretti·Rich Paoletto
Love Is In The Air, Acclaim For Mario, Plus: Shays On Sohn Plea, And Meet David Walker
March 5th, 2010 · 39 Comments · City Budget, City Council, City Politics, Education, Events, State Politics
Weekend Update: Can you believe it? Mario Testa was reelected by acclamation by the 90-member Democratic Town Committee Thursday night. No opposition. No screaming. No food fights at Mario’s restaurant. Yes, let’s all join hands and sing around the campfire. City politics has become a little too quiet. Please, someone start a good rumor. I’m getting ill. [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Honey Parziale·Housatonic Community College·Jim Himes·Mario Testa·Mike Sohn·Ned Lamont·Pat Crossin
AB Heaven, Plus: How Grand Is Your List? And Himes Donates Rangel Bucks To His Peeps
March 3rd, 2010 · 5 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Education, Events
Vote totals were close, but absentee ballots made a difference in the 137th Democratic Town Committee primary.
Winners: Vidal Agosto, Manny Ayala, James Brown, Brigida Diaz, Brendaliz Fontanez, Edna Garcia, Gilberto Hernandez, Lydia Martinez and Maria Rivera. City Councilwoman Lydia Martinez is the queen of absentee ballots. She received twice as many absentee ballot votes (113 total) as [...]
Are You On The Top 100 List? Plus: Council Approves New Test Fees
March 2nd, 2010 · 22 Comments · City Council, Civil Service, Cops, Education
Always fun to examine the list of top 100 city employee wage earners. As usual Board of Education employees lead the pack from 2009 fronted by Superintendent of Schools John Ramos’ $235,000. Hey Super, I wanna be your friend! Mayor Bill Finch is woefully behind at number 61 on the list.
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob Walsh·John Ramos
BOE Bucks And Pissy Pols
February 24th, 2010 · 13 Comments · City Budget, Education, National Politics, State Politics
Last year the Board of Education gave back $4 million to help ease the city’s deficit pain. Don’t expect that to happen again. In fact, the BOE finance leader is requesting a 10 percent increase.
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Chris Dodd·Épernay Bistro·Jim Himes·Joe Lieberman·Keith Rodgerson·Pat Crossin·The Gallery at Black Rock
What A Screwing, Plus: Ernie Newton, ‘The Moses Of My People,’ released, And Shays Weighs Big Decision
February 19th, 2010 · 107 Comments · Education, National Politics, Political Analysis, State Politics
Weekend Update: Did you catch this from the Hartford Courant:
HARTFORD — Connecticut came away with absolutely nothing in a competition for $1.5 billion in federal transportation grants this week, angering the congressional delegation enough that it has demanded a meeting with federal Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood next week.
Connecticut is one of just nine states to come [...]
Tags: Chris Dodd·Chris Shays·Ernie Newton·Hartford Courant·Jim Himes·Jodi Rell·Joe Ganim·John Ramos·John Rowland·Michael Fedele·Tom Foley