Three Democrats in the State Senate and then five in the State House crossed the aisle to pass a Republican budget early Saturday morning that Governor Dan Malloy says he’ll veto which will force another round of discussions to approve a spending plan tardy since July 1.
Entries Categorized as 'News and Events'
Dems Break From Leadership To Support Republican Budget, Malloy Vows Veto, Stafstrom: GOP Plan ‘Very Bad’ For Bridgeport
September 17th, 2017 · 28 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
Tags: CT Mirror·Dan Malloy·Jodi Rell·John Rowland·Steve Stafstrom·University of Connecticut·Webster Bank Arena
Protesting Income Inequality From Bridgeport To Greenwich
September 17th, 2017 · 2 Comments · City Council, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
In advance of the weekend state budget vote, a Connecticut Working Families Party-led caravan of tax justice demonstrators protested Bruce McGuire’s Connecticut Hedge Fund Association, “the foremost group lobbying against closing the egregious Carried Interest Tax Loophole, outside their fancy yacht club gathering,” according to the WFP. City Council candidate from the East End Wanda Simmons, […]
Tags: Wanda Simmons
In East End 5 Arrested At Victim’s Memorial
September 16th, 2017 · 9 Comments · Law Enforcement, News and Events
From Tara O’Neill, CT Post: Eric Diaz 19, of Bridgeport, was found shot in the stomach near that intersection at around 10 p.m. Thursday, police spokesman Av Harris said. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital, and his death remains under investigation.
City Council Recounts Set
September 15th, 2017 · 17 Comments · City Council, City Politics, News and Events
Recounts will take place on Tuesday morning at the Margaret Morton Government Center in four districts following the results of Democratic primaries for City Council. Candidates must be within 20 votes to force a recount.
Tags: Anthony Paoletto·Bob Keeley·Ernie Newton·Jeanette Herron·Karen Jackson·Nessah Smith·Pete Spain·Samia Suliman·Scott Burns·Wanda Simmons
Theater Development Project On City Council Agenda
September 15th, 2017 · 19 Comments · City Politics, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Following approval by the Contracts Committee and then a public hearing the full City Council Monday night at Geraldine Johnson School will take up New York-based Exact Capitol’s $410 million proposal to resurrect two shuttered Downtown theaters as well as building more than 800 housing units occupying nearby streets including two residential towers to become the […]
Tags: Bass Pro Shops
Bridgeport Officials: Don’t Screw State’s Largest City When Bailing Out Hartford
September 15th, 2017 · 20 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, News and Events, State Politics
In an excruciatingly tight–and tardy–state budget season with municipalities across the state facing major cuts, the financially hemorrhaging city of Hartford is poised for a major bailout with oversight strings attached to overt bankruptcy as well as $115 in capital funding over two years for the XL Center. Mayor Joe Ganim and the city’s legislative […]
Tags: Dan Malloy·Ed Gomes·Hartford Courant·Joe Ganim·Marilyn Moore·Nancy Wyman
Martinez To Seek Presidency Of City Council
September 14th, 2017 · 49 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, News and Events
Assuming she’s reelected to another two-year term in November, East End City Councilor Eneida Martinez says she’ll seek the presidency of the legislative body, replacing Tom McCarthy who has served in that capacity for 10 years. McCarthy did not seek reelection to the council.
Bluefish Reel In Final Season
September 17th, 2017 · 14 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Sometimes fans don’t know how to say hello until it’s time to say goodbye. Just about everything has a shelf life and after 20 years the Bridgeport Bluefish on Sunday played their last game at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard, the first three years an average attendance of roughly 4,500 per game, but in recent […]
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Tags: CT Post·Donald Trump·Howard Saffan·Jack McGregor·Jim Koplik·Joe Ganim·Mary-Jane Foster·Mickey Herbert