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Entries Categorized as 'Political Analysis'

Mayor, Can UB A Good Boy?

March 18th, 2010 · 11 Comments · City Politics, Library, Political Analysis

I didn’t see it with my own eyes, but OIB friends who were there report that Mayor Bill Finch clapped from his seat at the reviewing stand when an acknowledgment was offered for the University of Bridgeport float that participated in the St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
What’s the big deal? That’s a big leap for hizzoner who [...]

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Musto Dodges Bullet, Plus: P.T. Fire Report

March 12th, 2010 · 48 Comments · Development, Education, Political Analysis

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 [...]

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What’s With The Fire Report? Plus: Herrmann’s Hermits

March 11th, 2010 · 22 Comments · Development, Political Analysis, State Politics

Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez got a little cranked up when she viewed a News 12 report last week that cited the high blood alcohol level of a mother who perished along with her three children in a fire at P.T. Barnum Apartments last November.
Lopez wants to know why a portion of a state fire report was leaked to the [...]

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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 [...]

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Lamont’s Launch, Plus: What To Do With Sal’s Property? And Governors From Bridgeport

February 16th, 2010 · 29 Comments · Development, Events, Political Analysis, State Politics

Update: Ned Lamont officially declared his candidacy for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination today. From the Lamont campaign:

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Nedheads Aren’t Enough To Win

February 15th, 2010 · 43 Comments · Development, Political Analysis, State Politics

Ned Lamont and his personal fortune are expected to officially enter the race for governor on Tuesday.
Nice to have 10, 15, 20 million of your own dough to spend. Makes you an instant player. Because he has plenty of loot and built a profile defeating Joe Lieberman in a Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in 2006 [...]

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Shays Places Deposit On City Condo; What’s Next? Plus Sunday Suds, And Support For Evans

February 11th, 2010 · 33 Comments · Political Analysis, State Politics

Former Congressman Christopher Shays, in an interview with OIB, confirmed he has placed a binder deposit on a condominium in Black Rock as he weighs his decision to seek the Republican nomination for governor.

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