Promising to eliminate “income taxes for middle class families” the Republican gubernatorial primary team John McKinney and David Walker has released their latest joint commercial that also promises to shrink state government.
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McWalker: Eliminate Income Taxes For Middle Class Families
July 30th, 2014 · 36 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
Mayor’s Father, World War II Veteran, Passes Away
July 29th, 2014 · 7 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Mayor Bill Finch, left, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and mayor’s father right in front of Finch’s Crown Street Home saluting veterans.
Mayor Bill Finch’s father William Finch Sr., a World War II veteran, passed away Tuesday morning surrounded by the mayor and family. To know the mayor’s father was to meet a prince, bright eyed, conversational, engaged on the subject of workers rights and the sacrifices of men and women in the military. The elder Finch served both at D-Day in Normandy and in the Battle of Okinawa. He was 89.
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Foley Pledges Urban Agenda (Still Waiting)
July 29th, 2014 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, State Politics
As a candidate for governor in 2010, Tom Foley, left in blue shirt, took to the streets with Mayor Finch and police officials.
Republican endorsed candidate for governor Tom Foley has been promising details of an urban agenda ever since he announced his exploratory committee in Bridgeport last year. From the Associated Press:
Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley said Monday he’s still crafting his urban agenda for Connecticut’s cities, focusing on issues such as high unemployment, a large educational achievement gap and affordable housing needs.
Dems Tee Up Bibb Hit Against Foley
July 29th, 2014 · 3 Comments · State Politics
Get ready for the Democratic assault on Tom Foley’s jobs record. Foley’s management of Bibb was an issue in the 2010 gubernatorial campaign. From the Malloy campaign camp:
Tom Foley plans to hold a press conference in Lisbon playing politics with the job losses at Fusion Paperboard. But Tom Foley wasn’t lamenting the jobs lost at the Bibb Co. after his management of Bibb Co. drove the company into bankruptcy leaving hundreds out of work.
Latest Polls Show Challenging Reelection For Malloy
July 28th, 2014 · 40 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events, State Politics
Malloy, at train station announcement, hopes the political trains keep running for four more years.
A new poll conducted by the research firm You Gov in partnership with the The New York Times and CBS News shows Republican-endorsed Tom Foley with a nine-point lead over Democratic incumbent Dan Malloy. A poll conducted three weeks ago by national political consulting company Anazlone Liszt Grove Research showed Malloy and Foley in a dead heat based on a head-to-head matchup, each with 46 percent.
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Working Families Party Endorses Malloy–Backlash From Former WFP Supporters? Pelto: Politics Before Policy
July 29th, 2014 · 16 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
Lindsay Farrell, executive director of the Connecticut Working Families Party, issued an eblast to supporters on Tuesday announcing the endorsement of Governor Dan Malloy for another four years. Malloy’s name will appear on the Democratic and WFP lines in the general election. In Bridgeport, former school board member Maria Pereira broke from the WFP several months ago in anticipation of this endorsement, saying Governor Malloy exhibited his disdain and contempt for the people of the City of Bridgeport and proved that he is a willing accomplice of the corporate educational establishment.
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