State Rep. Jack Hennessy announced on Tuesday that two Bridgeport colleagues in the State House, Don Clemons and Charlie Stallworth, will support his legislation barring city employees from serving on the City Council–prohibited by the City Charter but allowed by a loophole in state law–with a grandfather stipulation. Hennessy says state legal counsel has advised [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Brendan Sharkey'
Hennessy Tries To Save Government Reform Bill, Announces New Support With Grandfather Clause
May 15th, 2013 · 8 Comments · News and Events
Tags: Auden Grogins·Brendan Sharkey·Charlie Stallworth·Don Clemons·Jack Hennessy
Sharkey Supports Blood Sport, Wimps Out On Bridgeport Reform Bill
May 7th, 2013 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
It’s amazing how politicians rationalize stuff. Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey says he’s just fine voting for the blood sport of extreme fighting because it needs to be regulated. But when duty called to support a conflict of interest bill that would ban (and regulate) city employees from serving on the Bridgeport City Council [...]
Government Reform Bill Approved By Legislative Committee, Future Still Uncertain
April 1st, 2013 · 35 Comments · City Council, News and Events
UPDATE: Legislation introduced by State Rep. Jack Hennessy that seeks to “prohibit municipal employees from serving on any governmental body charged with preparing the municipal budget except when authorized by charter or home rule ordinance” received a thumbs-up today by the state legislature’s Planning and Development Committee. If the bill becomes law it would validate [...]
Bridgeport Budget Chum For Sharkey–Will Speaker Bite On Reval Delay?
March 11th, 2013 · 43 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, Development and Zoning
Mayor Bill Finch is asking the state legislature to delay state-mandated property revaluation as the city seeks to regain financial traction in a difficult economy and delay a potential spike in the city’s mil rate leading to ear-splitting taxpayer screeching. Word in Hartford is Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey isn’t crazy about putting off [...]
When Animals Talk The Banshee Listens–Grogins Receives Legislator Of Year Award From Humane Society
February 26th, 2013 · 6 Comments · Best of Bridgeport, News and Events
For State Rep. Auden Grogins, the Blonde Banshee from Black Rock, furry friends are like her children. News release: State Representative Auden Grogins (D-Bridgeport) received the National Humane Society’s “Legislator of the Year” award today during a ceremony at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Rep. Grogins is a member of the Legislators for Animal [...]
Shark Attack On State Municipal Support Could Bite City Taxpayers
January 25th, 2013 · 4 Comments · City Budget, News and Events
CT Mirror reporter Keith Phaneuf is the John Marshall Lee of Connecticut scribes. He relentlessly pursues, reviews, analyzes and asks questions about state budget items while Lee, a regular OIB contributor, does this on a local level as watchdog of the city budget. Connecticut Speaker of the House Brendan Sharkey, in a story written by Phaneuf, says a new set of jaws may [...]
Tags: Brendan Sharkey·CT Mirror·Dan Malloy·John Marshall Lee
Is Musto Spineless? Reform-minded Constituents Wonder About His Backbone In Pursuit Of Judgeship
May 21st, 2013 · 15 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
Is State Senator Anthony Musto afraid? Does he have a backbone? Is he a puppet of Bridgeport’s political profiteers? OIB has received numerous copies of letters from constituents of Musto urging him to support the government reform bill sponsored by his Democratic peers in the State House Jack Hennessy and Auden Grogins that would prohibit [...]
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Tags: Anthony Musto·Auden Grogins·Brendan Sharkey·Jack Hennessy