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What could you do with $41 million? From AP: Linda McMahon, a former wrestling executive and the Republican candidate for Senate in Connecticut, has spent more than $41.5 million of her own money on her campaign.
Entries Tagged as 'Chris Dodd'
$41 Million And Counting, McMillions Makes Lamont Look Beggarly, Dick’s CM Cites Wrestler ‘Death Clauses’
October 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · State Politics
Tags: Chris Dodd·Dick Blumenthal·Linda McMahon·Quinnipiac University
Lahood’s October Surpise For Jim Himes
October 15th, 2010 · 22 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Hey, if a congressman pesters the federal secretary of transportation enough he just might cough up some goodies before the election. Secretary of Transportation Ray Lahood notified Congressman Jim Himes this morning that Bridgeport will receive $11 million to begin work on infrastructure and development of SteelPointe Harbor, the mixed-use East Side redevelopment project of [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Dodd·Jim Himes·Robert Christoph·Steelpointe Harbor
What The Hell Does Matt Bai Know About Bridgeport?
September 23rd, 2010 · 26 Comments · City Politics, State Politics
Matt Bai, why don’t you stick your head up your ass! The know-it-all scribe for The New York Times, who thinks he’s smart and everyone else is stupid, former student of Bridgeport Regional Business Council President Paul Timpanelli, wrote this in an exhaustive Sunday Times Mag piece about Connecticut politics:
Tags: Café Roma·Chris Dodd·Épernay Bistro·Jon Kantrowitz·Joseph's Steakhouse·Paul Timpanelli·Ralph 'n' Rich's·Two Boots
Jodi, Please Be Lowell Weicker For One Day! Clean Remington Site
September 9th, 2010 · 12 Comments · City Politics, Development and Zoning, State Politics
The former Remington site is a mess both politically and governmentally, and Finch administration officials appear to be paying a lot of attention to it so it doesn’t become an election hellhole next year. The hot spots from the fire a few weeks ago at the vacant old industrial monster are finally out, according to the [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Brian Rooney·Chris Dodd·Don Eversley·Jim Himes·Jodi Rell·Joe Ganim·Joe Lieberman·Lowell Weicker
Who’s The New Rooster? Plus: Linda Smacks Dick, And UB Dough
August 18th, 2010 · 20 Comments · City Politics, Cops, Education, News and Events
Is it me, or do we now have three wings of the Democratic Party in Bridgeport. The Mario Testa wing, the John Stafstrom wing, the Chris Caruso wing. Can you imagine Mario, Stafstrom and the Big Wave meeting to become one big happy family? Yeah, when donkeys fly. What, no Bill Finch wing? Well, the mayor is [...]
Tags: Andy Fardy·Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Chris Caruso·Chris Dodd·Dan Malloy·Jim Himes·Joe Gaudett·Joe Lieberman·John Stafstrom·Mario Testa·Ned Lamont·University of Bridgeport
Q Poll: Dem Race Tightens, Plus: New Chop To Ferry Fight, Punch For Punch
July 15th, 2010 · 34 Comments · Development and Zoning, National Politics, State Politics
Afternoon Update: More On Ferry Fight Today’s Q Poll shows a tightening primary race between Democrats Ned Lamont and Dan Malloy. Republican Tom Foley still has a commanding lead over his two primary challengers. From the Q Poll:
Tags: Bridgeport Port Authority·Chris Dodd·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Linda McMahon·Michael Fedele·Ned Lamont·Paul Ganim·Peter Schiff·Quinnipiac University·Tom Foley·University of Bridgeport