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 [...]
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Shark Attack On State Municipal Support Could Bite City Taxpayers
January 25th, 2013 · 4 Comments · City Budget, News and Events
Tags: Brendan Sharkey·CT Mirror·Dan Malloy·John Marshall Lee
Gun Lobbyist: “We Killed It Once … We’ll Do It Again”–Not This Time, Say Pols
January 15th, 2013 · 3 Comments · News and Events
Insightful piece from Mark Pazniokas of the CT Mirror about gun lobbyist Robert Crook. Don’t ya just love lobbyists with the last name Crook? From Paz: Crook, a deep-voiced smoker, admits to making one gaffe post-Newtown–a boast about the ability of gun owners last year to mobilize in opposition to a ban on high-capacity magazines, [...]
Newton: Remove Unfair Barriers For Offenders
November 29th, 2012 · 10 Comments · News and Events
From Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, CT Mirror: Former state Sen. Ernie Newton was at the state Capitol complex to let people know just how difficult it is for convicted criminals to live a normal life after leaving jail–a problem he knows about first hand.
Tags: CT Mirror·Ernie Newton
As State Budget Woes Continue, Bass Pro Would Be Nice Catch
November 17th, 2012 · 16 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, Development and Zoning
If the city, state and Bridgeport Landing, developer of the East Side renewal project Steelpointe Harbor, can nail down a deal with mega outdoor retailer Bass Pro Shops it couldn’t come soon enough. This economy has blistered the state budget that can do major damage to the city budget next year. The city needs an [...]
Tags: Bass Pro Shops·CT Mirror·Dan Malloy·Steelpointe Harbor
Is Traditional Media Becoming Irrelevent? The New Way Politicians Control Message
October 21st, 2012 · No Comments · Media, News and Events, State Politics
From Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror: When Republican Linda McMahon joins New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at rallies in Stamford, Waterbury and Glastonbury Monday, it will be the first time her U.S. Senate campaign has widely publicized her schedule in four weeks.
Tags: Chris Murphy·CT Mirror·John McCain·Linda McMahon·Mark Pazniokas·Quinnipiac University
Yikes! Cuts, Cuts And More Cuts–Malloy, State Bean Counters Announce Budget-closing Measures
November 28th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Social services, school-based health clinics and state universities were among the casualties of $170 million in cuts announced Wednesday by Governor Dannel Malloy to carve into a budget shortfall of more than $300 million. Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo is also among a long list of items facing cuts. Within the next day or so we should [...]
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Tags: Beardsley Zoo·Ben Barnes·CT Mirror·Dan Malloy