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Entries Tagged as 'Ed Gomes'

Opposition Lining Up Against Musto

May 24th, 2013 · 72 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics

State Senator Anthony Musto hasn’t made a lot of constituents happy the past few days following his announced stance against the government reform bill advanced by State House members Jack Hennessy and Auden Grogins–supported by a cross-section in the state legislature–that would bar city employees from serving on the City Council minimizing conflicts of interests [...]

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Paging Zombie Land–Can Mojica Drum Up The Mojo For A City Council Challenge? Election Year For The Council

April 30th, 2013 · 19 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics, News and Events

Former City Councilman Ralph Mojica has filed paperwork to try to reclaim his former seat on the city’s legislative body challenging incumbents Denese Taylor-Moye and Jack Banta in the 131st District that covers the South End, Downtown and the West End. Big Mojo served on the council for several years. He supported Chris Caruso for [...]

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Working Families Party Claims Vallas Vote A “Shocking Abuse Of Democracy”

March 5th, 2013 · 35 Comments · Education

The day after the Bridgeport Board of Education approved by a 5-4 vote a three-year contract for Superintendent of Schools Paul Vallas, members and supporters of the Connecticut Working Families Party are lashing out, including Maria Pereira, one of three WFP school board members who voted against Vallas.

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Callous Toward Vallas, Working Families Party Wants Paul’s Pelt–Parents Step Up For Vallas, Say WFP Obstructs Progress

February 25th, 2013 · 27 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events

Connecticut’s Working Families Party, with three of its members on the Board of Education, is doing its best to torpedo Superintendent of Schools Paul Vallas from serving another academic year. Vallas says he’d like to stay on the job another year as school board members continue moving through a ponderous process of evaluation. Talk about [...]

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Ford Accuses Martinez Of Driving Fraudulent AB Operation–State Investigates Claims

February 6th, 2013 · 18 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events

Nothing like a good political fight to warm things up. Investigators from the Connecticut Elections Enforcement Commission are probing absentee ballot fraud allegations involving City Councilwoman Lydia Martinez concerning residents at an apartment complex at 1491 Central Avenue during November’s general election. The complaint was brought by Ralph Ford Jr., East End political district leader [...]

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Legislative Session Begins–Christina Ayala Receives Oath: “Breathtaking!” Legal Issues Still Pending

January 9th, 2013 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events

Who says Democrats and Republicans cannot get along? They can, and often do, in Connecticut. At least in comparison to the gridlock in Washington. The opening session of the General Assembly on Wednesday was a love fest. Republican House Minority Leader Larry Cafero, who has gubernatorial ambitions, seconded the nomination of Democrat Brendan Sharkey as [...]

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Curwen Resigns From City Council, Served As Budget Chief

January 9th, 2013 · 24 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics, News and Events

Bob Curwen, one of the longest-serving City Council members who also co-chaired the Budget and Appropriations Committee for more than a decade, announced Monday night his resignation from the city’s legislative body to deal with some family health matters.

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