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Tree Slasher Hits Saints, Plus: Road Bucks And Park City Exclusives

March 15th, 2010 · 24 Comments · State Politics

Update: What the hell is this? Did Leatherface show up at St. Mary’s over the weekend with his chainsaw?
 

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These State Guys Are Nuts, Fire Up The Legal Papers, Plus: Barack’s Speech

January 28th, 2010 · 29 Comments · Development, National Politics, State Politics

We’re getting closer.
One week left until Jodi’s Jail deadline. Will she extend it? One thing is for sure, the knucklehead state bureaucrats shoving this thing down the city’s throat should build their own detention center to accommodate their insanity. The state’s rigid requirements make it impossible for the city to find an alternative site. Based on their [...]

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Debating Jodi’s Jail, Plus: State Reps Tear Into Governor, And Blumenthal Takes Polling Lead

January 8th, 2010 · 77 Comments · City Politics, Development, Events, State Politics

Weekend Update: Ticking, ticking, ticking.
The clock is ticking.
Since we’re time sensitive at OIB we’ve decided to show a time clock–Bill’s Deadline for Jodi’s Jail–so we can all stay focused to meet the governor’s marching orders to present an appropriate alternative location for a juvenile detention center for girls. You know how I feel, stick it somewhere [...]

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How The State Budget Impacts Caruso’s Future, Plus: New Radio Show

June 1st, 2009 · 14 Comments · City Politics, Political Analysis, State Politics

Who’s winning the public relations battle over the state budget?
Right now, Gov. Jodi Rell. If not for Rell there’d be no discipline in the budget-making process in a state already one of the heaviest taxed in the country. You can thank tax-happy Dems for that.
The Connecticut Legislature is headed for a special session because Dems [...]

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Can They Produce The Goods?

January 29th, 2009 · 29 Comments · Development, State Politics

Hard to say what the recovery package passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday means for the state’s largest city, but we must wait for the Senate to pass its measure before it goes back for a full Congressional vote and then on to Barack for his signature which could be within two weeks.
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Can You Guys Help A Little? Plus: No Resolution To NAGE Layoffs And No Magic Dust

January 9th, 2009 · 116 Comments · City Budget, Development, State Politics

With the Connecticut General Assembly now in session, a revamped Bridgeport legislative delegation featuring three new members raises an intriguing question: who’s the go-to pol?
Who among the eight members would Mayor Bill Finch call first? State Rep. Chris Caruso? That would be a fun conversation.
“Chris, how’re we doing with that school reimbursement money?”
Click.
State Senator Ed Gomes, [...]

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Someone Please Crack A Joke

January 8th, 2009 · 38 Comments · State Politics

Yuck. Did you catch Governor Jodi Rell’s maudlin speech to the state legislature on Wednesday? Jesus, it sounded like a funeral. Did somebody die? I was waiting for the bagpipes to roll in.
Bridgeport-born Jim Amann was shedding tears, but that was because he’s no longer the swinging dick in the House of Representatives. Talk about [...]

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