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The Hartford Courant’s Dave Altimari highlights the juice former Democratic Town Chairman John Stafstrom has in Hartford. Stafstrom and his spouse Deputy Labor Commissioner Dennis Murphy, Bridgeport residents, have segued from city players to state players. Governor Dannel Malloy’s chief legal counsel Andrew McDonald, who then was a partner with the Bridgepirt-based law firm Pullman & [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Hartford Courant'
Courant Profiles Influence Of Stafstrom, Ex Democratic Chairman
March 5th, 2012 · 11 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Andrew McDonald·Dan Malloy·Dennis Murphy·Hartford Courant·John Stafstrom
Malloy Gets Dose Of Maria Pereira At Education Forum
March 2nd, 2012 · 22 Comments · Education, News and Events
Elected Board of Education member Maria Pereira isn’t bashful about sharing opinions. Waiting to retake her seat as courts sort out a special election, she engaged Governor Dannel Malloy in a testy exchange Thursday night during the governor’s first road trip to promote his education reform package. Pereira was one of three elected board members [...]
Will Legislators Rally To Finch’s Request?
March 1st, 2012 · 14 Comments · Education, News and Events
Mayor Bill Finch is seeking legislative support to retroactively blunt the Connecticut Supreme Court reversal of the state takeover of city schools. Can the clock be turned back? A report from the Hartford Courant: General Assembly leaders met Thursday afternoon to discuss the Supreme Court’s rejection of the state takeover of the Bridgeport Board of [...]
Tags: Andrew McDonald·Bill Finch·Chris Donovan·Dan Malloy·Don Williams·Hartford Courant
Calling All Lawyers! A Supreme ‘Technicality’ Has State Amending School Takeover Language
February 24th, 2012 · 22 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
UPDATE: This could become a legal rat’s nest. Bracing for the possibility the Connecticut Supreme Court overturns state control of city schools based on a technicality Governor Dannel Malloy is asking state legislators to approve language that would erase the provision that required the elected Board of Education to receive training to improve school operations before asking the state [...]
For Gaming Proponents, Dargan Drops Turd In Punch Bowl
February 2nd, 2012 · 4 Comments · News and Events
State Rep. Steve Dargan, at a Public Safety Committee information hearing for online gaming, said not this year. From the Hartford Courant: The battle lines have been drawn over whether the state should legalize online gaming but debate over the contentious issue may have to wait for another day.
Tags: Hartford Courant
Is The Connecticut Post Reviving Bridgeport Coverage?
January 17th, 2012 · 18 Comments · Analysis and Comment
In the hardcopy edition of Sunday’s Connecticut Post two stories above the fold featuring the state’s largest city screamed nearly the entire front page: “Bridgeport in shock,” a story about residents mourning the shooting death of 14-year-old Justin Thompson and “Can city workers win city contracts?” referencing the investigation of the city’s construction management and Minority Business Enterprise programs that [...]
Tags: Auden Grogins·Bob Keeley·CT Post·Dan Malloy·Hartford Courant·John Burgeson·Keila Torres Ocasio·Ken Dixon·Mike Mayko·Tim Loh·Tom Baden
Oops! A Reversal Of Fortune For Ganim
March 7th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
Yikes. Joe Ganim’s probation officer Christopher Rogers is having a bad day today. He apparently misrepresented that former Mayor Joe Ganim’s federal sentencing judge Janet Arterton approved of Ganim regaining his law license. Well, as Ed Mahony of the Hartford Courant reports, the Connecticut Post Editorial Board wrote in support of Ganim regaining his law license [...]
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Tags: CT Post·Hartford Courant·Joe Ganim