PSEG’s conversion of the state’s last coal plant to a gas-fired facility in the South End includes a $500 million investment, mega tax dollars to the city as well as a job apprenticeship training program as part of a community benefits agreement. City ministers have meowed to City Council members that the company isn’t doing […]
Entries Tagged as 'Jim Himes'
The Politics Of Prayer–Ministers Unleash Big Dogs For Development Bite
March 11th, 2018 · 29 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Brian Lockhart·Chris Murphy·CT Post·Dan Malloy·Denese Taylor-Moye·Dick Blumenthal·Jack Banta·Jim Himes
Hanks Thanks Contributors
February 19th, 2018 · 5 Comments · City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Shante` Hanks, former staffer for Congressman Jim Himes, appears well on her way to qualifying for public financing in her quest to unseat incumbent State Rep. Charlie Stallworth in an August Democratic primary. Her campaign kicked out a news release praising her quick fundraising work. Party endorsements will take place in May. Shortly after that […]
Tags: Charlie Stallworth·Jim Himes·Karen Jackson·Maria Pereira·Shante Hanks
Enchanté! ‘Titanium Woman’ Hanks Gears Up For Stallworth Challenge
January 24th, 2018 · 23 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
The 2018 election cycle will be loaded with intriguing matchups including the one shaping up in the 126th State House District where incumbent Charlie Stallworth faces a Democratic primary challenge from Congressman Jim Himes’ former deputy district director Shanté Hanks who has formed a candidate committee.
Tags: Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Ed Gomes·Housatonic Community College·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Marilyn Moore·Shante Hanks
Dems Call Republican Tax Plan A Scam, Ransom Payment To GOP Donors, Bad For Connecticut
December 20th, 2017 · 26 Comments · National Politics, News and Events
Congressman Jim Himes asserts the Republican tax plan that will likely be signed into law this week will bloat the federal debt, raise the cost of living in Connecticut, lower property values and suppress home ownership.
Walker: We Have Decided To Fight Than Flee
December 9th, 2017 · 27 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
Shortly after he came up short in a Republican primary for lieutenant governor in 2014, Bridgeport resident David Walker declared if Republican gubernatorial candidate Tom Foley’s bid failed he’d leave Connecticut. Foley lost. The former U.S. comptroller general, a candidate for governor, has had a change of heart.
Tags: Betty Pfriem·Chris Shays·CT Post·David Carson·David Walker·Jim Himes·John McKinney·Ken Dixon·Mark Boughton·Mark Lauretti·Tim Herbst·Tom Foley
Rev. Stallworth Back In The Ganim Fold–Assisting With Minority Police Recruitment
April 17th, 2018 · 40 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Civil Service, Law Enforcement, News and Events, State Politics
State Rep. Charlie Stallworth, an early Joe Ganim appointee who left city service about a year ago after a falling-out with the mayor, has returned as a consultant to the Civil Service Office with the task of recruiting minority candidates for an upcoming police test. He’ll be paid $2,500 for the next month with a […]
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Tags: Charlie Stallworth·Chris Caruso·Dan Malloy·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Rowena White·Shante Hanks·Sue Katz