From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: Who is better than millionaire developer Manuel “Manny” Moutinho? On Thursday a Superior Court judge approved a settlement that will add $122,302 of city tax payer money to the nearly $400,000 the city has already paid Moutinho to build the 1,200-foot gravel driveway across city airport property in Stratford to […]
Entries Tagged as 'Maria Pereira'
Manny’s Mountain Of Money Grows, Judge Radcliffe: It Coulda Been Avoided
May 1st, 2014 · 9 Comments · News and Events
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Dale Radcliffe·Dan Tepfer·Manny Moutinho·Maria Pereira·Mark Anastasi
What’s Wrong With More Educational Options For Students?
April 4th, 2014 · 22 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
Former school board member Maria Pereira has silenced her voice as Bridgeport chair of the Connecticut Working Families Party, but certainly not her lungs against
Tags: Bill Finch·Carmen Lopez·CT Mirror·Dan Malloy·Howard Gardner·Maria Pereira·Megan DeSombre·Paul Vallas
Will City Librarian Scott Hughes Shelve Ayala? Pondering State Senate Primary
April 2nd, 2014 · 17 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
City Librarian Scott Hughes, who recently won a seat on the Democratic Town Committee from the Upper East Side, is considering a run for State Senate against Democratic incumbent Andres Ayala. If Hughes challenges Ayala in an August primary, it certainly would make for an intriguing race.
Tags: Andres Ayala·Dan Malloy·Don Clemons·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Maria Pereira·Scott Hughes
No April Fools! Pereira Resigns From Working Families Party, Cites WFP Support For Malloy
April 1st, 2014 · 35 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education, News and Events
UPDATE: Former Board of Education member Maria Pereira, a controversial presence in her battle against the political establishment, has resigned from the Connecticut Working Families Party announcing “because the Working Families Party has indicated its intention to support the re-election of Governor Dannel Malloy, I cannot be a part of or associated with any such […]
Tags: Dan Malloy·Maria Pereira·Tom Foley
So Many Variables for Malloy–Pelto, Politics, Teachers, Cities, Hot Tub–To Win Reelection
May 6th, 2014 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
Next weekend starting May 16, Democrats and Republicans will endorse candidates for governor at their respective party conventions. Governor Dan Malloy will be nominated by acclamation while Republicans slug it out for an endorsement and likely August primary. No matter the Republican standard bearer, Malloy has a battle on his hands in November barring all […]
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Tags: Barack Obama·Dan Malloy·Ernie Newton·John Rowland·Jonathan Pelto·Maria Pereira·Tom Foley