Retired Fairfield University political science professor Don Greenberg stood resolutely Tuesday night in the Black Rock Library directing a supposition to four candidates for City Council in the 130th District. The mayor won’t sign off on the paperwork to fill vacant library jobs to keep services running smoothly. Essentially, asked Greenberg, a member of the […]
Entries Tagged as 'Marilyn Moore'
Rock And Roll City Council Campaigning, Smith And Spain Versus Burns And Kane
August 23rd, 2017 · 28 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Council, City Politics, Library, News and Events
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Christina Smith·Dan Malloy·Don Greenberg·Enrique Torres·Joe Ganim·Lisa "Honey" Parziale·Marilyn Moore·Mary-Jane Foster·Pete Spain·Rowan Kane·Scott Burns
Ganim Runs From Trump
August 16th, 2017 · 20 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
The number of politicians, business leaders, elected officials, members of Congress including now Republicans distancing from Donald Trump is down the street, around the corner into the next county. Count Mayor Joe Ganim among them, after snuggling up for a play at infrastructure dough following Trump’s election. State Senator Marilyn Moore, whose name is often floated […]
Tags: Brian Lockhart·CT Post·Donald Trump·Joe Ganim·Marilyn Moore
McCarthy Appointed Chief Of New Haven Labor Relations
July 5th, 2017 · 30 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics
It’s been nearly 18 months since he’s been on the public payroll, but City Council President Tom McCarthy is now the director of Labor Relations for the City of New Haven, a position that was available to him last year that he turned down during his failed State Senate primary bid against Democratic incumbent Marilyn […]
Tags: Anne Pappas Phillips·Bill Finch·Bob Keeley·Joe Ganim·Marilyn Moore·Mario Testa·New Haven Independent·Tom Bucci·Tom McCarthy·Toni Harp
Ganim Addresses Resurgent Young Dems Fielding Candidates
June 13th, 2017 · 22 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics
Decades ago a number of insurgents got their start in politics when the Bridgeport Young Democrats was an active organization. Dormant for a long time, several members of the resurrected Greater Bridgeport Young Democrats will try to qualify for the September primary ballot for City Council including Gage Frank, Marcus Brown and Kyle Langan.
Tags: Chris Caruso·Jim Himes·Joe Ganim·Lee Samowitz·Marilyn Moore·Mario Testa·Mary Moran
City Council’s Fight Competition, Here Comes Mixed Martial Arts
June 7th, 2017 · 3 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
And you think the best fights are at City Council meetings. Forget that, mixed martial arts and professional boxing are coming soon to the Webster Bank Arena. For some, MMA is a bloody kick in the teeth, but other legislators argue it’s a kick start to the local economy.
Tags: Chris Rosario·Dan Malloy·Ed Gomes·Ezequiel Santiago·Marilyn Moore·Webster Bank Arena
Bridgeport Officials: Don’t Screw State’s Largest City When Bailing Out Hartford
September 15th, 2017 · 20 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, News and Events, State Politics
In an excruciatingly tight–and tardy–state budget season with municipalities across the state facing major cuts, the financially hemorrhaging city of Hartford is poised for a major bailout with oversight strings attached to overt bankruptcy as well as $115 in capital funding over two years for the XL Center. Mayor Joe Ganim and the city’s legislative […]
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Tags: Dan Malloy·Ed Gomes·Hartford Courant·Joe Ganim·Marilyn Moore·Nancy Wyman