Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, Republican candidate for governor, testified on Friday before the legislature’s Public Safety Committee in support of a bill for an open, competitive process with Bridgeport in play for a waterfront gaming destination. The bill passed the legislative committee and now requires passage by the State House and Senate. In his testimony […]
Entries Tagged as 'Mark Lauretti'
Lauretti Supports Competitive Casino Process–’Competition Drives Innovation’
March 19th, 2018 · 18 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Dan Malloy·Mark Lauretti
Silencers–Republican Candidates For Governor Mum On Guns
February 21st, 2018 · 23 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
From Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror: The shooting deaths of 17 high school students and staff in Parkland, Fla., briefly focused eight Republican candidates for governor Wednesday night on the question of whether they would stand by or revise the sweeping gun-control measure passed in Connecticut five years ago after the massacre of 20 first-graders and […]
Tags: CT Mirror·David Walker·Mark Boughton·Mark Lauretti·Mark Pazniokas·Peter Lumaj·Steve Obsitnik·Tim Herbst
Kohut Chalkboards Governor’s Race, It’s Ganim Versus Walker–Fire Up Tent And Tickets!
January 19th, 2018 · 37 Comments · State Politics
Jeff Kohut, Bridgeport’s studious political nerd, offers this prediction for the November gubernatorial election, a battle between Bridgeport residents Joe Ganim and David Walker. As Kohut points out, “P.T. Barnum would have put it all under a tent and sold tickets.”
Tags: Chris Murphy·David Walker·Jeff Kohut·Joe Ganim·Luke Bronin·Mark Boughton·Mark Lauretti·Ned Lamont·Oz Griebel·Steve Obsitnik·Susan Bysiewicz·Tim Herbst
Fur Flies At GOP Guber Debate
January 11th, 2018 · 12 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
What happened to Ronald Reagan’s 11th commandment? Though shall not speak ill of any fellow Republican has gone right in the crapper. This is one crazy guber cycle.
Tags: CT Mirror·David Walker·Mark Boughton·Mark Lauretti·Mark Pazniokas·Steve Obsitnik·Tim Herbst
Ganim Begins Staff Up; Bysiewicz, Lamont Ramp Up For Governor
January 10th, 2018 · 10 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
UPDATE: Ganim finance report here. This capricious gubernatorial cycle may land two high-profile candidates soon in former Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz and 2010 Democratic candidate for governor Ned Lamont who lost a primary to Dan Malloy. Meanwhile Mayor Joe Ganim’s fundraising report filed with State Elections Enforcement Commission will show that he […]
Tags: Chris Murphy·CT Mirror·Dan Drew·Dan Malloy·David Walker·Joe Ganim·Luke Bronin·Mark Boughton·Mark Lauretti·Mark Pazniokas·Ned Lamont·Susan Bysiewicz·Tim Herbst
Ganim Gears Up For Governor, Formal Announcement Next Week
December 27th, 2017 · 73 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
UPDATE: video from Doing It Local. He ran on a second-chance message that resurrected him as chief executive of Connecticut’s largest city in 2015 and now Mayor Joe Ganim is gearing up for a 2018 statewide run in which he’ll tout a new Connecticut economy with cities as the economic drivers. Ganim is expected to […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Drew·Dan Malloy·David Walker·Doing It Local·George Jepsen·Joe Ganim·John Rowland·Luke Bronin·Mark Boughton·Mark Lauretti·Nancy Wyman·Tim Herbst·Toni Harp
2017: Trefz Dies, Honis Retires, Lopez Clocks Parking Meters, Judge Radlciffe Shuts Down Stockpiling Plant
December 26th, 2017 · No Comments · City Council, City Politics, Development and Zoning, Education, Firefighters, Law Enforcement, News and Events
OIB highlights some top stories from February and March. Ernie Trefz, a Bridgeport business community titan for decades whose Downtown-based Trefz Corporation owned dozens of McDonalds franchises, commercial real estate and apartment buildings, passed away Saturday morning. He was a major benefactor of the University of Bridgeport including a business school named for him. He […]
Tags: Aresta Johnson·Carmen Lopez·Charlie Stallworth·Chris Rosario·Dale Radcliffe·Ernest Trefz·Joe Ganim·Mario Testa·Mark Lauretti·Richard Thode·Testo's Restaurant·Tom Gill
Trump Supporter Peter Lumaj Is A Threat To Win Republican Primary For Governor
February 21st, 2018 · 33 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
He was born and raised in communist Albania, made a daring escape for freedom, learned English in the United States and eventually earned a law degree, although he does not practice law in Connecticut. Peter Lumaj is a Republican candidate for governor, an unapologetic supporter of Donald Trump at a time most GOP candidates for […]
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Tags: Dan Malloy·David Walker·Denise Merrill·Donald Trump·Erin Stewart·Hillary Clinton·Mark Boughton·Mark Lauretti·Peter Lumaj·Tim Herbst