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Entries Tagged as 'Mark Lauretti'

The Jail Bail, Plus: Botti’s Fat Mouth

March 9th, 2010 · 16 Comments · Development and Zoning, Education, News and Events

Who gets the credit for vanquishing Jodi’s Jail? State Rep. Chris Caruso who led the initial opposition? Mayor Bill Finch who joined in when the neighborhood chorus against became ear-splitting, and put city lawyers on alert for a lawsuit? Jodi Rell herself for realizing that the state’s largest city has enough prisons?

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Dodd Done, Blumenthal In, Plus: Jodi’s 30-day Reprieve, And Lauretti’s Guber Mark

January 6th, 2010 · 36 Comments · Development and Zoning, State Politics

Afternoon Update: See ya Chris Dodd. Hello Bloomer. Connecticut’s senior senator, poll numbers sagging and Dem operatives suggesting quietly to step aside, has decided to do just that. This changes the whole political landscape. Attorney General Dick Blumenthal will run. And GOP sentries are pulling out the razor blades. With Dodd in they probably had it, [...]

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Political Sinners And Saints, Plus: Bring Home The Beacon

November 6th, 2009 · 79 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education, Library, State Politics

Weekend Update: What say you about winners and losers this week? Library supporters big winners. I’m just wondering about the small print they’ll encounter when it comes to funding the 1 mil for library services. What can the city take away from the library that was a previous cost? Losers? City pols who had pledged to [...]

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Voters Lift Library, Plus: Speedy’s AB Sting, And Ned’s Guber Run

November 4th, 2009 · 44 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Education, Library, State Politics

UPDATE: Great day for library supporters. Bad day for city Republicans. Excellent day for suburban Republican candidates. What happened to the organized political effort to defeat the library referendum question? In fact many from the Democratic party apparatus were pushing the yes question in front of polling places. Unofficial results, according to Democratic Registrar of Voters [...]

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Vote, Vote, Vote

November 3rd, 2009 · 67 Comments · City Council, City Politics, Cops, Education, Library, State Politics

Evening Update: Unofficial results, according to Democratic Registrar of Voters Sandi Ayala: Library referendum question passes. Working Families Party Board of Education candidates Sauda Baraka and Maria Pereira are leading the Republicans. If this holds up, bad day for city GOP. BOE, under state law, has minority-party representation. Dems sweep council and Board of Education [...]

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Juvenile Detention Center Withdrawn, Plus: Troll’s Slur Against Brantley

October 30th, 2009 · 98 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Development and Zoning, Education, Library, State Politics

Saturday update: Gov. Jodi Rell pulled the item from the State Bond Commission agenda to approve financing of a juvenile detention center for girls on the Upper East Side. State Rep. Chris Caruso took the lead to oppose the Virginia Avenue location. As neighborhood opposition mounted other pols piled on. News release from Mayor Finch: Mayor [...]

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OIB Poll Soon, Plus: Let’s Make A Deal!

October 23rd, 2009 · 45 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education, State Politics

Weekend Update: Okay kids, spread the word … OIB will release results of its first public opinion poll next week. OIB has partnered with an accomplished Connecticut-based pollster (more on that later) to provide insight into the standing of Mayor Bill Finch as he approaches two years into his four-year term. We are currently in [...]

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