Charter school advocates have made independent expenditures in local legislative races. Four Democratic primaries will take place on Tuesday. From Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror: In its filings with the State Elections Enforcement Commission, the group says it is supporting Soto over Hewett, Bradley over Gomes and Stallworth over Pereira. It had reported incurring expenses of […]
Entries Tagged as 'Mark Pazniokas'
Independent Expenditures Fund City Legislative Races
August 4th, 2016 · 14 Comments · City Politics, Education, News and Events, State Politics
Tags: Charlie Stallworth·CT Mirror·Dennis Bradley·Ed Gomes·Maria Pereira·Marilyn Moore·Mark Pazniokas
Corporate Threats To Flee State Shake Up Legislative Session In Final Days
June 2nd, 2015 · 20 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
From Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror: A vote on the tax deal struck over the weekend was delayed Monday as legislative leaders sought revisions demanded by rebellious members, some in response to an outcry by major corporations over a tripling of a computer-services levy and an increase in other business and income taxes.
Tags: Brendan Sharkey·CT Mirror·General Electric·Mark Pazniokas
Bridgeport In Play For Casino?
March 10th, 2015 · 6 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
From Mark Pazniokas, CT Mirror: The announcement comes less than a week after The Mirror reported that tribal leaders and their lobbyists jointly met with Senate leaders to gauge support for expanding gambling to preserve Connecticut’s share of casino jobs and revenue.
Tags: CT Mirror·Mark Pazniokas
The Plainspoken Voice Of Working-Class Voters Returns
February 28th, 2015 · 9 Comments · News and Events
Just two years after he was serenaded for his public service following a Democratic primary loss, Ed Gomes returned to the State Senate on Friday following his mighty special election win running on the Working Families Party line to replace the man who defeated him, Andres Ayala, now the commissioner of the Department of Motor […]
Tags: Andres Ayala·CT Mirror·Denise Merrill·Ed Gomes·Marilyn Moore·Mark Pazniokas
Foley Stiffs Hearst Connecticut Editorial Board
October 22nd, 2014 · 21 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education
You’d think one of the endorsements actively coveted by the Tom Foley campaign for governor is Hearst Connecticut Media Group that includes four daily newspapers, Connecticut Post, Danbury News-Times, Stamford Advocate and Greenwich Time with a combined print readership of roughly a few hundred thousand, and more factoring in web audiences. Nope.
Tags: CT Mirror·CT Post·Dan Malloy·John McKinney·Mark Pazniokas·Tom Foley
Malloy Reasserts His Opposition To Ganim
October 23rd, 2015 · 16 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
Saying “I have not endorsed the Democratic candidate, and I’m a Democrat. I guess there’s a message there,” Governor Dan Malloy, a friend of petitioning candidate Mary-Jane Foster, issued arguably his harshest criticism of Democratic nominee Joe Ganim in a story by Mark Pazniokas of the Connecticut Mirror.
[Read more →]
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Mirror·Dan Malloy·Ed Gomes·Joe Ganim·Marilyn Moore·Mark Pazniokas·Mary-Jane Foster