On Jan. 5, the Jodi Rell era ends and Dan Malloy will receive the oath of office as Connecticut’s first elected Democratic governor since 1986.
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Turkey Of The Year Nominations
Where do we start? So many gaffes, blunders, gobbledygooks. What are your Turkey Of The Year nominations? I mean, we cannot give out just one
Read moreMalloy: I Will Not Forget
Governor-elect Dan Malloy thanked a packed audience of city pols–some who love each other, some who can’t stand each other, some who stick pins in
Read moreJohn Stafstrom’s Governor’s Grin
Politics is rarely a game of instant gratification. It requires patience. You win, you lose … you lose, you win. Former Democratic Town Chair John
Read moreLine Up The Body Parts, Frankenstein’s Monster = The Budget
OIB friend Hartford Courant columnist Rick Green writes “The folks at the Connecticut Lottery Corporation apparently think that a $3 billion deficit is the right time
Read moreWhy Foley Wanted Lamont
I’ve met a boatload of folks in politics and I can say definitively that most, put in the same shoes as Tom Foley, would have
Read moreNow What, For Bridgeport: Will Malloy Be Like Weicker?
It was a screwy election, with the state’s largest city at the center of a ballot storm, the city’s Registrar of Voters Office vilified for its myopic election management, Connecticut
Read moreWinners And Losers, Bridgeport Kingmaker (maybe), Debicella’s Lame Strategy
On a day a whole bunch of souls made it to the polls, who were the goats and who were the toasts? Yes, Bridgeport can
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