Mayor Joe Ganim is implementing a suggestion by State Rep. Steve Stafstrom to create a financial task force to serve as an adviser for long-term fiscal stability.
Entries Tagged as 'Phil Blagys'
Budget-stressed City Seeks Financial Guidance
October 29th, 2016 · 97 Comments · City Budget, City Council, Library, News and Events
Tags: Better Bridgeport·Brian Lockhart·CT Post·David Walker·Ed Gomes·Joe Ganim·John Marshall Lee·Ken Flatto·Marilyn Moore·Phil Blagys·Steve Stafstrom
How A Campaign Operation Rescued Sue Brannelly–What’s Steven Stafstrom’s Future?
November 11th, 2013 · 39 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, State Politics
When incumbents fight the tide of establishment anger in high-turnout areas such as Black Rock it’s all they can do to stay above water. Steven Stafstrom was a casualty of voter fury in the highest turnout area of the city that also nearly drowned his Democratic City Council running partner Sue Brannelly whose once-popular standing […]
Tags: Anthony Musto·Enrique "Rick" Torres·John Stafstrom·Marilyn Moore·Phil Blagys·Steve Stafstrom·Sue Brannelly
Stafstrom Close Vote Sets Up Recount For City Council Election, Brannelly Supports Recanvass
November 7th, 2013 · 18 Comments · City Council, News and Events
UPDATE: Recount results: Torres 861, Blagys 760, Brannelly 821, Stafstrom 810. Thanks to OIB friends for providing recount info. A razor-thin margin will trigger a recount of ballots in the City Council’s 130th District. Elections officials have scheduled it for Friday at 11 a.m. at the Registrar’s Office in the Morton Government Center on Broad […]
Tags: Enrique "Rick" Torres·Phil Blagys·Steve Stafstrom·Sue Brannelly
Blagys Not Conceding Council Race, Black Rock Vote Separation Perplexes Supporters
November 6th, 2013 · 31 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, News and Events
Republican City Council candidate Phil Blagys says he’s not ready to concede defeat that saw his running partner Rick Torres and Democratic incumbent Sue Brannelly with the most votes, according to unofficial returns, in the 130th District. Blagys won on the machines, but the Democrats absentee ballot operation on behalf of Brannelly put her over […]
Tags: Bill Finch·Denise Merrill·Enrique "Rick" Torres·Marty McCarthy·Phil Blagys·Steve Stafstrom·Sue Brannelly
Steve Stafstrom To Run For Grogins’ Vacant Seat, Torres Considering Run
January 5th, 2015 · 44 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics, State Politics
Former City Councilman Steve Stafstrom tells OIB he will be a candidate when a special election is called to fill the State House seat of Auden Grogins who will be nominated to the Superior Court by Governor Dan Malloy. Stafstrom made one thing clear at the top of his priorities for the district, he will […]
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Tags: Andres Ayala·Anthony Musto·Auden Grogins·Dan Malloy·Denise Merrill·Enrique "Rick" Torres·Jack Hennessy·John Stafstrom·Phil Blagys·Steve Stafstrom·Sue Brannelly