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What will the firing of Ralph Jacobs cost the city? The ousted personnel director has filed a complaint against the Civil Service Commission in Superior Court seeking reinstatement, back pay, associated costs and anything else the court wants to throw in as a result of his termination “solely because the plaintiff had resisted the concerted efforts of the [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Sam Caligiuri'
Jacobs’ Ladder Enters Court, Termination Called Fabrication Plus: Dems Pass New Budget
September 1st, 2009 · 38 Comments · Civil Service, Development and Zoning, National Politics, State Politics
Tags: Auden Grogins·Beardsley Zoo·Bill Finch·Chris Dodd·Discovery Museum·Hartford Courant·Jodi Rell·Nancy Hadley·Ralph Jacobs·Sam Caligiuri·Tom Bucci
New Page For The Library, Plus: Dodd Ethics Decision
August 7th, 2009 · 92 Comments · City Budget, Library, State Politics
Weekend update: If you’re a fan of the Bridgeport Public Library (like me) you’re gonna love this. There’s a movement afoot led by library board officials and library employees to leverage state statute to rally a citywide referendum that would allow voters to determine a specific funding allocation for the library in the city’s general fund. Library [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Dodd·Hartford Courant·Merrick Alpert·Sam Caligiuri·Sly Salcedo
Gee, No It’s GOTV, Plus: They Don’t Call It Puppy Love, And How Long Is Dodd’s Nose?
July 28th, 2009 · 57 Comments · News and Events, State Politics
6 p.m. update: Okay, I’ve got it all figured out now. I’m marching into Testo’s Restaurant to persuade Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa to put me on the City Council. Why? VIP passes to the Gathering Of The Vibes, baby! That’s right, Gathering Of The Vibes is just another way of saying GOTV, in political terms we call that Get [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Bob "Troll" Walsh·Chris Dodd·CT Post·Gathering of the Vibes·Jim Himes·John Gomes·Ken Hays·Mario Testa·Robert Foley·Sam Caligiuri·Testo's Restaurant·University of Bridgeport
Dough Against Dodd, Plus: Prince Of Pizza And Take A Walk
July 8th, 2009 · 40 Comments · City Politics, News and Events, State Politics
Holy Ben Franklins! One of Chris Dodd’s Republican opponents for 2010 Tom Foley of Greenwich, former Ambassador to Ireland, has announced he’s already raised a cool $500K. Another Republican, former Congressman from eastern Connecticut Rob Simmons, says he’s in the $600K range. Poor Waterbury Republican State Senator Sam Caligiuri, mired in legislative session, has only [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Dodd·Marian Evans·Mario Testa·Merrick Alpert·Nancy DiNardo·Rob Simmons·Sam Caligiuri·Tom Foley·Tom Kelly·Val Sorrentino
The Budget Cramps, Plus: Fireworks!
June 27th, 2009 · 17 Comments · State Politics
Doesn’t look like we’ll have a state budget ratified by July 1, the day the new fiscal year begins for cities and towns across Connecticut. When the state doesn’t have a budget, bean counters on the local level get the cramps. Local budgets are based in part on state revenues and just how much communities will [...]
Tags: Anthony Musto·Auden Grogins·Beardsley Zoo·Bob Keeley·Chris Dodd·Dan Malloy·Discovery Museum·Jim Himes·Jodi Rell·John McKinney·Merrick Alpert·Rob Russo·Rob Simmons·Sam Caligiuri·Susan Bysiewicz·Tom Foley·Tom Kelly
Dodd’s Looking For Friends, Plus: Zoo Tix For You
May 19th, 2009 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events, State Politics
Four years ago at this time when Ned Lamont was a dot on the public radar screen, Joe Lieberman seemed like a lock to be the Democratic standard bearer for U.S senate. But when you scratched the surface, the seething serial Democratic primary voters wanted to rip out Joe’s throat. I’m talking about anti-war advocates, [...]
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Tags: Barack Obama·Beardsley Zoo·Bill Finch·Chris Dodd·Chris Shays·George Bush·Gregg Dancho·Jodi Rell·Joe Lieberman·John McCain·Lowell Weicker·Mario Testa·Merrick Alpert·Ned Lamont·Rob Simmons·Sam Caligiuri