Lowell Weicker, the ex Republican U.S. Senator who served as Connecticut’s independent governor from January 1991 to January 1995, was a benevolent dictator for Bridgeport. Revenues from a state income tax, gaming slots and state grants flooded into the city. Weicker was a gubernatorial hurricane on behalf of Bridgeport. Want a state police barracks downtown? You got […]
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Is There A Benevolent Dictator In Bridgeport’s Development Future?
May 13th, 2011 · 29 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Cops, Development and Zoning, Education
Tags: Beardsley Park·Beardsley Zoo·George Jepsen·Housatonic Community College·John Rowland·Lee Samowitz·Lowell Weicker·Mary Moran·Steve Wynn·Tom Dudchik
A Shin And A Cock? Plus: Mayor, Union Budget Squeeze, And Herrmann Drops Out
June 16th, 2010 · 29 Comments · City Budget, Development and Zoning, State Politics
This has got to be a bite in the butt for Connecticut native American tribes, including one local, that tried for decades to achieve federal recognition. And also not great news for the state’s two existing casinos. Shinnecocks, across the pond, win federal recognition. From the Hartford Courant:
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Debicella·Dan Malloy·Donald Trump·Hartford Courant·Jim Himes·Nancy Wyman·Steve Wynn·Tom Herrmann
Lamont’s Launch, Plus: What To Do With Sal’s Property? And Governors From Bridgeport
February 16th, 2010 · 29 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Update: Ned Lamont officially declared his candidacy for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination today. From the Lamont campaign:
Tags: Andy Fardy·Chris Shays·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Donald Trump·General Electric·Hartford Courant·Jasper McLevy·Merrick Alpert·Ned Lamont·Sal DiNardo·Sam Tedesco·Steve Wynn
Skippy Doo Dah! Bronson Blowtorches Rowland, Ganim And Newton In Book About Trump-Wynn Casino Wars
June 17th, 2012 · 5 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning, News and Events, State Politics
Do you like name dropping? Richard “Skip” Bronson obliges. The War at the Shore authored by Bronson provides an insider’s look at the scorched-earth relationship between gaming giants Donald Trump and Steve Wynn over control of Atlantic City interests. And along the way Bronson chronicles the Connecticut clash between Trump and Wynn, the maneuverings by […]
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Tags: Donald Trump·Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim·John Rowland·Lowell Weicker·Steve Wynn