One week to go until the Aug. 14 Democratic primary for State Senate. This is the first of three OIB posts examining what the respective campaign camps of Ernie Newton, Andres Ayala and Ed Gomes must do to win. When Ernie Newton hears he cannot win the Aug. 14 Democratic State Senate primary against two [...]
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Newton Cranks Up Campaign Message Of Redemption And Opportunity
August 6th, 2012 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
Tags: Alvin Penn·Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Hartford Courant·Wall Street Journal
Wall Street Journal Profiles Newton: “Ex-Senator Seeks Redemption”
July 5th, 2012 · 13 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, State Politics
Ernie Newton tells OIB his campaign on Friday will submit the final pieces of paperwork to the State Elections Enforcement Commission that he hopes will lead to his campaign qualifying for a $91,000 public-financing check for the Aug. 14 Democratic primary against incumbent Ed Gomes and State Rep. Andres Ayala. “Ed Gomes and Andres Ayala [...]
Tags: Andres Ayala·Bill Finch·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Joe Ganim·John Rowland·Sacred Heart University·Wall Street Journal
Dude, The Dodgers Left Brooklyn More Than 50 Years Ago!
May 14th, 2012 · 9 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning
Why does the Wall Street Journal cover Connecticut? Because there’s plenty of moolah here (and lots of other great stuff). Governor Dannel Malloy kicked off a campaign today to revive the tourism industry his predecessor Jodi Rell mothballed. If you believe perception is reality, suburbanites have perceptions about Bridgeport. Arrogant New Yorkers have perceptions about [...]
Who Is This Guy? Brian K. Hill
May 3rd, 2012 · 1 Comment · State Politics
He hasn’t grabbed attention like fellow GOP U.S. Senate candidates Linda McMahon and former Congressman Chris Shays, but Brian K. Hill is trying to make the case for Republican primary voters to take a look. This clip is from a recent debate on WFSB’s Face The State hosted by Dennis House. The Wall Street Journal’s [...]
Tags: Chris Shays·Linda McMahon·Shelly Banjo·Wall Street Journal
Private Donors For City Education
December 23rd, 2011 · 3 Comments · Education, News and Events
Baby, keep that moolah coming! Dramatic change in the structure of the city’s school system suggests private donors are more willing to get involved, according to this story by Shelly Banjo and Lisa Fleisher in the Wall Street Journal. Wealthy donors have created a fund to pay the salary of a new Bridgeport school superintendent, ushering in [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·David Carson·Jim Himes·Mary-Jane Foster·Paul Vallas·Robert Trefry·Shelly Banjo·Stefan Pryor·Wall Street Journal
Solution For Rail Commuters, Park In Bridgeport
October 24th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning
Take the Bridgeport train. Rent a place downtown. From Shelly Banjo, Wall Street Journal: FAIRFIELD, Conn.—In the Metro-North parking lots along Connecticut’s Gold Coast, the haves and the have-nots aren’t defined by their clothes, car or even their net worth. Here, it’s about whether they have a flimsy green piece of paper visible on their [...]
Yikes! City Number One On Highest Tax List
March 10th, 2013 · 38 Comments · Analysis and Comment, News and Events
A story in the Wall Street Journal highlights a report released by the Office of Revenue Analysis of the Government of Washington, D.C. claiming Bridgeport is the number-one taxed city in America. Please, someone call Warren Buffet or Bill Gates or that disgustingly rich dude from Mexico. City needs an investor philanthropist. WSJ piece follows:
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Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·Wall Street Journal