This is a kooky budget cycle for several reasons. Mayor Bill Finch wants to avoid a tax increase with reelection next year and State Rep. Chris Caruso
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The Best Rumors, The Best Deals, Come One, Come All, Plus: The Disappearing Ink Campaign
Grab your scorecards and truth serum. Tonight in Hartford the Connecticut Convention Center transforms into a political gossip factory for the annual Jefferson Jackson Bailey moolah grab where 1400 great
Read moreFoley Leads Dems In Guber Poll, Race Still Wide Open
Rasmussen Reports shows Republican Tom Foley, who’s spending heavily on television, with a lead over Democrats Ned Lamont and former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy. 0
Read moreBudget Relies On Union Givebacks, Plus: Big Wave And Mayor Club Fight, And Himes Endorses Jepsen
Mayor Bill Finch submitted to the City Council Monday night a budget that’s swimming in assumptions, except council members won’t know its details until today.
Read moreThe Ringmaster’s Rabbit, Bird Is The Word
In this weekend of resurrection, Mark Lauretti is feeling pretty good. He has endured story after story about the federal government accusing him of a
Read moreBudget Impact On Finch’s Reelection, Himes’ Ear-Splitting Constituents
One week away until Mayor Bill Finch submits his recommended spending plan to the City Council for the budget year that begins July 1. That’s when City
Read moreMario, Malloy and Lamont
Quick, you wanna be a delegate to the state Democratic Party convention in May? Better call Dem Party Chair Mario Testa. On Wednesday the Democratic
Read moreMayor, Can UB A Good Boy? And Himes On Health
I didn’t see it with my own eyes, but OIB friends who were there report that Mayor Bill Finch clapped from his seat at the
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