If you had a vote in the state legislature, facing a massive budget deficit, would you vote to increase taxes or gut government? Or perhaps a
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Suds On Sunday, Plus: Bird Is The Word, And Justice For Marsha
Okay, give me a show of hands: how many OIB fans support the Republican plan in Hartford to allow Sunday booze sales and 24-hour liquor
Read moreMario Joins Mayor At State Of City Address
Flanked by his good friends Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa and Republican Town Chair Marc Delmonico, Mayor Bill Finch delivered his State of the City address
Read moreSour Note From Mother Rellish, Plus: Opus To The Council, And Package Peeps
Yowser! After watching Gov. Jodi Rell’s we’re-strong-but-screwed speech on Monday two things occurred to me: she’s going to flame entire state departments and dramatically scalpel
Read moreDon’t Hog The Rumors
Good day groundhogs, woodchucks and land beavers. I’m wondering what it means if city pols do not see their shadows today. Is it a cold,
Read moreFinch For Secretary of State, Plus: Casting Call At The Playhouse
Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz is going to jump on the pile of Democratic candidates seeking the state’s top office. You know what I say?
Read moreYou Can Always Go Downtown, Plus: Big Mac Blogs From Inauguration And Mayor Comments On Barack’s Day
Do you want a job? The Downtown Special Services District is looking for a “managing director.” A number of OIB friends have applied for the
Read morePolitical Timing, Plus: FU FU
Timing is everything in politics. If John Fabrizi doesn’t walk into that courtroom in 2007, Bill Finch isn’t mayor today. If local party leaders such as
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