Strategy. Anticipation. Communication. Strong department heads. They’re all factors in effective governing. Every few months we go around and around on this issue: what to
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Mayor: Take Back Our Neighborhoods, Plus: Himes’ District Traveling Show, And OIB One Million
When crime becomes cranky, it’s difficult for any pol to manage. It can take on a life of its own. Mayor Bill Finch wants to
Read moreDeficit Clock Ticks, Plus: When Foes Become Friends
What’s new on the municipal union layoff/concession front? Still a holding pattern nearly two months into the budget year. City officials thought there was some
Read moreMayor, Mario And Malloy, Plus: Himes-Debicella Battle, And Pathetic Primary Turnout
Sounds like Mayor Bill Finch and Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa are doing and saying all the right things reaching out to guber primary winner Dan
Read moreWhy Polling Matters
In 2007, after Mayor John Fabrizi walked into a courtroom to seek leniency on behalf of a sexual offender who was a friend of Fabs’
Read moreExamining The Mayoral Pool, Plus: Himes V. Debicella Heats Up
What a crazy week. I thought the momentum was with Dan Malloy heading into Tuesday and victory at hand with a low turnout, but never
Read moreMoses To Part Halfway House, Mayor Begins Mending Process
Former State Senator Ernie Newton will officially become a free man Friday morning when he signs out of a halfway house in Waterbury. The Moses
Read moreOh Boy, Malloy (Wins Big)! Malloy-Lamont Run Tight in Bridgeport
Update: When a Democrat has a Republican message in a Democratic primary, it’s hard to win, even outspending your opponent four to one. Ned Lamont
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