Long memories can work for you and against you in politics. Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa still aches, 15 years later, that Stamford-area pols such as then State Senator
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Budget Politics, A Leap Of Faith
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
Read moreRudy! Rudy!
Declaring himself a long shot, Ridgefield First Selectman Rudy Marconi, who says tolls will help solve the state’s massive deficit, officially announced his Democratic candidacy for governor
Read morePoll Shows Dick’s Lead Shrinks, But Still Strong
The latest Rasmussen Reports poll has former Republican Congressman Rob Simmons doing better in a match up against Attorney General Dick Blumenthal than Simmons’ well-financed
Read moreThe 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 moreHerrmann’s Long Nose For Money, Dick’s Dollars, SuBy’s Depo (Ouch) You Gotta Watch It
Ah, the money battle. My buck’s bigger than your buck. Easton First Selectman Tom Herrmann, candidate for Congress, kicked out this statement the other day crowing about being the
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 moreWho’s The Biggest Sucker? Paging SuBy
Phineas Taylor Barnum died on this day in 1891. He was 80, a prolific number for the era. That guy was no sucker. Well, maybe
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