The governor’s Bridgeport office opened by Lowell Weicker 18 years ago is in jeopardy of closing. Essentially it’s hammered shut, unless Governor-elect Dan Malloy, who
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Malloy’s Transition Team
Governor-elect Dan Malloy announced his transition team today. From Malloy: GOVERNOR-ELECT MALLOY NAMES TRANSITION STEERING COMMITTEE, PERSONNEL COMMITTEE, POLICY COMMITTEE LEADERS (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor-Elect
Read moreNow What, For Bridgeport: Will Malloy Be Like Weicker?
It was a screwy election, with the state’s largest city at the center of a ballot storm, the city’s Registrar of Voters Office vilified for its myopic election management, Connecticut
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 moreHow Does Bridgeport Fit In? Where To Place The Jail?
I’m dizzy. I’ve lost track of the various candidates and potential state ticket configurations in the 24 hours since Chris Dodd’s sayonara announcement and Dick Blumenthal’s entry
Read moreTime For A Good Fight And An Anniversary Party, Plus: Finch, Himes Announce Dough Flow
Are you sick of me harping about sludge, sewers, effluent, toilets, separation systems? I better stop before you all flush me into the Pequonnock River. At
Read moreLine Up The Goobers
Who’s your guber horse? What saddle is that, you say? Your horse for governor. The gubernatorial campaign is headed for the earliest start that I
Read moreFunerals For Friends, Plus: Keep Squawking About The Budget Mess
I’m melancholy whenever a company goes out of business especially so when we’re conducting funerals for newspapers, where I got my start. The newspaper business
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