In Bridgeport politics it doesn’t matter your shape, size, color, ethnicity … everyone’s gotta get their pound of flesh. And sometimes a public opinion poll
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Bill Clinton, Bill Curry, And My Presidential Nightmare, Plus: Regional Opportunities
Our discussion in the prior post about the impact of presidential visits had me thinking (always a confusing thing) back to 1994, a nutty year for
Read moreGomes Canned, Shays’ Former Campaign Manager Charged, Plus: Me And My Shadow, And The Candidates
John Gomes, the city’s deputy chief administrative officer who was suspended without pay for an altercation with city police, has been terminated. Gomes had been
Read moreMore Loot For Lawyers, Plus: Columbus Fest And Political Possibilities
This may be a first, the City Council has hired its own lawyer. Sort of. City Attorney Mark Anastasi has proclaimed repeatedly that the City
Read moreThe Budget Impact, And New Steel Deal
9:30 a.m. update: Lots of stuff today including the state budget impact on Bridgeport and an announcement by Mayor Bill Finch and the developer for
Read moreFinch’s Political Prunes, Plus: Port Authority Twist
Noon update: Mayor Bill Finch doesn’t know this yet but a political time bomb is ticking in his mayoralty. It’s not necessarily an explosion that
Read moreHow The State Budget Impacts Caruso’s Future, Plus: New Radio Show
Who’s winning the public relations battle over the state budget? Right now, Gov. Jodi Rell. If not for Rell there’d be no discipline in the
Read moreMerrick Alpert Visits, Mother Rell’s Keno, GOP Speaks, The Blonde Banshee, And Clemons
Chris Dodd’s mired in a mortgage-load of dung and it doesn’t look like things will get better for Connecticut’s senior senator any time soon. The Q Poll
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