We continue top stories of the year with the election of Andres Ayala to the State Senate that included a tough August primary battle against
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What’s Your Story Of The Year? The Education Ballot Question Broke Spending Records
Sandy Hook in Newtown. It’s the horrific story of the year–nationally, locally and everything in between. The bloodiest gun massacre of school children in American
Read moreEd Gomes, The Warrior, Bids Farewell To State Senate
We may never know a politician in our lifetime like Ed Gomes. Honest, decent, caring, brutally candid, perhaps too candid for his own good. If
Read moreThe Power Of The Pulpit–Is Pastor Bennett Considering A Mayoral Run?
The next mayoral election is 2015, but if you want to build coalitions, speak out on issues and poise yourself as mayoral timber, it’s not
Read moreEast End Recycling Plant Advances
From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: East End residents scored a win for jobs Monday when a judge refused to block a recycling plant from opening
Read moreNewton: Remove Unfair Barriers For Offenders
From Jacqueline Rabe Thomas, CT Mirror: Former state Sen. Ernie Newton was at the state Capitol complex to let people know just how difficult it
Read moreAny City Council Members Vulnerable?
Former City Councilman big “Mojo” Ralph Mojica, a regular OIB contributor, announced in a post he’s seriously considering running for his old legislative seat that
Read moreBallot Question Defeated–Voters Retain Power To Elect School Board Members–City Dems Sweep Seats
Update, includes Finch statement: On a day the state’s largest city turned out for president, voters defeated a ballot question and kept selection of school
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