From Linda Conner Lambeck, CT Post: The state Supreme Court on Wednesday reversed a lower court ruling that the state’s distribution of state education aid
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Town Committee Showdown Brewing In The Rock
Democratic Town Committee slates for March 6th district primaries are taking shape with a neighborhood coalition in Black Rock and the West End challenging veteran
Read moreStrap In For Stormy Political Season
2018 is shaping up as an extraordinary election cycle featuring two Bridgeport candidates for governor, Democratic Mayor Joe Ganim and Republican David Walker, the former
Read moreCouncil Members Urge Ganim To Reimburse City For Campaign-Related Security
About half the City Council, and the number appears to be rising, want Mayor Joe Ganim’s campaign for governor to reimburse the city for police
Read moreWhat’s Bona Fide Residency? The Eleanor Guedes Case
The question of residency for Civil Service Commission Chair Eleanor Guedes was a hotly debated item on OIB in 2009. See here. What’s bona fide
Read moreGanim Campaign Expenses: 10K For Legal Fees, Thousands To City For Mileage Reimbursement
Mayor Joe Ganim’s exploratory campaign for statewide office is now concluded, roughly $100,000 rolled into his candidate committee for governor. Ganim’s biggest one-shot expense, in the
Read moreGanim Begins Staff Up; Bysiewicz, Lamont Ramp Up For Governor
UPDATE: Ganim finance report here. This capricious gubernatorial cycle may land two high-profile candidates soon in former Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz and
Read moreGanim Must Not Blur Government Employees With Campaign Ambition
Statewide political observers may be dismissing Joe Ganim for governor, but they’re not ignoring him. Perhaps it’s the fascination of audacity–Joe certainly does not lack
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