From Dan Tepfer, CT Post: A state committee is recommending that former Mayor Joseph Ganim, who served a prison sentence on corruption charges, get his
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Wall Street Journal Profiles Newton: “Ex-Senator Seeks Redemption”
Ernie Newton tells OIB his campaign on Friday will submit the final pieces of paperwork to the State Elections Enforcement Commission that he hopes will
Read moreGanim’s City Pension Began In 2003
Former Governor John Rowland, embroiled in yet another federal investigation involving the validity of consulting work, is now receiving his state pension. What about former
Read moreSkippy Doo Dah! Bronson Blowtorches Rowland, Ganim And Newton In Book About Trump-Wynn Casino Wars
Do you like name dropping? Richard “Skip” Bronson obliges. The War at the Shore authored by Bronson provides an insider’s look at the scorched-earth relationship
Read moreMalloy Tours The Zoo–The First Governor Since Weicker
It was early in 1992, just months after the mayoral election of Joe Ganim. I was working in the mayor’s office trying to help Ganim
Read moreThe Day Mario Testa Blew Up The Party Convention
Kooky things can happen at political conventions. Republicans will gather Friday at the Hartford Convention Center to endorse candidates for U.S. Senate and House of
Read moreWhen Guardian Angels Came To Town
Ten hours before West Side residents marched against violence one week after the shooting of a three-year-old girl, Jim “Sonny” Fox, that rascally Black Rocker
Read moreMoses, The Ministers And Ganim
Trying to reclaim his old State Senate seat, Ernie Newton is receiving support from several members of the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, a coalition of city
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