Addressing the media Friday afternoon, Mayor Joe Ganim announced the recently passed state budget, four months late, leaves a gaping $13 million hole in the
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Moore, Gomes Back Referendum Question To Fund Libraries
In 2009 city voters, against the wishes of the political establishment, voted to levy one mil to fund city libraries, an initiative pushed by the
Read moreGanim Campaign Finance Report Thick With Donors, Cops Host Pig Roast
Retired and active city police officers, contractors, lawyers and family members are among the major donors to Joe Ganim’s comeback bid for mayor, according to
Read moreGanim Feels The Love, Raises $50K In Comeback Battle Against Finch’s Mighty Campaign Warchest
Update: $50K raised. To chants of “run Joe, run” by roughly 300 supporters in a packed Vazzy’s Four Seasons in Stratford, former Mayor Joe Ganim
Read moreWhen City Hall Is Listed As A Fundraiser, Joel Gonzalez Inquires
Former City Councilman Joel “Speedy” Gonzalez has a taste for reviewing campaign finance reports he claims contain dubious information provided by city political operatives. He’s attempting
Read moreSuBy Never High–The Politics Of Pot
What, former Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz never smoked pot? That must explain everything. Five Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate appeared live on
Read moreMellow Mario, With A Fresh Two Years, Must Now Choose Between SuBy And Murphy
Ah, it was another love fest for Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa who was reelected by acclamation for another two-year term by the 90-member Democratic Town
Read moreSalcedo To Homeland Security Chief: Immigration Policies ‘Cruel’
Bridgeport attorney, drug reform crusader and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Sylvester Salcedo is urging the nation’s Homeland Security Secretary Jane Napolitano to revisit policies for
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