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What was Foley thinking?
In my Sept. 9 post, I harshly criticized Democratic Gov. Dannel P. Malloy for trying to tie Republican gubernatorial nominee Tom Foley to the latest corruption scandal involving former Gov. John G....
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Foley gets his groove back?
A Rasmussen Reports survey conducted Oct. 14-16 gave Tom Foley, Republican nominee for governor of Connecticut, a healthy lead over Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, the Democrat he lost the 2010 election to by...
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Tell us more, Governor
The Connecticut Democratic Party has stirred up controversy in advocating for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy‘s re-election bid. As most Nutmeggers know, the Democratic high command used its account for federal...
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What a surprise
The Connecticut Education Association, the largest teachers union in the state, recently hired former House Speaker Christopher G. Donovan, D-Meriden, as a field representative. There is no doubt Mr....
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The new Ganim?
In 2003, a federal jury in New Haven convicted then-Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim on a number of corruption charges, most notably racketeering, bribery and mail fraud. This was quite the...
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Ganim fan
Former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim. My post from yesterday (May 6) focused on the attempt of former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim to regain the office he was forced to relinquish after a 2003...
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Zeroing in?
In the wake of the contract-steering scandal that forced Gov. John G. Rowland‘s 2004 resignation, Connecticut policymakers sought higher standards for public officials. A well-known fruit of their...
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My, how the tables have turned
During last year’s gubernatorial campaign, the Connecticut Democratic Party used money from its account for federal races to fund mailers that trumpeted Gov. Dannel P. Malloy. This move prompted the...
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Mayor Ganim 2.0?
In May, former Bridgeport Joseph P. Ganim launched a campaign to get his old job back. He now is battling Mayor Bill Finch for this year’s Democratic mayoral nomination. Mr. Ganim threw his hat into...
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On the way back?
Former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim Former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim is challenging current Mayor Bill Finch for this year’s Democratic mayoral nomination. Mr. Ganim is wholly unworthy of...
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Keeping the heat on
J.R. Romano, newly elected chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party, has declined a lunch invitation from his Democratic counterpart Nick Balletto, reports blogger and Republican former legislator...
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No standing
In his July 19 column, (Manchester) Journal Inquirer Managing Editor Chris Powell noted that Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and other Connecticut Democrats have been disinclined to criticize former Bridgeport...
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End it, Governor
Connecticut’s State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC) is investigating the state Democratic Party‘s spending habits during the 2014 gubernatorial campaign, particularly the use of money from the...
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Fair game
One of the hottest Connecticut political news items these days is the showdown between the state Democratic Party and the State Elections Enforcement Commission (SEEC). The SEEC is examining the...
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Here we go again?
Former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim My May 6 post focused on former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim, who had just launched a campaign to reclaim the mayoralty he lost following a 2003 corruption...
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More trouble ahead?
My Aug. 21 post focused on Connecticut’s Board of Regents for Higher Education. The board has been plagued by problems and controversies since Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and the legislature established it...
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Unbelievable
Former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim The biggest Connecticut political news story this week undoubtedly is former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim‘s Sept. 16 victory in the Park City’s Democratic...
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DGA Dan
In late 2014, the Democratic Governors Association (DGA) chose Gov. Dannel P. Malloy as its 2016 chairman. The selection was made as Gov. Malloy completed his first four-year term as Connecticut’s...
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Man of the people?
Former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim In my Sept. 18 post, I expressed bewilderment and disgust with Bridgeport Democrats, who had just bestowed their mayoral nomination on former Mayor Joseph P....
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Tainted Dems?
Former Bridgeport Mayor Joseph P. Ganim‘s victory in the Park City’s Sept. 16 Democratic mayoral primary continues to be one of the hottest Connecticut news stories. Mr. Ganim prevailed over two-term...
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