County is Home to some of the Nation’s Poorest Cities
Fairfield County just keeps getting richer, although I doubt anyone in Bridgeport has noticed.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis has released a table showing per capita personal income for metropolitian statistical areas. Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk CT is first, with an average personal income of $60,803, far beyond that [...]
Boycott to Protest Treatment of Women
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-3) is urging consumers to avoid Wal-Mart when buying a Mother’s Day gift to protest the company’s rotten treatment of women:
DeLauro, D-Conn., wants consumers to join with her in supporting a federal lawsuit that accuses the nation’s largest retailer of discriminating against women.
“When it comes to the [...]
Isn’t it a little early for this?
Secretary of the State and 2006 Connecticut gubernatorial candidate Susan Bysiewicz joined secretary of the state candidate Audrey Blondin at the Winchester Democratic Town Committee Tuesday night.
The two received support from and spoke before the committee at the Winsted town hall to solidify their base in preparation for next [...]
Change in Strategy Follows Rell/Amann Spat
Better late than never.
Despite a pledge to vote on their proposal as early as this week, Democrats postponed a vote Tuesday night on a $15.5 billion budget proposal they knew would be immediately rejected by Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell.
Democrats said they will instead begin selling their plan to [...]
Is he gaining ground for base, or trying to soften the blow?
Rep. Rob Simmons is hopeful that he has secured money to establish a Homeland Security office at the Groton Sub Base:
U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons told a business group Monday that he thinks he has lined up funding to locate a joint state and federal [...]
Southington, er, Cheshire Democrat Christopher Murphy has announced he’ll be seeking the nomination for the 5th District congressional seat currently held by Nancy Johnson. Here’s his line:
Murphy, who is the chairman of the state’s Public Health Committee, said Johnson does not vote outside of party lines and rarely takes a stand against policies that harm [...]
Update 5/3/05–Results posted:May Election Results
Two weeks to go!
Naugatuck
Apparently there’s a flap about Mayor Ron San Angelo’s use of a town-owned car for official business:
When [San Angelo] ran for office two years ago, he pledged to end a practice of letting borough employees take town cars home. But he excused himself from that rule the day [...]
Which form of town government is best? It depends on the town
The Charter Revision Commission in Stonington has recently recommended that the town’s form of government change from the traditional town meeting/board of selectmen to council/manager. This means that the First Selectman, who can function something like a strong mayor in larger towns, will no [...]
A problem with redirecting people to the Blogger start page has been fixed.
Go ahead and bring up whatever subjects you want. Budget, candidates, the new pope (not technically a CT issue, but the large Catholic population in our state makes him very relevant) and whatever else matters to you.