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(From Wait, What? at www.jonathanpelto.com) Seven years ago, the Connecticut General Assembly adopted the Citizens Election Program. As a result of that monumental action,Connecticut put in place a campaign finance system that would ensure our citizens enjoyed the fairest, cleanest and most honest campaigns in the nation. With a national election and campaign finance system spiraling out o...
My Left Nutmeg - 3:06 p.m. - 7 clicks 
Maturo and Gallo=[bigoted] friends forever. Looks like Mayor Taco will allow his "allegedly" racist BFF Police Chief Len Gallo to walk out the door with over 150,000 in benefits by allowing him to resign as opposed to having to top cop face termination. New Haven Register: Mayor Joseph Maturo Jr. said Friday on retiring Chief of Police Leonard Gallo's last official day on the job tha...
My Left Nutmeg - 1:01 p.m. - 7 clicks
Oh, this is rich! When the officers were arraigned last month, U.S. Magistrate Holly Fitzsimmons indicated their next court apperance would not be until March 15. But Judge Alvin Thompson, who will now oversee the case, ordered the officers and their attorneys to appear in his court Thursday. [...] U.S. Attorney David Fein has said that the investigation was continuing and more arrests could...
My Left Nutmeg - Thu 3:03 p.m. - 9 clicks
UPDATE: I'm currently in possession of legal documentation which will show that Republican City Councilman Charles Trombetta LIED to the News-Times on several occasions regarding his possible move from the 2nd ward. Post to come tomorrow on Monday! In honor of the multitude of lies Charles Trombetta told the News-Times regarding his well known bolt from Danbury, here's a flashback post I...
Hat City - Thu 2:03 p.m. - 10 clicks
Because it's been a while... Will the state get involved in the East Haven controversy? Michael P. Lawlor, the state's undersecretary for Criminal Justice and Planning, said Wednesday evening that the state may examine the convictions of defendants who were arrested by the four local police officers now facing federal charges stemming from a racial-profiling investigation. "These four offi...
My Left Nutmeg - Thu 8:30 a.m. - 10 clicks
Today, Senator Richard Blumenthal announced his support for The Paying a Fair Share Act, a proposal introduced by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) that will adjust the tax rate for those so that individuals who make over 1 million dollars a year (including revenue from capitol gains and dividends) pay taxes that are more in proportion to taxes paid by working families. Press release: Last ...
My Left Nutmeg - Wed 2:26 p.m. - 14 clicks
Remember this guy? Well, after discussing his interesting theory on eating tacos to heal racial rifts, he's back for seconds . In an extensive discussion that followed a reporter’s observation that [East Haven, CT, Mayor Joseph] Maturo didn’t appoint any of the Ecuadoreans who appear to make up the bulk of East Haven’s fast-growing Latino community and own most of the Latino...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Wed 2:26 p.m. - 15 clicks
Cross post from Jon Pelto's Wait What? Maybe it was the fresh mountain air of Switzerland or maybe it was the realization their approach wasn't working, but over the last 48 hours we've seen the Malloy Administration make a significant shift in the way they are talking about the state's problems and Malloy's record to date. For months, Governor Dannel Malloy, Secretary of the Office o...
My Left Nutmeg - Wed 10:02 a.m. - 13 clicks
City Council discussion on NEA teachers contract, Jan 2012 In advance of today's education budget workshop meeting here's an email Mayor Boughton sent to members of members of the city council, and School Superintendent Sal Pascarella and Kim Thompson, Director of Human Resources & Counsel to the Board of Education. The letter is regards to confusion on the mayor's part regarding sal...
Hat City - Tue 12:08 p.m. - 16 clicks
Police chief Leonard Gallo, whose department is under federal investigation for egregious racial profiling and more as a result of its mistreatment of Hispanic residents of the town of East Haven, Connecticut, has announced his retirement, effective at the end of the week. For background, per CNN : East Haven police Sgt. John Miller and officers David Cari, Dennis Spaulding and Jason Zullo ...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Mon 3:28 p.m. - 9 clicks
We've all heard about Mayor Joseph "Let them eat tacos" Maturo of East Haven, CT. We've all heard his repulsive remarks and how they have infuriated the country. Well today, he got a dose of humility. 2,000 tacos were delivered to his office today. The delivery was organized by Reform Immigration For America . Thousands of people texted orders, including a bulk order of 500 which was ...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Jan 27 - 12 clicks
If you were to judge by the people who leave comments on the New London Day’s website, you would conclude that Southeastern Connecticut is full of right wing bigots. Actual voting results, however, would not confirm that conclusion. If you were to judge by the results of scientific polling, you would conclude that Obama’s SOTU [...]...
CT Blue - Jan 26 - 12 clicks
Trust me, the mayor is not fooling the people who know the REAL Mark Boughton. You gotta be kidding me! Here's the dishonest one chiming in on East Haven Joseph Maturo's idiotic regarding Latinos in his city Republican Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton said Maturo should dismantle and rebuild his police department. "There seems to be a pervasive attitude, at least among some members of th...
Hat City - Jan 25 - 5 clicks
Hartford, Connecticut Mayor Pedro Segarra has become the nation's first legally married gay Mayor. Segarra is married to his partner of fourteen years, Charlie Ortiz . His Inaugural Ball was this past Saturday night, January 21, 2012. Photo Credit: Andrea Wise, special to The Hartford Courant Segarra had previously been the president of Hartford's City Council and finished the ...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Jan 24 - 2 clicks
Victims family members in Connecticut are fed up with the death penalty and starting to demand repeal and policies that will actually help them. To enhance their voices they've found a new venue to share their experiences - CT Victims voices for repeal Elizabeth Brancato, a Torrington woman whose mother was murdered, has started this blog to give voice to the many victims' f...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Jan 23 - 2 clicks
Redistricting in CT is all but concluded. Although Democrats control the Governorship and both houses of the state legislature, they cannot draw their own Congressional map without 2/3rds vote margins. Therefore, it went to the state Supreme Court. They appointed a special master to draw the maps. David Nir said that when a similar stalemate happened in 1971, the Supreme ...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Jan 18
I live in Connecticut, good old blue Connecticut. It is good in many ways. Not perfect, but good. As s resident, I'm a constituent of Senator Joe Lieberman. Did you know that after he was re-elected as an Independent after losing the Democratic primary to Ned Lamont that the Connecticut State Legislature passed a law in his honor prohibiting any politician to run for an office for which (s)he ha...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Jan 18
Residents crate a makeshift memorial at the location where the alleged assault of Luis Encalada took place (58 Town Hill Ave). Photo by ctblogger 03.03.10. There was rumblings at the Danbury Superior Court House that an plea deal was about to be reached in the Joe DaSilva manslaughter case...and now it's done. About 20 minutes ago, DaSilva accepted a plea bargain of negligent homicide ...
Hat City - Jan 18 - 8 clicks
During my time in the Hat City, I've been a participant of countless conversations with people who go out of their way to give their take on the political history of Danbury...and time and time again there's always a reasonable chance that the name Mary Ann Doran will be referenced. Who is Mary Ann Doran? For a new generation of post-Danbury Fair residents, few know the full history of one o...
Hat City - Jan 11
Hey guys, real bummer for us redistricting nuts about Connecticut's process. We spend all our time coming up with maps containing radical changes, but Connecticut's Supreme Court (fun fact, it used to be known as the Supreme Court of Errors, which is the best name ever for a court) told the Special Master to do a least change map. No Connecticut district is over- or underpopulated...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Jan 7
Great news in Connecticut. State Supreme Court has ordered its "Special Master" to tread lightly on current congressional lines, only make such changes required by population shifts. Republicans had been hoping for geographic compactness to be bigger factor. Result should be to retain the five Democratic districts. Here's the link to the news: http://www.ctmirror.org/... Only thing to ...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Jan 6
This time last year, Desiree Rosado, a school bus driver in Groton, Connecticut, was dreading flu season. "Working without paid sick days, you're always worried about what will happen if you get sick," she said. "When my kids caught the swine flu, I missed a week of pay to stay home and take care of them, and I'm still paying off the credit card bills I racked up.” But as of January 1, Desiree...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Jan 4
Today, the governor's office announced state funding for infrastructure improvement projects in Bethel and Ridgefield. PRESS RELEASE: (HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Dannel P. Malloy announced the last round of Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) awards today. Towns across the state were awarded funds to make infrastructure upgrades, strengthen business corridors and local economies, and...
Hat City - Jan 3
In the early morning hours in the Occupy encampment in New Haven, Connecticut it was not the police armed and harassing the Occupiers but a random group of men. there were no injuries and one of the perpetrators was caught. We need to not only watch out for police harassment but now that the 1% know we are here to stay they can and will use proxies to harass and injure protesters as well. Th...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Dec 30
The lockout at the West River Health Care Center in Milford, Connecticut continues, with HealthBridge Management still threatening to expand the lockout to its five other unionized nursing homes in Connecticut. HealthBridge first refused to go to binding arbitration unless the union accepted a pension freeze before entering arbitration—the "surrender outright to one of our two big demand...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Dec 30
Workers at a Connecticut nursing home will remain locked out of their jobs at least through Christmas after their union's effort to get nursing home management to agree to binding arbitration failed. The lockout of about 100 workers at the West River Health Care Center in Milford, Connecticut began Dec. 13 . This week, SEIU 1199, the union representing the workers, asked HealthBridge Mana...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Dec 23
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Hat City - Dec 22
He just doesn't get it! The Mercurial's Amanda Bloom hit the nail on the head in her write-up regarding the laughable claim from the honest one that Danbury is the "6th best city in the United States for the Arts" ON NOVEMBER 30, The Atlantic Cities published "The Most Artistic Cities in America", in which Danbury was listed as the number six most artistic city. The title of th...
Hat City - Dec 21
H/T to the Great John N for the video! State of the City 2011 Danbury, Connecticut Thank you, and of course I would like to thank you for attending today’s event. Congratulations are in order for Jim Marquis and his team as the recipient of the Cecil J. Previdi Award. As Mayor of Danbury I am proud to see Jim and his business flourish in our great city. Kimchuck’s success is a direct...
Hat City - Dec 21
Even during X-Mas season, our mayor is being dishonest and misleading...I guess he'll get a lump of coal in his stocking. Okay people. calm down... All the spin over a report from The Atlantic Cities naming HatCity as the 6th best city in the United States for the Arts is about as misleading as Mayor Boughton outlandish "Danbury Triple A Bond Rating" claim. I'll let the break...
Hat City - Dec 20
Union workers at West Hartford’s Colt Firearms plant are scared for their jobs after the company announced they will open a new manufacturing plant in Central Florida. The move can't help but remind one of this year's NLRB complaint against Boeing for moving a plant of theirs to South Carolina from Washington as retaliation against their union workforce. After 175 years in Hartford, Colt...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Dec 14 - 15 clicks
A History Lesson In 2000, the (absolutely beautiful) state of Connecticut lost a Congressional district, going from six to five seats. At the time, freshman Congressman Rob Simmons held CT-02, Chris Shays held CT-04, and Nancy Johnson held CT-06. Because of the bipartisan commission, and a Democratic legislature with Republican John Rowland in Hartford, a compromise was passed. Johnson and...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Nov 29 - 2 clicks
The Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents (CAPSS) recently issued a comprehensive set of recommendations in a document called NextED - Transforming Connecticut's Education System . In examining the documentation, the Superintendent's get the right answer but cheat when it comes to the details. They haven't done their homework. What they get right is that children need t...
Region 19 BOE Gazette - Nov 12
A few days ago, Stephanie Reitz reported in the Courant that UConn had funded a study of "recommendations from McKinsey & Co., which it paid $3.9 million last year to suggest ways to cut costs and boost income as the school's state subsidies drop." Wow. Four million dollars to find ways to cut costs or increase revenues. That's a pretty amazing amount of money to throw at...
Region 19 BOE Gazette - Nov 12
Occupy Wall Street may have claimed another victim. Check out the official website of the South Windsor, Connecticut Republican Party: With a big logo and welcome message from their Chairman Kathy Daugherty, it appears to be a rookie effort by a overwhelmed volunteer with limited web design skills. This isn't the Linda McMahon campaign after all, but passable for a municipal race r...
DailyKos (Connecticut) - Nov 5
