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NB Politicus: 3/2/14 - 3/9/14
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News and Comment from New Britain, Connecticut. Murphy Joins Other Senators In Support Of New Ukrainian Government Threatened By Moscow. With Russian forces crossing over to Crimea this weekend, concerns grow about an outbreak of hostilities between the new Ukrainian government and Russia. That is especially so among families in New Britain's Ukrainian-American community that includes three parishes and an estimated 3,000 residents. The letter, sent prior to the Russian incursion, stated:. We also believ...
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NB Politicus: 6/1/14 - 6/8/14
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News and Comment from New Britain, Connecticut. Real Hartford A Strikeout for Transparency in City Hall. Real Hartford A Strikeout for Transparency in City Hall. Links to this post. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Support A Free Press. Subscribe in a reader. Follow me on Twitter. Capitol Watch - Courant. Central CT State University. CT Citizen Action Group. Grammar and Writing Guide. Ira Rubenzahl - Higher Ed. NB Chamber of Commerce. United Way of the Capital Area. View my complete profile.
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NB Politicus: Who's Selling The City's Water Supply Now? This Time It's For Real
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News and Comment from New Britain, Connecticut. Who's Selling The City's Water Supply Now? This Time It's For Real. One of the more effective hits on former Mayor O'Brien's 2013 campaign was unfounded assertions that he was cutting a deal with the Metropolitan District Commission (MDC) to sell the city's water department - - the city's most coveted natural resource. Mayor Stewart, quoted in her weekly newsletter. According to the Mayor's office, Southington offered to buy the Patton Brook parcel for $200...
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NB Politicus: 4/13/14 - 4/20/14
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News and Comment from New Britain, Connecticut. City Council Gives Nod To $10.10 An Hour A Year Early. Council President Mike Trueworthy's resolution on a $10.10 minimum wage for city employees not covered by labor agreements or other contracts won a 10-5 vote at the Common Council April 9th. Front Page from The Recorder, CCSU's student. Newspaperafter President Obama's visit. Asked Carlozzi, noting that the state minimum goes to $9.60 the year after next and won't reach $10.10 until 2017. Alderman Saler...
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NB Politicus: Stewart Veto Puts HUD Funds For Community Services In Jeopardy: Does Administration Want Money For Political Appointee Malinowski?
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News and Comment from New Britain, Connecticut. Stewart Veto Puts HUD Funds For Community Services In Jeopardy: Does Administration Want Money For Political Appointee Malinowski? In a June 6th letter Mayor Erin Stewart vetoed and returned to the Common Council a plan for use of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds in the new fiscal year. According to The New Britain Herald story. Some observers claim the transfer of funds is sought to pay for Malinowski's $102,000 annual salary as acting head o...
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NB Politicus: New address for NBPoliticus - http://nbpoliticus.wordpress.com/
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News and Comment from New Britain, Connecticut. New address for NBPoliticus - http:/ nbpoliticus.wordpress.com/. NB Politicus has moved to a new location. Link or subscribe at http:/ nbpoliticus.wordpress.com/. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Support A Free Press. Subscribe in a reader. Follow me on Twitter. Capitol Watch - Courant. Central CT State University. CT Citizen Action Group. Grammar and Writing Guide. Ira Rubenzahl - Higher Ed. NB Chamber of Commerce. United Way of the Capital Area.
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NB Politicus: Shrinking Federal Funds: Stewart Blocks Funds For Basic Human Needs, Community Services
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News and Comment from New Britain, Connecticut. Shrinking Federal Funds: Stewart Blocks Funds For Basic Human Needs, Community Services. A mayoral veto this month reducing federal funds that will go to meet basic human needs and community services shows the difference between the city's Democrats and the Stewart-led Republicans. The veto message and the list of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) grants can be found HERE. Stewart's and Malinowski's agenda, like the Boehner and Ryan crowd in Washingt...
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NB Politicus: NB Holds Its Own With Population at 72,939: Counting Heads Key To Amount of Funds City Can Receive
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News and Comment from New Britain, Connecticut. NB Holds Its Own With Population at 72,939: Counting Heads Key To Amount of Funds City Can Receive. New Britain's population is holding steady according to US Census data estimates reported by the Courant. The city's estimated population in 2010 was 73,202 and was 72,939 in 2013, a drop of 263 residents. The census counts are a key to funding formulas for a wide variety of state and federal funding programs that support cities and towns. Support A Free Press.
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NB Politicus: 5/4/14 - 5/11/14
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News and Comment from New Britain, Connecticut. Whatever Happened To the CPOA? Taxpayer Group Goes Silent And Partisan. Whenever even a rumor of a property tax increase came out of City Hall over the last generation you could count on one group of citizens to make noise and try to mobilize residents against any change in the mill rate. The New Britain Citizens’ Property Owners Association. The last update on the CPOA's website for its members was six months ago. And you can bet there'll be continued sile...
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NB Politicus: 1/26/14 - 2/2/14
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News and Comment from New Britain, Connecticut. It May Be A "Magic Bus" After All: NB As The Center Of Rapid Transit. Called the "magic bus" to critics such as former Governor John Rowland - will start rolling 12 months from now (February 2015) on the 9.3-mile rail right of way from New Britain to Hartford. The New Britain Herald's Scott Whipple previews the potential of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) for New Britain folks using the bus to get to Hartford's theater and cultural institutions in a Sunday story.
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