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Ganim Wants Full Financial Disclosure

#Hartford – Bridgeport mayor and Democratic candidate for governor Joe Ganim today called on Ned Lamont to release a full financial disclosure statement in advance of the Democratic primary election onAugust 14.  Mayor Ganim is calling on Lamont to release the documents before the next scheduled debate between the two on July 26th. The mayor also reiterated his call for Lamont to limit his primary campaign spending to either $1 million dollars or the amount of $1.25 million dollars proposed by Susan Bysiewicz, Lamont’s Lt. Governor running mate. In addition, Ganim called for Connecticut to enact a law requiring candidates for statewide office to file personal financial disclosure statements, as required by New York State, Vermont, the U.S. Senate, the House of…

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Senator Upset With $10 Million Exec Order To Study Tolls

#cttraffic--Many of you had questions regarding Governor Dannell Malloy's executive order to have $10 million for a survey on tolls. I reached out to Connecticut State Senator Tony Hwang for more information. Senator Hwang was upset with the “arrogance” that an outgoing governor wants to pass along $10 million in bonding to do a study that no one has wanted. Hwang says the study is double what the Department of Transportation requested. Hwang was upset that there will be no oversight of this study by the elected legislators, just the Malloy Administration. The senator said an executive order can only be challenged in court or not have the bonding commission no take up the issue (which is controlled by Malloy). This…

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Pursuit Update

#Bridgeport CT-- In a story you saw first on DoingItLocal, a pursuit that began in Bridgeport and into Brookfield, state police apprehended two later in the day.   State police said the entered the pursuit while in Newtown but they lost sight of the white Honda.   Around 7:10, the pursuit began around 6:30 in Bridgeport.  The vehicle was seen near exit 14 of Route 84 and engaged in pursuit to exit 17 around exit 14 when it entered Route 8 south of Waterbury.  The Honda crashed on Charles Street off exit 30 and the occupants fled on foot.  Waterbury Police and a State Police K9 located the suspect who ran to a neighboring home to evade the police.  Police was alerted…

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