McCain Coordinator Matt Galligan has McCain/Palin signs for distribution in Manchester.  Call him at 860-416-1047 to receive your McCain/Palin lawn sign or bumper sticker today!

You can find more information about the McCain/Palin ticket at www.johnmccain.com

Connecticut Fourth Senatorial District - Former State Rep. David Blackwell

Manchester attorney and former 12th District State Representative David Blackwell will challenge incumbent Democrat Mary Ann Handley to represent Manchester, Glastonbury, Bolton, and Marlborough in the Connecticut State Senate.

You can view pictures from Mr. Blackwell’s announcement of candidacy here.

9th State House District - Primary August 12, 2008

On Tuesday, August 12, Republican voters in Districts 4 (Martin School) and 9 (Keeney St. School) will take part in a primary to determine who will represent the Republican Party on the November ballot.  The three Republicans vying in the primary are Clifton Thompson, Michael Crockett, and Dennis Brenner.  All three men live in Manchester.

13th State House District - Cheri Pelletier

Director Cheri Pelletier announced her bid for State Representative on May 17, 2008.  She will take on longtime Democrat State Rep. Jack Thompson in November.  The 13th District is comprised of voting districts 5 (Senior Center), 6 (Nathan Hale), 8 (Verplanck), and 10 (Mahoney Rec. Center).

The Journal-Inquirer reported earlier this week on the GOP Plan to repeal the Living Wage Ordinance during the regular Board of Directors meeting, Tuesday, August 12.

Among the highlights:

Republican members of the Board of Directors want to get rid of the town’s two-year-old living wage ordinance, saying Cigna Corp.’s request for waivers is the latest example of the ordinance’s ineffectiveness.

The living wage ordinance is “an inefficient policy” with so many “exemptions and contradictions” that it can’t be made to work in any way that benefits Manchester residents, Republican Deputy Mayor Matthew B. Peak said today.

Republicans say that with nonprofit organizations, businesses that employ 25 or fewer, and the town itself exempt from the ordinance, as well as one waiver already granted to a business looking for a tax abatement to expand and stay in town, waivers for Cigna would water the ordinance down so much it might as well be scrapped.

The Board of Directors will meet on Tuesday at the Lincoln Center.