Hartford Courant reporter covering highways, mass transit, transportation funding, New Britain and Bristol. Retweets aren't 'likes.'
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Don Stacom retweeted
We've officially had enough.
Today, we launch the #SaveOurCourant campaign, demanding @tribpub and the hedge fund that controls it sell our paper back to our community.
To make this happen, we need your help. Start by signing and sharing our petition: saveourcourant.org/
Don Stacom retweeted
The whole point of furloughs and pay cuts is to share the burden, not dump it disproportionately onto one or two departments.
Unless, of course, your goal is to divide the newsroom against itself. – at Oak Park, IL
In negotiations today, @tribpub's leaders revealed that they want to furlough half of the Tribune’s features and sports departments, plus an unspecified number of photographers, for three straight months. This is disgraceful, unnecessary and dangerous to the company's future.
Don Stacom retweeted
As @hartfordcourant's dining reporter, I've been covering the devastating impact of the shutdown on CT's industry, and anything else that needs to be written: healthcare worker profiles, stories of good community deeds, you name it. Now we're all facing 3 weeks of furlough.
Don Stacom retweeted
Times are tough, we all know, but our corporate overlords at Tribune are now talking furloughs AND pay cuts. They've already skinned and bled us and now they want to beat the marrow from our bones.
Don Stacom retweeted
Breaking:"Tribune Publishing wants to furlough half of the Chicago Tribune’s features and sports departments, plus an unspecified number of photographers, for three straight months."
Plan to slash critical beats came as union was working to find reasonable cuts amid shared crisis
Big news for New Britain's election season: courant.com/community/new-br…
New Britain's council votes along party lines to change the name of Paul Manafort Sr. Drive ... but Republican Mayor Erin Stewart promises that she'll veto it.
Connecticut crossroads: Transit cutbacks & fare hikes OR tolls, gas tax & new revenues. courant.com/community/new-br…
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Capitol Watch podcast returns: courant.com/politics/electio…
News for the CT statewide campaign lineup: Announcement coming tomorrow morning from @erinstewartct
Democrats & Republicans campaign outside Bristol's Northeast Middle School Tuesday. Citywide turnout was 18 percent at 1 p.m. #ctpolitics
On the roads, rails or ferries, Connecticut travelers can expect plenty of company this holiday weekend. courant.com/breaking-news/hc…
CT Gov. Malloy: NEC needs 'fix it first' plan before 'aspirational,' mega-bux, long-term schemes for bullet trains. courant.com/politics/capitol…
Yale, Travelers & the Mohegan Sun agree with CT Rides: Finding a better commute for workers makes business sense. courant.com/news/connecticut…
The highway tolls debate in Connecticut is far from over: courant.com/politics/hc-toll…