Constance E. Vickers

Deputy Chief of Staff: @cityofBptCt Principal: Park City Consulting LLC. tweets are my own.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Just going to leave this one here.

[Zohran Kwame Mamdani @ZohranKMamdani]

This “deal” dramatically hikes healthcare premiums and only exacerbates the affordability crisis.

It should be rejected, as should any politics willing to compromise on the basic needs of working people.

[Keith Edwards @keithedwards]

HOPE SCROLLING FOR THE FIRST TIME IN A YEAR

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Every single candidate Trump endorsed lost last night.

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

The shift in Connecticut tonight is seismic. Possibly unprecedented. Loads of towns flipped from Republican to Democratic control.

A partial list:

Ansonia
Bethany
Branford
Bristol
Brooklyn
East Granby
Ellington
Enfield
Farmington
Milford
New Britain
New Fairfield
Norwich
Plymouth
Rocky Hill
South Windsor
Stonington
Stratford
Westport
Willington

[Constance E. Vickers @cvickers_bpt]

@SeanScanlonCT The fact that cities and towns only have revenue from property taxes is incredibly regressive and is why you see higher tax rates in our urban centers. Yet our cities have the most needs in terms of govt support. And that support needs to be fought for each FY. It’s Exhausting.

[Constance E. Vickers @cvickers_bpt]

@Zdendas1

[Ezra Klein @ezraklein]

Where things stand:

1. Top Dems who believed even a week ago Biden would stay now believe he’ll go.

2. House and Senate Dems have lost faith in his ability to win and there’s no way to win them back. His calls and interviews have hurt him badly. Confirmed debate wasn't a one-off.

3. Donors are also gone. Biden may well not have the money to run a real campaign against Trump if he stays in. Money will go downballot.

4. Biden is thinking things over in a way he wasn’t before and the view is he needs time to process and consider.

5. If Biden digs in after the weekend, public pressure from Dems will increase. Ugly in a way no one wants. But a lot of grim determination. Also a growing sense that if Biden stays in, this will come to be seen as the kind of political catastrophe you don't want to later be seen as silent in.

6. The moment Biden bows out, he will be treated as a hero among Democrats — a statesman who made the kind of country and party-first decision that Trump never would. People get that this is hard. He's being asked to do something very few leaders do.

7. Uniting around Kamala Harris feels a lot likelier than an open convention, much as I’ve supported the latter. This is grueling enough. Few Democrats have the stomach for another hard thing. And time is very short now.

8. Many thought RNC would help Biden by changing the subject. Instead, seeing a united Republican Party has focused Dems. They've realized they can't rely on Trump just to lose this.

9. Democratic Party is acting like an…actual party? Quite a thing to watch.

[Jim Himes 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @jahimes]

Joe Biden’s record of public service is unrivaled. His accomplishments are immense. His legacy as a great president is secure.

He must not risk that legacy, those accomplishments and American democracy to soldier on in the face of the horrors promised by Donald Trump.

[City of Bridgeport @CityofBptCT]

Our friends at Bridgeport Film Fest are hosting a film screening for “You Are Who You Are: Queer Stories" at @ct_housatonic! Come out on Monday, April 29, at 6:00 PM to hear captivating stories from the LGBTQ+ community on film🎥

[Chris Murphy 🟧 @ChrisMurphyCT]

Stopped by Bridgeport this morning to support Mayor Ganim and see the projects he has supported with federal dollars. He’s been a important partner and I’m looking forward to continuing working with him.

[Mike Cerulli @MikeCerulliCT]

NEW:

Bridgeport City Council leadership are calling for the resignation of Councilwoman Maria Pereira over an “offensive” and “derogatory” email she sent after the passage of resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

[Mike Cerulli @MikeCerulliCT]

(1/3) Never a dull day in Bridgeport…

I obtained this email sent by City Councilwoman Maria Pereira to Bpt. officials.

Among other things, she referred to an Arab American man as “possibly a Hamas terrorist” and attacked the appearance of a well-respected city staffer.

[Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko]

this was a very clever ad

[Constance E. Vickers @cvickers_bpt]

@CTComptroller @CTBZoo @CTvisit One of Bridgeport’s many gems!

[Karen Finney @finneyk]

That part:

[The Associated Press @AP]

BREAKING: The U.S. Supreme Court rules colleges and universities must stop considering race in admissions, putting an end to affirmative action in higher education. https://t.co/qCOtkgbxQO

[Kelley 🌙 @kelleymcgrathx]

Me consuming all the titanic submarine content I possibly can for the past 24 hours:

[Comptroller Sean Scanlon @CTComptroller]

Thanks to our bipartisan pension reform plan, Bridgeport taxpayers will save $8 million starting this year and $117 million over the next 30 years.

As cities and towns work to retain key services and hold the line on property taxes, these savings will go a long way.

[Constance E. Vickers @cvickers_bpt]

Best delegation 💙💙

[Brian Lockhart @blockhart1]

Looks like @CityofBptCT's legislative delegation delivered big, getting around $15M in extra $ for the city needed to balance the new municipal budget, and that is before counting the increased education dollars.
https://t.co/Otc4NhylEp