The State Senate on Thursday voted to increase the minimum wage. It now awaits a vote by the House. Governor Malloy says he would sign
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Opposition Lining Up Against Musto
State Senator Anthony Musto hasn’t made a lot of constituents happy the past few days following his announced stance against the government reform bill advanced
Read moreCity Receives $2.5 Million Grant To Protect Against Home Health, Safety Hazards
From Mayor Bill Finch: The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) today awarded the City of Bridgeport’s Lead Free Families Program with a
Read moreWhen Cops And Media Collide, Krauchick Ordered Away From Crime Scene
Steve Krauchick, who runs the online news site Doing It Local, had a run-in Tuesday evening with a Connecticut State Police officer called to the
Read moreGilmore Recalls The Legend of Judge Sarsfield Ford
OIB correspondent John J. Gilmore, former political reporter for the Bridgeport Post, predecessor of the Connecticut Post, shares a story about the power and personality
Read moreBerchem, Moses & Devlin Law Firm Establishes College Scholarship For City Students
Milford-based Berchem, Moses & Devlin, whose law partner Robert Berchem has been active in Bridgeport for decades, has launched a college scholarship program benefiting Bridgeport
Read moreNo Gusto For Musto–Opposes Government Reform Bill, Defies City Charter–Walker: Musto Fails
Following numerous letters and phone calls from constituents, State Senator Anthony Musto has finally come out of hiding, taking a public position against the government
Read moreNewton: Those Guys Make Me Look Like A Choir Boy
Ya just never know what former State Senator Ernie Newton, the Moses of his peeps, will say. From David Owens, Hartford Courant: Former state Sen.
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