Margaret Morton Margaret Morton, the first African American woman elected to the Connecticut State Senate, was a transformational figure in city politics. She passed away on Saturday. She has
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Finch Schedules Public Budget Sessions
From Mayor Finch: Mayor Finch Plans Public Budget Overview Sessions Mayor Bill Finch today announced a series of public budget presentations to be held in
Read moreSully Files Paperwork To Take On The Banshee
Bridgeport Banner Editor Rob Sullivan has submitted paperwork with the state forming a candidate committee to challenge State Rep. Auden Grogins, the blonde banshee from
Read moreMayor’s Business Community Speech
Mayor Bill Finch will have a lot to talk about when he delivers the mayor’s annual address to the business community at a luncheon March
Read moreOkay Class, City Finances 101
Bridgeport financial watchdog John Marshall Lee has produced the first of a series of YouTube videos about city finances. Check it out. He also pens
Read moreDid Lydia Lose Her Claws Against Santa? Is Andres Ayala’s Head In The Sand?
City Councilwoman Lydia Martinez lost more than just control of her district on Tuesday, if a recount scheduled for Monday upholds the 5-4 town committee
Read morePelto: ‘Elected BOE Faces Almost Certain Death’
Jonathan Pelto, Connecticut political analyst, weighs in with his take on the state of city schools courtesy of his site jonathanpelto.com: Returning from the “dead” – Bridgeport’s
Read moreWill Reshaping Education Become Finch’s Legacy?
Every mayor has a legacy, good, bad or indifferent. Mayor Bill Finch is acting like a pol who will have no problem embracing school reform
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