Decision time for a bunch of political operatives including West Side City Councilman Marcus Brown. Brown emerged several years ago as one of the new
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Category: Analysis and Comment
Judge Radcliffe’s Ruling Moves DeFilippo Step Closer To Liquor Store Opening
Superior Court Judge Dale Radcliffe on Friday removed an obstacle to City Councilman Michael DeFilippo’s years-long legal skirmish to reopen a liquor store on Brooklawn
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‘Rock And Roll’–Newton Weighs State Senate Run Against Bradley
City Councilman Ernie Newton, the “returning citizen navigator,” is a resilient survivor in city politics. You gotta get up to get down. Newton know the
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Happy Urine Year: OIB Story Goes Viral In 2019, The Literal Pissing Contest Between Pereira And Newton
Readers were both fascinated and speechless in April, and it became the royal flush of stories that went national. Maria Pereira and Ernie Newton now
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Chris Taylor: Part Tony Soprano, Part Ralph Kramden, Part Cable Guy
Board of Education member Chris Taylor’s feeling like Public Enemy No. 1 in Connecticut’s largest city. It will be up to him (and his lawyer)
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2020 Political Vision, Gander Key Election Dates
The business of electioneering never really ends in Connecticut’s largest city. Glory be for that because OIB would be out of business. 2020 is a
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Examining Top Stories Of 2019: Ganim Survives ‘Moore Movement’
Another mayoral year, another capricious cycle that caused political whiplash. Asserting “I declare war on every person and every thing that has kept Bridgeport in bondage,”
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Paging Canned Assistant Chief James Nardozzi–Who Needs Gold, Frankincense And Myrrh When Cash Is King?
New Assistant Chief Rebeca Garcia is now on board with a six-figure salary while the last person to occupy the rank James Nardozzi is on
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