The war for control of the Bridgeport Board of Education is far from over, and it would not surprise if Mayor Bill Finch brings a
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How Does Finch Defeat Working Families Party School Board Members?
Mayor Bill Finch has made clear in recent remarks that reform of city schools–following city voters’ defeat of his November ballot question to appoint school
Read moreMac The Knife! City Council’s White Out Leads To Federal Lawsuit
Last May, the city’s legislative services director Tom White took issue with OIB’s assertion that he wanted to “reform the way” the City Council conducts
Read moreAs Courant Loses Statewide Juice, Hearst Newspapers Becomes A Player
It used to be the Hartford Courant was the dominant media force in Connecticut and then there was everyone else. No more. The Courant is
Read moreSuper Pay Or Super Value? Assessing The Worth Of School Chiefs
Paul Vallas recently told OIB he’d be open to an extended contract offer from the Board of Education beyond the end of the school year
Read moreWhat’s In Your Crystal Ball?
Do you have a resolution? As we segue into 2013, what’s on the horizon for the state’s largest city? 0
Read moreA Kidney, A Match, Two Lives–Val Sorrentino And Karen Silvernail, A Story Of Courage And Resilience
A new year, a new beginning, a new life. Think about the things that matter. Val Sorrentino and Karen Silvernail came together in 2012 so
Read moreBridgeport 2012: Lost And Found
Fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee makes it his business to serve as the x-ray vision into city government. He reads, he reviews, he pokes, prods
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