Jeff Kohut, an independent candidate for mayor, is urging General Electric to make Bridgeport home for its plan to build a mega solar-panel plant. Grab
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Foster Urges Plan For City To Meet Pension Obligations
Democratic mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster has sent a letter to leadership of Connecticut’s House and Senate to take steps requiring the city to develop a plan to meet
Read moreMary-Jane Foster Gears Up Mayoral Announcement
Mary-Jane Foster has raised more than $50,000 as she prepares a formal declaration to seek the Democratic nomination for mayor. Look for an official announcement next
Read moreFoster: City Council Members On Public Payroll A Conflict
Mary-Jane Foster, who has formed a candidate committee and is expected next week to announce her plans to seek the Democratic nomination for mayor via
Read moreGomes: Reform CitiStat Culture
Democratic mayoral candidate John Gomes, former director of the city’s government-efficiency CitiStat program, weighs in on the state of the department he once managed. A
Read moreRedrawing Political Lines, No Sniffing In My District!
This process should be fun to watch. PUBLIC HEARING, SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON REDISTRICTING The Special Committee on Redistricting will hold a Public Hearing
Read moreFoster: Dude, Show Us The Documents–How Much Dough For Lawyers?
When you issue a Freedom of Information request to Bridgeport’s City Attorney’s Office, the lawyers there don’t exactly do backflips to accommodate. About four weeks ago Mary-Jane
Read moreGomes: Heal The Wounds Of Blight
Democratic mayoral candidate John Gomes shares his perspective on addressing blight in the city. See below: Blight in Bridgeport; the wound that needs healing. In
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