From State Senator Marilyn Moore: Senator Marilyn Moore (D-Bridgeport) joined a historic vote in the state Senate to retain and grow approximately 8,000 jobs at
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Bridgeport Correctional Officers Plan To Open Billiard Parlor
From Keila Torres Ocasio, CT Post: Four Bridgeport correctional officers plan to open a billiard parlor downtown next month in the former Citytrust building. City
Read moreFinance Is Ruining America
In Greenwich, Darien, and New Canaan, Connecticut, bankers are earning astonishing amounts. Does that have anything to do with the poverty in Bridgeport, just a
Read more$1 Million For Bridgeport Youth Club Unaccounted For
Seems the city isn’t the only one that can’t keep track of money. From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Where’s the money? McCarthy was concerned when
Read moreKohut’s Plan For Bridgeport Rising, Giving Wings To The Phoenix
OIB asked one of the city’s preeminent policy wonks Jeff Kohut for his take on what he would do were he city development chief. Grab
Read moreMalloy, Stafstrom Tour City Plant
Governor Dan Malloy joined State Rep. Steve Stafstrom for a tour of Phillips Fuel Systems, a successful legacy of the late City Councilman and school
Read moreDangerous Intersection To Receive Signal Improvements
The corner of State Street and Lafayette Boulevard is a magnet for Downtown traffic accidents. State Rep. Chris Rosario who lost a constituent in an intersection
Read moreO&G Relocation Battle Heats Up
The administration of former Mayor Bill Finch urged O&G to move its Seaview Avenue operation to the West End. Following pushback from neighborhood residents, Mayor
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