11 a.m. update: Okay, this is the Bridgeport politics we know and love. I’ve been getting emails and phone calls from political operatives saying, ‘Forget
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Revolving BOE Seats
Classic OIB dynamic brewing over two open Board of Education seats. Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez of Black Rock wants in. Mayor Bill Finch isn’t
Read morePort Authority Tsunami Continues, Full City Council Vote Set For Monday
Get the lifejackets ready! A special meeting of the City Council has been set for Monday night at 7:30 to act on the Ordinance Committee’s
Read moreWalk This Way, Talk This Way
As OIB friend Tom Kelly says the city’s legislative lobbyist in Hartford represents the ultimate in jaywalking. One day after it was disclosed that the
Read moreMayor And Max Strike A Deal, Plus: This Is Nuts! And Sarah’s Loaded Speech
After the charges, counter charges, letter war and turf protection, Mayor Bill Finch and Board of Education President Max Medina have reached common ground on
Read moreCraps At The Capitol, Plus: Education Candidates
Yikes. What happens if the Connecticut Legislature doesn’t approve the two-year moratorium Mayor Bill Finch wants regarding the city’s investment share in the pension fund for uniformed services? I
Read moreMerrick Alpert Visits, Mother Rell’s Keno, GOP Speaks, The Blonde Banshee, And Clemons
Chris Dodd’s mired in a mortgage-load of dung and it doesn’t look like things will get better for Connecticut’s senior senator any time soon. The Q Poll
Read moreDodd Still In Trouble, Plus: The Spin On Spinelli
Another stick-in-the-eye poll for Chris Dodd. No one knows his primary challenger Merrick Alpert, yet Alpert is down just 20 points among Democrats in the
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