What’s government life like with a financial oversight board? Here’s a glimpse from my book Bow Tie Banker, a biography of David Carson, retired chief
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Looney Asserts Marilyn Delivers Moore For Her District
Touting the money she has returned to her district, State Senate President Martin Looney on Wednesday campaigned with State Senator Marilyn Moore tucked in a
Read moreCooling Centers Announced
From City Communications Director Av Harris: The Bridgeport Emergency Operations Center today is issuing an air quality control alert for the city of Bridgeport through
Read moreMario: It’s Like The Old Times Back In The ’90s
Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa loves to wax about the good ol’ days. For Mario it’s back to the future with his pal Joe Ganim.
Read moreStallworth Takes Unpaid Leave In Primary Brawl Against Pereira
You know there’s a battle when an incumbent state representative takes a two-week unpaid leave from his six-figure city government job to hold on to
Read moreMayor Selects Annette Negron To Fill School Board Vacancy, Will It Be Challenged?
Update: Board of Education member Maria Pereira had raised questions in the comments section about back taxes on a Jane Street property owned by Annette Negron.
Read moreStolen Radioactive Device Recovered
Update: Device recovered. Police say on Tuesday morning a resident of Douglas Street reported his vehicle had been broken into. Taken from the trunk of his
Read moreHe’s Baaack! The Old Geezer Returns
What, the Old Geezer is among the living? Charles Walsh, the irrepressible linguistic heirloom, resumes the wrinkled Runyon of rumination in new commentaries for OIB.
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