The City Council’s Ordinance Committee will consider a proposal Tuesday night by Council President Aidee Nieves and freshman co-sponsor Tyler Mack calling for separate legal
Read more
Tag: Aidee Nieves
Gen Now Coalition Partners Seek City Council Empowerment
In an editorial that also appeared in the CT Post, a coalition of city reformers backs a move by the City Council to institutionalize independence
Read more
City Council President Nieves: Legislative Body Requires Its Own Legal And Budget Advice
You can’t serve two masters. Hate one and love the other, right? City Council President Aidee Nieves asserts “it’s time we build confidence with our
Read more
Battle Royal–Town Committee Seats Next Fight Round For East Side Kids
There’s really nothing like East Side politics. Fight, make up, fight again, defections, genuflecting demands, smooch my ring requirements. What the heck even Pope Francis
Read more
City Council Confirms Housing/Hotel Phase For Steelpointe Harbor
File image, Steelpointe Harbor, June 2021. The City Council Monday night by a 14-5 vote approved a tax abatement for the next phase of the
Read more
Here We Go: Engaging Political Year On Tap
What to look for in 2022: Two months away from primaries for March Democratic Town Committee seats, the officials who conduct party business, endorse candidates
Read more
Steelpointe Harbor Housing/Hotel Proposal Backed By City Council Committee
A joint committee of the City Council Tuesday night approved by a 9-1 vote a tax abatement for the next phase of the Steelpointe Harbor
Read more
Nieves Wins Another Term As City Council President, Sets Committee Assignments–Weldon Remains School Board Chair
Running unopposed, Bridgeport’s first Latina City Council President Aidee Nieves Monday night was elected to serve another two years as leader of the legislative body.
Read more