From city Communications Director Brett Broesder: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy and Mayor Bill Finch joined other elected officials and developers today in Bridgeport to stress the importance of the federal Historic Tax Preservation Incentive Program, which is vital to ongoing improvement efforts in Bridgeport’s downtown.
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Murphy Joins Finch For Dowtown Tour Emphasizing Tax Credits
January 11th, 2015 · 9 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
Tags: Bill Finch·Brett Broesder·Chris Murphy·David Kooris·Denese Taylor-Moye·Jack Banta
‘Enough Is Enough’ Murphy Rips State Election Process, Urges Ballot Reform
November 20th, 2014 · 12 Comments · News and Events
U.S. Senator Chris Murphy, four years from his reelection, has issued a blistering attack on the state’s system for voting, highlighting breakdowns across the state, including the 2010 ballot shortage in Bridgeport, “denying Connecticut citizens the right to vote, and provide a rationalization for those that decided to stay home in the first place.”
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How’s Finch Doing A Year From Reelection? Any Challengers?
September 15th, 2014 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Law Enforcement
Mayor Bill Finch was there, so was former Mayor John Fabrizi, as well as Finch’s 2011 Democratic primary opponent Mary-Jane Foster. They showed up Saturday at a campaign headquarters on the West Side to support Democratic candidates for various state and federal offices in November. Party regulars waved the flag for this election cycle, but […]
Tags: Auden Grogins·Bill Finch·Bob Keeley·Bridgeport Bluefish·Chris Caruso·Chris Murphy·Dan Malloy·David Daniels·Dick Blumenthal·Enrique Torres·Harding High School·Joe Ganim·John Fabrizi·Linda McMahon·Mary-Jane Foster·Pleasure Beach·Steelpointe Harbor·University of Bridgeport
Murphy Wants Call To Action For Underwater Mortgages
May 18th, 2014 · 7 Comments · News and Events
From U.S. Senator Chris Murphy: On Monday U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) will visit the Housing Development Fund in Bridgeport to call for action to reduce the number of underwater mortgages throughout the city. In a recent study, Bridgeport was ranked tenth in a list of U.S. cities with the highest percentage of underwater mortgages. […]
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Did You Vote? Crunch Time
November 4th, 2014 · 27 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, News and Events
On a perfect day for voting two days after President Obama visited Central High School to urge support of Governor Dan Malloy for another four-year term, city electors cast votes for the state’s highest office as well as other state and federal legislative seats. Bridgeport has roughly 58,000 registered voters, down several thousand electors from […]
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Tags: Barack Obama·Chris Murphy·Dan Malloy·Dick Blumenthal·Marilyn Moore·Paul Ganim·Rick Costantini·Tom Foley