From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: The University of Bridgeport banners lining Park Avenue at the seaside campus read: “A World of Opportunities.” For Democratic Mayor
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Finch Marks Five Years As Mayor–How’s He Doing?
Can you believe it? Bill Finch has been mayor of the state’s most populous city for five years. He won a close Democratic primary over
Read moreRell, Show Horse; Malloy, Work Horse–A Study In Contrasts
When she was governor, Jodi Rell’s idea of economic development for the state’s largest city was a prison on the Upper East Side. Such vision.
Read moreAs State Budget Woes Continue, Bass Pro Would Be Nice Catch
If the city, state and Bridgeport Landing, developer of the East Side renewal project Steelpointe Harbor, can nail down a deal with mega outdoor retailer
Read moreExamining Property Taxes In Connecticut–Where Does Bridgeport Rate?
What do you pay in taxes? The property tax, also called millage rate, or mill rate or mil rate, or anything vile you want to
Read moreMore Red News, $365 Million Hole
From Keith M. Phaneuf and Arielle Levin Becke, www.ctmirror.org This year’s state budget is $365 million in the red, nearly double the level needed to
Read moreKohut: Charter Question Defeat Has Awakened Sleeping Giant
Policy wonk extraordinaire Jeff Kohut, 2011 mayoral candidate, claims the defeat of last Tuesday’s ballot question designed for Mayor Bill Finch to appoint school board
Read moreCandidates Spending Their Own Money Or Candidates Whose Contributors Want To Buy Them?
Greg Hladky of www.ct.com wonders if Linda McMahon’s second consecutive double-digit loss in a general election for U.S. Senate is giving 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate
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