Bob Curwen, one of the longest-serving City Council members who also co-chaired the Budget and Appropriations Committee for more than a decade, announced Monday night
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The Legislative Session Starts–Will Bridgeport Pols Bring Home The Bacon?
The city’s eight-member legislative delegation will receive the oath office on Wednesday including Andres Ayala as the new state senator for Connecticut’s 23rd District and
Read moreMusto And Ayala Urge Butler School Students To Contact Higher Ed
News release from State Senator Anthony Musto and Andres Ayala who will be sworn in next week as the new senator for Connecticut’s 23rd District,
Read more2012 Review: Ayala Wins State Senate Primary Over Newton, Gomes–Historic Election For Hispanics
We continue top stories of the year with the election of Andres Ayala to the State Senate that included a tough August primary battle against
Read moreWhat’s Your Story Of The Year? The Education Ballot Question Broke Spending Records
Sandy Hook in Newtown. It’s the horrific story of the year–nationally, locally and everything in between. The bloodiest gun massacre of school children in American
Read moreEd Gomes, The Warrior, Bids Farewell To State Senate
We may never know a politician in our lifetime like Ed Gomes. Honest, decent, caring, brutally candid, perhaps too candid for his own good. If
Read moreAny City Council Members Vulnerable?
Former City Councilman big “Mojo” Ralph Mojica, a regular OIB contributor, announced in a post he’s seriously considering running for his old legislative seat that
Read moreWill Bridgeport’s Legislative Delegation Have Any Juice With Sharkey’s Machine? Slots On The Agenda?
Nothing like a state budget gap to throw cold water on the holiday season. Outgoing Speaker of the House Chris Donovan and incoming Speaker Brendan
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