OIB friend Paul Bass, editor of the New Haven Independent, shares this interview with United Illuminating CEO Franklyn Reynolds. UI’s parent company Avangrid is creating
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Mail-In Voting Rescued Senator Moore’s 2020 Primary Campaign, Will Puritanical State Expand Ballot Access?
Forward-thinking Connecticut, for all its health care advancements, institutions of higher learning, leading the country in COVID vaccination percentage; embraces the most restrictive voting laws
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Budget Committee Approves Spending Plan, Money For 60 New Cops, Mil Rate Lowered To 43.45
The Budget & Appropriations Committee on Saturday approved a spending document of approximately $598 million for the fiscal year starting July 1, shifting $2.5 million
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Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa Recovering From Serious Heart Bypass Surgery
File image: Mario Testa prepares to address Democratic insiders at his restaurant Septuagenarian Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa is recovering from quintuple bypass surgery, a
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Watch: Lamont, FEMA Open Mobile Vaccination Unit In Bridgeport, See Locations
Governor Ned Lamont on Monday hosted a news conference at Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo in Bridgeport to announce the deployment of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s first-in-the-nation
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Coming Soon, Ganim’s Budget Plan: Little Tax Cut, Big Tax Cut, Something Else?
In two weeks Mayor Joe Ganim will submit his spending plan to the City Council for the budget year beginning July 1 that includes the
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Bridgeport’s Bonanza: $241 Million Poised In Direct Aid From Federal Stimulus Package
Tucked into the stimulus relief bill signed by President Biden is something leaders from cities and towns across America have jawboned their congressional representatives for
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Watch: Lamont’s Budget Address
Governor Lamont’s budget address: Documents related to Governor Lamont’s fiscal year 2022-2023 budget proposal and his package of 2021 legislative proposals have been published online
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