The war for control of the Bridgeport Board of Education is far from over, and it would not surprise if Mayor Bill Finch brings a ballot question to voters in a party-controlled, lower-turnout election (like this year). The mayor lost a battle in November but the war continues. Here’s a national take on the Bridgeport [...]
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The Fight To Control School Boards, Bridgeport Case Examined
January 4th, 2013 · 8 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Education
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·Jonathan Pelto·Mike Bloomberg·Paul Vallas
What If Finch Left The Democratic Party? Dreaming Political Freedom
November 30th, 2012 · 23 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
Mayor Bill Finch has been mumbling the past few days about some of his political appointments derailing city progress. Yes, what if Finch bolted the ranks of the donkeys? Ciao. Sayonara. Adiós. See ya. You’re on your own. Bye bye. I’ve changed my registration to unaffiliated. He has three full years left in his second [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Chris Murphy·Jasper McLevy·Joe Lieberman·Lowell Weicker·Mike Bloomberg·Ned Lamont
Bloomberg Donated $20K To PAC Financing Yes Vote On Ballot Question
November 2nd, 2012 · 29 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Education, News and Events
Update, includes coverage from Pelto: Mike Bloomberg who enjoys mayoral control of New York City schools donated $20,000 to Residents For A Better Bridgeport, the political action committee driving the voter outreach in support of a yes vote for Tuesday’s ballot question that would give Mayor Bill Finch the power to appoint school board members [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Excel Bridgeport·Jonathan Pelto·Lillian Wade·Mike Bloomberg
“Focused Deterrence” To Target Gun Violence–Mayor In DC To Address Need For Airport Safety
June 21st, 2012 · 9 Comments · News and Events
Governor Dannel Malloy today was joined by federal, state and local officials to announce a program to curb gun violence in Connecticut cities. Mayor Bill Finch could not attend the meeting with Malloy. He was in Washington meeting with transportation officials about safety measures at Sikorsky Memorial Airport. The airport is owned by the city, [...]
Tags: Bill Finch·Dan Malloy·Housatonic Community College·Joe Gaudett·John DeStefano·Michael Lawlor·Mike Bloomberg·Sikorsky Memorial Airport·Tyrone McClain
Who Knew We Were So Smart?
June 4th, 2012 · 6 Comments · Best of Bridgeport
A report by the Brookings Institute reveals the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk region has the highest concentration of college-educated residents in the northeast. From www.smartplanet.com: Nestled in between New York City and academic institutions like Yale University and the University of Bridgeport, the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk area has the highest concentration of college graduates in the Northeast: 44 percent. While [...]
Eversly’s No Little Snoozy, Highlights Accomplishments
March 27th, 2013 · 24 Comments · Analysis and Comment, Development and Zoning
No one can accuse former city development chief Don Eversley of backing down. Eversley, who’s taken all kinds of heat from OIB posters, defends his honor in this lengthy rejoinder to his critics, as a follow-up to his statement the other day characterizing OIB posters as “miserable, bitter old people that post online.” In fact, [...]
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Tags: Bijou Square·Bill Finch·Don Eversley·John Marshall Lee·Mike Bloomberg