Noon update: The Bridgeport Port Authority and its Executive Director Joe Riccio have agreed to part ways effective Tuesday. OIB friend Denis O’Malley, chairman of the
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How’s Finch Doing After 18 Months? Plus: Brownfield Bucks
Mayor Bill Finch has just about reached his first 18 months in office. Where did the time go? Former Mayor John Fabrizi would love to fast
Read moreShoo SHU’s Shoe
Okay, I’m counting on my OIB field reporters for help on this. A few days ago, driving by Winthrop School in the North End, I
Read moreWill You Help Me, Or What? Plus: Kaye Williams, The Best Of Bridgeport
Help a constituent, make a friend. That’s the mother’s milk of popular government. When you walk into City Hall on Lyon Terrace or the Annex on
Read moreTribal Warfare, More Sludge News, And Gene The Machine
This means war. From the Hartford Courant: The Mohegan Indian tribe is threatening to withhold millions of dollars in slot-machine payments to the state if
Read moreThe Budget, Always The Budget, Plus: The Best Of Bridgeport
This is a crucial budget cycle for Mayor Bill Finch in the worst economy (for most of us) in our lifetime. I harp on the budget because
Read moreIt’s Budget Time, Plus: Remembering Steve Sasala
Yup, there’s something of a blizzard out there today, but I’m wondering how deep the financial drifts will be when Mayor Bill Finch submits his budget
Read morePerfume For The Skunks
It’s Three Kings Day. If you were king for the day what would you do to fix this national, state and local financial train wreck?
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