State Rep. Chris Caruso today endorsed former Stamford Mayor Dan Malloy for governor setting up a showdown between supporters of Malloy and his Democratic gubernatorial
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Holy Habanero, Things Heating Up
Tsunami Tuesday’s approaching. How will you vote two weeks from today? Will you vote? That’s a rhetorical question, of course. OIB readers vote! (It just may
Read morePoise Your Tents (And Tokes) The Vibes Touches Down
Hey, GOTV is next week. No, not Get Out The Vote. Gathering Of The Vibes. The annual hippie fest returns to Seaside Park, the waterfront
Read moreHow Are Your AB Muscles? Let Us Vote Early, Plus: Should Lamont Debate Malloy?
Say absentee ballot in Bridgeport, and it was money in the bank. (The question was whose bank account?) Say absentee ballot and you wondered just how
Read moreThe Bridgeport Connections, Sizing Up Malloy-Lamont Fight, Plus: Mayor’s Community Forum
Three weeks to Tsunami Tuesday and counting. The state’s largest city is a player in the Democratic gubernatorial primary battle between Dan Malloy and Ned
Read moreBurning In The Heat Wave, Plus: OIB Fireworks Exclusive, And Fedele Gets Public Dough
Jesus, it’s hot. It’s making me delusional (more than normal). So hot I swear I saw Pete Finch’s arresting officers present him with a street sign that
Read moreWhen Crime Dictates A Campaign
It used to be when the economy tanked crime soared. That, at least, is what happened in the late 1980s into the early 1990s. Some
Read moreEducation Politics: As Voters Itch, Mitch Does Switch
If you think screaming at a public hearing doesn’t matter, the recent machinations involving the Board of Education will set you straight. A few weeks ago it
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