From Gemeem Davis & Callie Gale Heilmann, Co-Directors, Bridgeport Generation Now “The ruling by Superior Court Judge Barry Stevens that the Ganim Administration violated Bridgeport’s
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Category: Analysis and Comment
Paging All Map Makers–Pull Out Your Etch A Sketch To Re-Draw Political District Lines
The last time Bridgeport’s legislative boundaries were redrawn by the state brought about a political sea change that washed away an incumbent and buoyed an
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In The Army, Private Carson Tested The Detonation Accuracy of Hand Grenades
We salute veterans this week. OIB has a couple of extraordinary vets with local ties to highlight starting with David Ellis Adams Carson, retired chief
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Anti-Vaxxer Wanda Simmons Must Provide Covid Test Results Prior To In-Person Meetings Of City Council
When the City Council resumes in-person sessions in 2022, anti-vaxxer Wanda Simmons must provide Covid test results every two weeks within three days prior to
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Weldon, Joe-So Win Minority Party School Board Seats
Just think, they have four more years together. Republican Board of Education Chair John Weldon and incumbent Joe Sokolovic have captured the two remaining minority-party
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School Board Races And Anti-Vaxxer Wanda Simmons Emerge During Sleepy Election Cycle
Barring a write-in miracle for City Council seats, the general election is mostly all about who’ll occupy the minority party slots on the Board of
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Wanted: Gladiator Personnel Director
The executive search firm CPS HR Consulting the city has retained to assist with the hiring of the Personnel Director position has created quite the application
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In Latest Conviction, Government’s Case Builds Against Senator Bradley
Last week’s guilty plea by State Senator Dennis Bradley’s 2018 campaign worker Tina Manus offers a glimpse into how federal prosecutors are building their case
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