In the proposed budget he submits to the City Council in a few weeks, Mayor Joe Ganim will include an extra $5 million to the
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Category: Analysis and Comment
Swirling Machinations For Leadership – Strap In For The DTC Organizational Meeting
Following last Tuesday’s Democratic Town Committee primaries in three districts, the 90-member political body will meet March 12, 5:30 p.m. in the Margaret Morton Government
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Powell: Organizing By Identity Groups Risks Stereotyping And Caricaturing People
From media partner Chris Powell: Chris Powell has written about Connecticut government and politics for many years. (CPowell@cox.net) Why are some people Democrats and others
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Commentary: Black History Month Should Never Feel Procedural
Bridgeport resident Dr. Shanté T. Hanks, a senior official with the Connecticut Department of Housing, declares in this commentary “In a city like Bridgeport, rich in
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Senator Gaston: Racism, Sexism, And Every Other “ism” That Seeks To Divide Us Thrives When Good People Grow Quiet
From State Senator Herron Gaston: The State of the Union was demonstrative of a moment in our nation’s history where some wish to rewind the
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AARP: Financial Pressures Push Many Connecticut Residents 45+To Consider Leaving The State
From AARP CT: According to new findings from AARP’s latest Vital Voices survey, affordability concerns are growing for Connecticut residents age 45 and older. Since
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‘Let The Guy Who Put The Snow There Take It Away’–A Blizzard Shovels A Mayor From The Past, Socialist Jasper McLevy
It’s a good thing for incumbents Bridgeport doesn’t conduct its elections in the spring. Some of them would be plowed into electoral oblivion from constituents
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Mount Trashmore, Marching With Jesse Jackson And The Coalition To Rebuild Bridgeport
Joshua Nessen, the Executive Director for Greater Bridgeport Interfaith Action from 1991-1998, shares in this commentary the coalition that brought pressure to remove the illegal
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