Government observer John Marshall Lee addressed the City Council Tuesday night highlighting issues filling and maintaining positions on boards and commissions. From Lee: As Council
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Gaston, Gee, Brown Join General Assembly–Brown Resigns City Council Seat
Bridgeport added three new members to its legislative delegation on Wednesday during swearing-in ceremonies for all members of the General Assembly. Marcus Brown and Fred
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City Council Approves Funding To Advance Key East End Development
A vital development in the East End that includes a grocery store, healthcare facility, pharmacy and jazz-themed restaurant was approved for a total $1 million
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For New Year, Political Power Play Confronts Mayor And City Council
Heading into the 2023 municipal election cycle a fissure between Mayor Joe Ganim and a City Council majority over the timing of charter revision that
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In Clash With Ganim, City Council’s Charter Examination Falls Short
For a second time the City Council’s efforts to empanel a Charter Revision Commission next year failed, this time by one vote in a Monday
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Bob Walsh, Former City Councilman, Campaign Warrior, Dies
Robert Walsh, the curmudgeonly former City Council member who railed against political elite while serving Bridgeport’s West Side for more than a decade passed away
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Ganim, City Council Leadership At Loggerheads Over Timing Of Charter Revision
The City Council Monday night is scheduled to vote on empaneling a Charter Revision Commission to update the document guiding Bridgeport’s rules and regulations that
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Showing Humility, Pereira Apologizes To Newton, Committee Assignments Restored
Maria Pereira and Ernie Newton have gone back and forth from literal pissing contests to sharp exchanges from their City Council perches. The talk of
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