The city’s Charter Revision Commission commences regular meetings on Tuesday to begin shaping questions that presumably will appear on the November ballot for voter approval. Mayor
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OIB friend Rob Sullivan, editor of the Bridgeport Banner wants you to become his 100,000th reader. See details below. Hey Sully, what’s this we’re hearing about
Read moreAlvin Penn’s Legacy, ‘The Penn Act’ Against Police Profiling
Not later than January 1, 2000, each municipal police department and the Department of Public Safety shall adopt a written policy that prohibits the stopping,
Read moreHow Do You Spell Nuts? The Absentee Ballot Queen Wants Registrar Of Voters Job
Hold on to your absentee ballots. City Councilwoman Lydia Martinez, an admitted absentee ballot cheat, wants to be Democratic Registrar of Voters. She has contacted
Read moreFire Up The Absentee Ballots, The Passion Of District Politics
So what it’s the middle of winter? Why should that stop city pols from throwing a few primaries? OIB spies tell us a couple of
Read moreNewton Makes It Official, State Senate Run Sets Up Rematch With Ed Gomes
Former State Senator Ernie Newton has filed the paperwork with the state in an effort to regain his old seat currently occupied by Ed Gomes
Read moreSanta And Linda Full Of Grace
Hey, who says our local election officials don’t get it right? An election complaint brought by Scott Purdie, a November write-in candidate for mayor, against Registrars
Read moreAnchors Aweigh! Obsitnik Registers Cash For Congress
Steve Obsitnik, Republican candidate for Democrat Jim Himes’ U.S. House seat in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District, reports his campaign has raised more than $250K. 0
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