From Cayla Bamberger, CT Post: Goodwin University has completed the $32 million acquisition and accreditation of most of the University of Bridgeport’s academic programs and
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Category: Education
As City Council Primaries Take Shape, Senators Bradley And Moore Position For 2023 Mayoral Runs
This is a City Council, school board election cycle, but it’s not too soon to parse its impact on the 2023 mayoral campaign that already
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Moore Votes Yes To Extend Absentee Ballot Option Through November Election, Supports Early Voting As Wave Of Future
2021 is an election cycle for City Council and Board of Education. If passed into law, as it was in 2020, this measure allows all
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Gen Now: City Budget Step In Right Direction For Police Reform, Investment In Schools
The civic action group Bridgeport Generation Now tosses around compliments of city government like manhole covers. Following Monday night’s vote by the City Council the
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City Council Lowers Tax Rate, Nieves Castigates Disengaged Budget Loafers
The City Council, as expected Monday night, approved a $598 million budget that includes a reduction in the tax rate by 10.5 mils, money for
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Budget Committee Approves Spending Plan, Money For 60 New Cops, Mil Rate Lowered To 43.45
The Budget & Appropriations Committee on Saturday approved a spending document of approximately $598 million for the fiscal year starting July 1, shifting $2.5 million
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Your Chance To Squawk About The Municipal Budget In Election Year For City Council
The City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee, chaired by Scott Burns and Ernie Newton, will conduct a public hearing Tuesday at 7 p.m. regarding the
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Citing Conflict, City Council Lances Resolution Benefiting Two Members Who Pursue Takeover Of UB
In a rare move Monday night, the City Council rejected a resolution–customarily referred to committee–proposing the Education and Social Services Committee create a task force to recommend
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