U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy joined 22 of their Democratic colleagues today in urging President Obama to use his executive power to eliminate
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GOP Chair Slater Calls Out Bridgeport Legislators On Syrian Refugees
The municipal election cycle is over. Up next, the legislative election. Bridgeport Republican Town Chair John Slater isn’t wasting any time putting the city’s eight-member
Read moreLow-Income Children Vulnerable To Government Shutdown
News release from Senator Chris Murphy and Congressman Jim Himes: Today, just days before congressional Republicans could potentially shut down the U.S. government, U.S. Senator
Read moreFinch Endorses Clinton For President
From the Finch campaign: Today, Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch announced that he is officially endorsing Hillary Clinton’s campaign for President of the United States. 0
Read moreCity Councilor Mary McBride Lee Honored On 50th Anniversary Of Voting Rights Act
UPDATE: CT Post reporter Brian Lockhart weighs in here From Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill: Secretary of the State Denise Merrill today honored
Read moreKohut: Vote Out Status Quo
Whether local, state or federal elected officials, policy wonk Jeff Kohut, a 2011 petitioning candidate for mayor, says Bridgeport’s interests have not been served well
Read moreMalloy Endorses Hillary, Balks At Endorsement For Finch
WFSB 3 Connecticut Although he has attended a fundraiser for Mayor Bill Finch, Governor Dan Malloy stopped short, for now, of endorsing him for a
Read moreGot Milk? How About A Fair Minimum Wage Too?
OIB friend Doug Wade (Milkman) who operates the family-owned Wade’s Dairy on Barnum Avenue advocates automatic adjustments for the minimum wage to rise along with
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