Connecticut state budget director Ben Barnes, former financial chief of Bridgeport schools, opens up about what makes the state’s fiscal situation sick: hospitals. Barnes will
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Pereira, Barr Protective Order Battle To Be Continued
Board of Education member Maria Pereira’s court application for a protective order against political rival Tony Barr must live to fight another day. On Thursday
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Oh, Nancy, Those Shoes–Wyman Tapped To Take Over As Dem Party Chair
She’s the most popular pol in Connecticut and now Lieutenant Governor Nancy Wyman, who eschewed a run for governor, will wear those shoes (full
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What’s In Your Tax Bill? ‘Bridgeport Buzz’ Brochure Highlights City Advancements
Nothing like the power of incumbency to showcase public improvements, especially heading into an election year, a rite of passage for many chief elected officials
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Andy Fardy, Retired City Arson Investigator, Passes Away, Services On Sunday
Update: includes services. Growly, passionate, outspoken, irascible, craggy-faced; firefighter, husband, father, grandfather. Andy Fardy was all those things. The retired city arson investigator and charter
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Dueling Protective Orders, Barr And Pereira File Court Complaints
Bridgeport politics can be a contact sport in more ways than one. Upper East Side political foes Maria Pereira and Tony Barr have both filed
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Council Committee Approves Chief Perez Contract
The City Council’s Contracts Committee Tuesday night approved a five-year deal for Police Chief AJ Perez, amending the document to include payouts for unused holidays
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State Bond Commission Flights $15 Million In Infrastructure Upgrades For Airport, Bridge And Flood Control
The State Bond Commission on Tuesday, the last chaired by outgoing Governor Dan Malloy, approved roughly $15 million in infrastructure improvements for Bridgeport including $7
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