State Senator Marilyn Moore’s recent ascension as Senate chair of the State Bond Commission is paying dividends for Bridgeport in the city-suburban district she represents.
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Weighing A Ganim Challenge–Does Marilyn Want Moore?
Mayor Joe Ganim’s raising money, banging phones, crashing festivals, schmoozing voters all across the state in his Runyonesque run for governor while trying to balance
Read moreIs Lamont Nervous About Ganim? Maybe, Maybe Not–In Campaigns Appearances Matter
Less than six weeks from primaries for governor; is anyone engaged other than candidates, party insiders and political junkies? In 2010, the last time Democrats
Read moreMcCarthy Bids Goodbye To City Council A Second Time
He thought he had bid farewell to the City Council last year, but just when he thought he was out former council President Tom McCarthy
Read moreFor The Love Of Money, Taxpayer Money
In what was Tom McCarthy’s likely final City Council meeting, a constant presence for many of those years, fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee, barked out
Read moreWhen In Congress, Go Back To Congress Street Bridge, Himes Returns
Ten years ago, challenging incumbent Republican Chris Shays, Jim Himes made his bones in Bridgeport barbecuing Shays on his failure to deliver bucks for a
Read moreWhat’s In A Name? Blue And Gold
Wow, something unanimous on the school board, with one abstention, and it’s all in a name. The Board of Education, following a roar from the
Read moreLamont Wants To Avoid Campaign Mosh Pit With Ganim
The Democratic convention is over; Ned Lamont is the endorsed candidate for governor. Now what? Mayor Joe Ganim’s petition drive continues in his quest to
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