Heading into the 2023 municipal election cycle a fissure between Mayor Joe Ganim and a City Council majority over the timing of charter revision that
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Tag: Ernie Newton
Showing Humility, Pereira Apologizes To Newton, Committee Assignments Restored
Maria Pereira and Ernie Newton have gone back and forth from literal pissing contests to sharp exchanges from their City Council perches. The talk of
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Eneida Martinez: “I Have The Votes” To Return To City Council–Working Families Party Wants One Of Their Own
Former East End city councilor Eneida Martinez is making plans to return to the legislative body to fill the seat of the woman who defeated
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Wanda Simmons Resigns From City Council
East End City Council member Wanda Simmons, who struggled with health issues that resulted in her missing many meetings, has resigned from the City Council.
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Gaston Outspent Incumbent Bradley By Nearly 3 To 1 In State Senate Primary
City faith leader Herron Gaston spent approximately $120,000, most of it public dollars, to defeat incumbent State Senator Dennis Bradley in the August 9 Democratic
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Gaston Defeats Bradley, Huge Favorite To Become State Senator
City faith leader Herron Gaston, the city’s assistant chief administrative officer, has defeated embattled State Senator Dennis Bradley who’s awaiting trial on federal campaign finance
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Political Pariahs Bradley, Hennessy Hope To Hold Off Insurgents Gaston, Brown
Two incumbents, both of whom are outcasts with state legislative leadership that direct funding sources to Bridgeport, face stern challenges as the featured local races
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Will The Pereira Financial Payout Pay Off For Hennessy’s Reelection?
About 50 percent of the funds spent by State Rep. Jack Hennessy’s reelection campaign has been allocated to staff wages, an extreme outlier for a
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