The hand-wringing swamping the Bridgeport business community, the editorial board of the Connecticut Post, various media outlets in the state such as the Hartford Courant and
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Comeback Kid! Ganim Regains Mayoralty In Big Historic Fashion
It’s now mayor-elect Ganim. Former Mayor Joe Ganim has cemented his quest for voter redemption, handily winning back his old job, according to unofficial results.
Read moreCrunch Time! One Week Left To Election, Sizing Up Ganim, Foster, Torres
Joe Ganim carries a refrain inside his head that goes something like this, “I’ve come too far, I’ve come too far.” Ganim won the Democratic
Read moreMcEnroe: Why Won’t Ganim Come Completely Clean?
NPR host and Hartford Courant columnist Colin McEnroe raises a relevant question: why does Joe Ganim say I screwed up, but …? The former accomplished
Read moreScrapped Tax Deal Back On City Council Agenda, Finch Asks Council To Table It
Rejected by the City Council in May, the city’s legislative body tonight (Monday) may revisit a revised 35-year tax abatement for the mixed-use Crescent Crossing
Read moreGenerous Public Employee Compensation A Burden On Taxpayers
In a commentary that also appears in the Hartford Courant, Bridgeport resident David Walker, former U.S. comptroller general, writes “Connecticut pays its employees an average
Read moreSqueaker Vote, House Passes State Budget, Car Tax Cut For City Residents
It’s noisy in Hartford on the last day of the legislative session. The State House in a 73-70 vote Wednesday morning passed a controversial two-year
Read more“Bridgeport Kids Can’t Wait”–Charter School Supporters Rally For Funds
From Kathleen Megan, Hartford Courant: On a picture-perfect Thursday, hundreds of children, parents and grandparents donned chartreuse T-shirts and danced, shouted and pumped their signs
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