In Bridgeport, Democrats outnumber Republicans 10 to 1. How the city has changed the past 20 years, even the past 10 years. In the old
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Afternoon Voting Update–Turnout Low–Some UB Students Turned Away
4 pm update: Turnout figures across the city are trending low, and barring a late surge, will be hard-pressed to hit 20 percent citywide by 8 p.m.
Read moreCallahan: The Quest For A Revolution
OIB guest scribe Jim Callahan continues his commentary on Tuesday’s Democratic primary: The revolution starts west of Park Avenue. If Mary-Jane Foster has a shot
Read moreReality: You Know A Project’s Successful When Everyone Takes Credit
A lot of stuff is swirling out there about who deserves credit for making construction of the ballpark and arena at Harbor Yard a reality.
Read moreSanta’s Gift Of Fairy Dust For Finch, Bag Of Coal For Foster–Torres: Foster got ‘Bridgeported’
A couple of weeks ago I was chatting with Mayor Bill Finch’s Chief of Staff and political yogi Adam Wood about the election season. In
Read moreFoster Declares War On Finch–Supporter Files Ethics Complaint Against Mayor
In what amounts to an act of campaign war, Tom Kelly, a supporter of Democratic mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster, has filed a complaint with the city’s
Read moreWhen A Mayor Loses Support Can He Make New Friends?
Primaries are weird ducks. They’re not like higher turnout general elections. In the world of primaries you identify your friends and drag them out to
Read moreBridgeport’s Banana Split
Mayor Bill Finch is pushing this new campaign, Let’s Move Bridgeport. I’m thinking (always a dangerous thing), considering the state is moving the Bridgeport Board
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