OIB rewind: Voters today will decide the makeup of the Board of Education as well as all 20 seats on the City Council. Will the
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State Bond Commission Approves Major Incentive Package For Bass Pro Shops Development, Finch: Historic
UPDATE: The State Bond Commission on Friday approved a $31 million tax incremental financing package and urban development grant for the planned Bass Pro Shops
Read moreCallahan: Why Local Election Turnout Sucks
Hey, there’s a Democratic primary for Board of Education today and we’ll post results as soon as we have them after 8 p.m. If local
Read moreTizzy, Mandy, Lenny; The Mega 1983 Mayoral Turnout
On Tuesday primary voters will decide which three Democrats advance to the general election as prohibitive favorites to win seats on the Board of Education.
Read moreHispanic Voters Power Influence By Numbers, Largest Registered Democratic Bloc
Hispanics, by sheer numbers registered to vote in Bridgeport, are becoming a growing force in city elections. Both Connecticut Secretary of the State Denise Merrill,
Read moreNewton Considers Run For City Council
Former State Senator Ernie Newton, the self-proclaimed Moses of his peeps, says he’s considering a run for the East End City Council seat he once
Read moreThe Top 100 Wage Earners, A Political And Journalistic Legacy
OIB correspondent John Gilmore, who served as political reporter for the Bridgeport Post, predecessor of the Connecticut Post, shares this insight about the genesis of
Read moreThe Power Of The Pulpit–Is Pastor Bennett Considering A Mayoral Run?
The next mayoral election is 2015, but if you want to build coalitions, speak out on issues and poise yourself as mayoral timber, it’s not
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