The contest for City Council president Monday night is shaping up as a tight battle between incumbent Aidee Nieves who’s had the job for seven
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Tag: Lydia Martinez
Nieves Beats Back The Unholy Alliance – Will It Thwart Her City Council Presidency?
While they hash out the mess in Washington to reopen the federal government, the political machinations to determine the next City Council president is blistering
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What’s In A Number? 128, the Common Political Bond Covering Generations Of State House Reps
City politics is such a whiplash business it can make spinal surgery seem like a minor adjustment. The other day Democratic state legislative leadership sojourned
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Ganim, Pereira Usher In New East Side Library Branch
Here’s something you don’t see often, Mayor Joe Ganim and serial-critic City Councilwoman Maria Pereira sharing a light moment to celebrate the opening of the
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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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Ortiz Sues For Dem Primary Ballot Access To Face Bradley And Gaston
When former State Senator Ed Gomes was denied ballot access in a 2016 paperwork filing controversy, seasoned attorney Bill Bloss persuaded a state judge to
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Draft Of New City Council Districts Could Cause Fireworks
A new map of City Council districts in draft form is heading to the Ordinance Committee with two potentially controversial changes that could heat up
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City Council Leadership Goes Rogue–Meeting To Vote On The Budget Cancelled, Ruled Illegal By City Attorney
Rogue leadership on the City Council has been reeled in by City Attorney R. Christopher Meyer who has ruled a special meeting scheduled to vote
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