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
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Ford Accuses Martinez Of Driving Fraudulent AB Operation–State Investigates Claims
Nothing like a good political fight to warm things up. Investigators from the Connecticut Elections Enforcement Commission are probing absentee ballot fraud allegations involving City
Read moreWhat’s Your Story Of The Year? The Education Ballot Question Broke Spending Records
Sandy Hook in Newtown. It’s the horrific story of the year–nationally, locally and everything in between. The bloodiest gun massacre of school children in American
Read moreVote No, Vote Yes, Vote No, Vote Yes–The Schizo Dueling Headquarters For Battle Over School Board Question
As if city pols aren’t paranoid enough! The forces powering the messages that will determine if school board members remain elected by voters or selected
Read moreHere Rhee Come! Kevin Johnson To Visit City For Education Forum–Students First Enters Ballot Question
Kevin Johnson, mayor of Sacramento, CA and husband of education reform advocate Michelle Rhee, will visit Bridgeport on Sunday as Mayor Bill Finch amps up
Read moreThe War Over The Education Ballot Question–Who’s Right?
A diverse coalition of operatives including politicians, clergy, labor unions, civil and voting rights groups are forging an effort to defeat the Nov. 6 ballot
Read moreSpecial Election Result Provides Opening For Mayor To Win November Charter Question
If there’s opposition to how Mayor Bill Finch has engineered a shakeup of city schools it did not resonate organizationally at the polls in Tuesday’s
Read moreCallahan On Gomes, Newton, Ayala Senate Primary: Jump Ball
Veteran political writer Jim Callahan is back in town helping OIB cover Tuesday’s Democratic State Senate primary featuring Ed Gomes, Ernie Newton and Andres Ayala.
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