Create a Permanent Child Tax Credit by Isabel Almeida, Margo Amgott, Mike Pacowta*
Jackson-Shaheed was hired under the Ganim Administration on Sept. 13, 2021.
The housing organization has successfully brought all its programming out of federal "Troubled Status," according to officials.
Mayor Joseph Ganim reappointed three members earlier this month.
Twenty-three recruits are being trained to work in Bridgeport.
"It is important that we are constantly mindful of the racial disparities that may exist in our city and address them head on."
Rev. Sara D. Smith will fill the post vacated by Marcus Brown, who was elected state representative.
The project is expected to last 10 months, according to officials.
The development project, also known as "Civic Block," is located on Bridgeport's East Side.
Bridgeport received more than 5 inches of snow Monday night and Tuesday morning.
The Rooster River serves as the border between Bridgeport and Fairfield.
The move is designed to make the process faster and more efficient.
UniteCT and the Rent Bank have provided funds for the initiative.
"It’s critically important to see so many leaders on every level in Connecticut continue to lead the way on common sense gun laws."
City officials discovered that errors were made in 1978 when the district was created.
The three were sworn in by Mayor Joseph Ganim during a ceremony Wednesday.
The city received the award last month from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada.
The sessions to recruit prospective officer candidates are the first under new Bridgeport Police Chief Roderick Porter.
The funding was part of an omnibus appropriations bill.
A waterfront painting of Bridgeport is the first piece of artwork commissioned by The Kennedy Collective.
"I want to compliment the men and women who serve as firefighters in the City of Bridgeport."
Roderick Porter, a 30-year veteran of the Bridgeport Police Department, has been named its new chief.
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The lieutenant is linked to the department's cheating scandal that brought down former Police Chief Armando Perez.
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Bridgeport has received a payment of $51,687 from the national “OPIOID Trust Settlement Funds.”
The city will hold community forums, and has set up an email address to receive feedback on the hiring of Bridgeport's next police chief.
All three are either current or former members of the department.
Ganim spoke before a crowd of more than 300 this week at the Hartford Healthcare Amphitheater.
Those interested in attending are asked to register in advance, because seating is limited.
Twenty-seven applications were submitted for consideration.
Registered Democrats and Republicans voted in low numbers in Tuesday's primaries.
Polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. Only registered Democrats and Republicans are eligible to vote.
Officer Wally Franco was arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct last week in Monroe.
The Political Action Committee is not yet backing a specific candidate.
The city is teaming with Building Neighborhoods Together on the "Home Bridgeport" program for first-time homebuyers.
Additionally, all patrol vehicles "are now required to have a dashboard camera" inside.
Democrat Exceeds $90,000 in Total Funds Raised, Will File Papers to Receive $400,000 Clean Election Grant from State
The funding will go toward the city's infrastructure and economic development initiatives.