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Six schools in Bridgeport will offer extended social and emotional learning to students and staff, thanks to a federal government grant. The Social-Emotional Learning Community Schools Program was created to help kids cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Connecticut Secretary of the State Stephanie Thomas said her office has referred multiple complaints related to the Bridgeport mayoral election redo to the State Election Enforcement Commission (SEEC), including one that claims a voter was offered cash in exchange for a completed absentee ballot.
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A panel of Connecticut Democratic Party leaders has released a report, revealing issues the state party sees with how the Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee conducts business.
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Bridgeport Generation Now Votes President Gemeem Davis said the 2023 election highlighted the city’s wider corruption problem. WSHU’s Molly Ingram spoke with Davis about the group's fight for fair elections.
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A panel of Connecticut Democratic Party members listened to more than two hours of complaints from Bridgeport residents who say they’re fed up with the city’s Democratic Town Committee.
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The complaint, filed by two Bridgeport Democrats, accuses Democratic Town Committee Chair Mario Testa of running the city’s party “like a secret society.”
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According to the Associated Press, incumbent Joe Ganim has been reelected Bridgeport mayor. He beat independent challenger John Gomes and Republican David Herz.
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Tuesday is the redo election for Bridgeport mayor and the fourth match-up between incumbent Joe Ganim and challenger John Gomes. Sabrina Garone, host of the WSHU podcast After All Things, spoke with reporter Molly Ingram about what to expect in Bridgeport.
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CT officials gathered at Bullard-Havens High School in Bridgeport on Tuesday to celebrate the construction progress of their new building with a beam signing ceremony. The school is expected to be finished in November 2025.
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Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has endorsed Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim ahead of next Tuesday’s election. Ganim will face challenger John Gomes for the fourth time in the last five months next week.