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Entries from February 19th, 2012

Hello CT Post–He Doesn’t Want To Raise Taxes In An Election Year

March 3rd, 2011 · 15 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Budget, City Politics

My friends at the Connecticut Post let Mayor Bill Finch off the hook when they wrote this: Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch is quietly working behind the scenes in the General Assembly to extend a moratorium and postpone paying as much as $20 million in city contributions for police and firefighter pensions.

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Foster Issues FOI Request–Who’s Getting Paid?

March 3rd, 2011 · 70 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics

Mary-Jane Foster, an exploratory candidate for mayor, wants to know how much taxpayer dough has been spent on outside legal fees since Bill Finch has been mayor. It’s a lot. But it’s not something hizzoner shares on his daily Twitter feeds. Wouldn’t that be nice? My guess is millions. Who’s being paid? How much? Any of these lawyers [...]

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