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John Burgeson, CT Post: A skeptical City Council Ordinance Committee Wednesday night agreed to send a measure, requested by Mayor Bill Finch, onto the full City Council that, if passed, would make it easier for the mayor to grant pay hikes by as much as 15 percent to his appointed staff. Read more here.
Entries from May 16th, 2012
Pay Raise Proposal Goes To Full City Council
December 29th, 2011 · 21 Comments · City Council, News and Events
Tags: Bill Finch·CT Post·John Burgeson
Online Gaming Set To Roll
December 28th, 2011 · 6 Comments · News and Events
From the Hartford Courant: Online lottery ticket sales, online gambling, even online poker could become a reality if Connecticut lawmakers approve new forms of Internet gambling during next year’s legislative session.
Tags: Dan Malloy·Hartford Courant
Harbor Advisor Selected To Study Bridgeport Port
December 28th, 2011 · 14 Comments · Development and Zoning, News and Events
From Governor Malloy: (HARTFORD, CONN.) – The Office of Policy and Management – working with the Department of Economic and Community Development, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and local officials – today announced that it has selected leading global port and harbor advisor Moffat & Nichol to complete a [...]
Tags: Dan Malloy
Swish: New Book Features City Hoopsters
December 27th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Analysis and Comment, Best of Bridgeport
Bridgeport has a glorious high school basketball history. Walter Luckett, Charles Smith, John Bagley, Wes Matthews and Chris Smith to name a few. Local sports historian Don Harrison’s new book Hoops in Connecticut: The Nutmeg State’s Passion for Basketball is loaded with photos and anecdotes of legendary city stars. Says Don:
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Newton Versus Gomes: The Politics Of State Senate District Changes
December 26th, 2011 · 28 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics
While the State Supreme Court sorts out the reconfiguration of Connecticut’s five congressional districts, required every 10 years to reflect population shifts, the redistricting panel that managed to agree on map changes to the 2012 state legislative districts has angered some African American activist and political leaders including former State Senator Ernie Newton even though Newton could benefit from the city’s redistricting [...]
Tags: Alvin Penn·Anthony Musto·Bill Finch·Ed Gomes·Ernie Newton·Jodi Rell
Construction Management Investigation–Coble Canned
December 24th, 2011 · 11 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Politics, Cops, Development and Zoning, News and Events
Not a happy holiday weekend for several city employees. Law enforcement officials are examining allegations involving the city’s construction management program, according to multiple sources.
Tags: Ralph Ford
Pay Raises, Charter Revision On Ordinance Committee Agenda
December 28th, 2011 · 33 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, Education
Several interesting items on the agenda of tonight’s City Council Ordinance Committee meeting, 6 p.m. in the Wheeler Room at City Hall, including Mayor Bill Finch’s proposal to increase salaries of roughly 80 “Officers’ and Unaffiliated Employee Salaries,” a proposed resolution to review procedures “for Council Member’s Expense Reimbursement (Stipends)” and the first step for the full [...]
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