When it comes to the city budget, financial watchdog John Marshall Lee is like a dog gnawing on a bone. Once he starts it’s hard
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Pinocchio Alert: What’s Mario Testa’s Real Address, Monroe Or Bridgeport? Records Contradict Testa Statements, Restaurant Zone Change Approved
UPDATE: Tuesday night the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission, by 6-3 vote, approved a “Petition of 1775 Madison Investments, LLC”–the North End restaurant owned by
Read morePelto Moles Through Moales’ Finances
Blog columnist Jonathan Pelto continues his series of enterprise pieces into the Bridgeport Board of Education, the latest centers on school board chief Ken Moales’
Read morePaging Zombie Land–Can Mojica Drum Up The Mojo For A City Council Challenge? Election Year For The Council
Former City Councilman Ralph Mojica has filed paperwork to try to reclaim his former seat on the city’s legislative body challenging incumbents Denese Taylor-Moye and
Read moreShould Connecticut Grant Driver’s Licenses To Undocumented Immigrants?
OIB has joined our friends from the New Haven Independent to participate in the Independent’s “True Vote” experiment in citizen issues elections, the first asking
Read moreSearching For Light In Sherwood’s Budget Forest–Can A Tax Hit Be Avoided?
During the Joe Ganim mayoral years (November 1991 to April 2003) the city’s fund balance, or financial reserve, grew to more than $50 million that
Read moreTesto’s Restaurant, Sausage Company On P&Z Agenda
The city’s Planning & Zoning Commission has busy nights scheduled Monday and Tuesday for public hearings involving a number of development proposals, among them a
Read moreKohut Peers Into His Crystal Ball On City’s Financial Future–‘Toilet Tissue’ Rating
Jeff Kohut, policy wonk extraordinaire, shares this commentary on his prescient view of the city: Dateline, Bridgeport: June 5, 2018: Headline distributed by the Connecticut
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