UPDATE: includes proposed budget here. Mayor Bill Finch has submitted a $522,966,587 spending plan to the City Council that calls for a modest hike of
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Will City Librarian Scott Hughes Shelve Ayala? Pondering State Senate Primary
City Librarian Scott Hughes, who recently won a seat on the Democratic Town Committee from the Upper East Side, is considering a run for State
Read moreCity Maintains Credit Rating
Mayor Bill Finch announced on Tuesday the New York credit rating agency Standard & Poors has confirmed a stable outlook for city finances maintaining an
Read moreNo April Fools! Pereira Resigns From Working Families Party, Cites WFP Support For Malloy
UPDATE: Former Board of Education member Maria Pereira, a controversial presence in her battle against the political establishment, has resigned from the Connecticut Working Families
Read moreOIB Rewind: Will Malloy Critic Maria Pereira, Bridgeport Working Families Party Chair, Make Nice For His Reelection?
This OIB story first published Oct. 25, 2013: Outgoing Board of Education member Maria Pereira, elected as a member of the Connecticut Working Families Party, has been a
Read moreBudget Time In The City, Finch’s Reelection Challenge
Mayor Bill Finch and city bean counters are putting the finishing touches on a spending plan for submission to the City Council at its next
Read moreBridgeport’s Peculiar Politics, The Ernie Newton Case
The news coming out of Hartford Superior Court the other day wasn’t all bad for former State Senator Ernie Newton. The judge hearing the state
Read moreWoman’s Pit Bull Attacks Officer, Cop Shoots Dog
It’s tough enough being a city cop without an owner siccing her pit bull on you. From public safety spokesman Bill Kaempffer. A 48-year-old city
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