Mayor Bill Finch is asking the state legislature to delay state-mandated property revaluation as the city seeks to regain financial traction in a difficult economy
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Yikes! City Number One On Highest Tax List
A story in the Wall Street Journal highlights a report released by the Office of Revenue Analysis of the Government of Washington, D.C. claiming Bridgeport is
Read moreA Rant About Why America’s Not The Greatest Country
HBO’s Newsroom is a must see. It features Jeff Daniels as cable anchor Will McAvoy, a moderate Republican taking on corporate profiteers, political jackals and
Read moreSpineless Pols Take Note! New Citizen Action Group Organzing Public Forum In Support of Hennessy Government Reform Bill
What pol will grow a spine? What political chickens will run for the hen house? The newly formed neighborhood action group Citizens Working for a
Read moreBlizzard Of Parking Tickets In Hospital Zone
Maybe it’s a case of damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Mayor Bill Finch, feeling plowed under by criticism of the city’s blizzard
Read moreState Tax Policies Bludgeoning Bridgeport Taxpayers And Beyond–Are Democratic Legislators Spend Crazy?
Last month bean counters from H&R Block declared Bridgeport suffers from the highest tax burden in the country. How do these folks calculate this stuff and is
Read moreWalker Plays Locally, National Budget Voice Joins New Citizens Government Reform Coalition
David Walker, the United States Comptroller General from 1998 to 2008, has been urging sanity back in the national budget-making process through the organization he
Read moreSchool Board, By 5-4 Vote, Approves Three-Year Deal For Vallas–Finch: ‘Right For The Children’
The Bridgeport Board of Education Monday night approved a new three-year contract for Superintendent of Schools Paul Vallas in a vote that continued a 5-4
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