UPDATE, Public Hearing: State Rep. Jack Hennessy’s campaign to prohibit city employees from serving on the Bridgeport City Council features a Facebook page in support
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Malloy’s Budget: A Blessing Or A Curse?
Governor Dannel Malloy is putting a bright face on his budget proposal, but if his proposed cuts go through it will wreak havoc for Bridgeport’s
Read moreFord Accuses Martinez Of Driving Fraudulent AB Operation–State Investigates Claims
Nothing like a good political fight to warm things up. Investigators from the Connecticut Elections Enforcement Commission are probing absentee ballot fraud allegations involving City
Read moreMalloy Proposes Funding Increase For City Schools
When Governor Dannel Malloy submits his two-year budget to the state legislature on Wednesday it will include a proposal to allocate roughly $173 million for city
Read morePale City Finances In Need Of A TAN–Borrowing To Pay Operating Expenses
This item on tonight’s City Council agenda is expected to be referred to the Budget and Appropriations Committee: Communication from Finance Department re: Approval of
Read moreLen Gilbert, Former Post Managing Editor
Len Gilbert gave me my first newspaper job when he served as managing editor of the Bridgeport Post-Telegram, the predecessors of the Connecticut Post. I
Read moreGeneral Lee: Will The City Council Support A Tax Increase In An Election Year?
City financial watchdog John Marshall Lee shares his latest observations about the city budget and how the City Council addresses a potential tax increase in
Read moreA Shot Of Hennessy Reform–Legislator Wants To Bar City Employees From Serving On City Council
Bridgeport’s City Charter prohibits city employees from serving on the City Council. Then why have so many city employees throughout the years served on the
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