Facing a relatively tame audience of education advocates seeking more school aid and taxpayers exhorting budget cuts, the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee Thursday night
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The Public Hearing On Finch’s Spending Plan–A Chance For Budget Cops And Ed Advocates To Step Up
Tonight is the night all the budget police have been waiting for: the public hearing on Mayor Bill Finch’s spending plan before the City Council’s
Read morePot A Hot Medical Commodity–House Approves Legalization
UPDATE: The CT State House voted Wednesday night to approve medical marijuana. Now the bill goes to the Senate. Greg Hladky, a scribe for www.ct.com,
Read moreBobbing For Budget Accuracy
OIB readers John Marshall Lee and Andy Fardy are part of team BOB–Budget Oversight Bridgeport–a collection of city taxpayers cynical about city budget numbers. They
Read moreUnion Protests City Hall, Claims Workers Under Attack
Dozens of members of Connecticut Laborers’ District Council www.ctlpl.com led by Business Manager Charles LeConche protested in front of the City Hall Annex on Broad
Read moreGovernor In The City To Talk Education Reform–Local Officials Concerned About Budget Impact
Governor Dannel Malloy will conduct his latest town hall meeting to share his education reform package tonight 7:30 at Central High School, 1 Lincoln Boulevard.
Read moreThe Price Of Poop, Trumbull To Bridgeport
Oh, the smell of moolah. With a Water Pollution Control Authority agreement due to expire this summer between Bridgeport and Trumbull, city officials are contemplating charging
Read moreOrdinance Committee Meeting To Regulate Adult Entertainment Cancelled
A lack of a quorum from members of the City Council’s Ordinance Committee has forced cancellation of Tuesday’s (tonight’s) scheduled meeting to review proposals to
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