City Council President Aidee Nieves issued this news release on Wednesday: The Bridgeport City Council stands here today to express our heartfelt pain and compassion
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Category: City Budget
White, Lee Chronicle Bridgeport’s Financial Oversight
Former City Councilman and Legislative Assistant Tom White joins fiscal scrutineer John Marshall Lee in a walk down memory lane about the city’s evolving financial
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Councilwoman Taylor-Moye: ‘Maria Pereira Is A Terrible Person Who Seeks Revenge’
City Councilwoman Maria Pereira is the first to complain about body shaming (then she does it to others). She’s the first to complain about receiving
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City Council Passes Budget, No Tax Increase
The City Council Monday night essentially approved the changes made by the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the spending year starting July 1, no tax
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UPDATE: Full City Council Approval–Budget Committee Flattens Tax Rate, Adds More Money For Schools
UPDATE: The full City Council Monday night approved budget committee adjustments. The City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee on Saturday redirected $1.4 million to city
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Budget Committee Juggles Tax Cut With Money Boost For Schools
Thursday night is the public’s last chance to speak about Mayor Joe Ganim’s $572 million spending plan for the budget year starting July 1 under review by
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Crisis Communications–Ganim, The Cinematic Mayor
Controlling message through your own communications portal is nirvana for a politician. Leveraging charts, information, statistics, special guests, high-profile elected officials, low-profile healthcare warriors, Mayor
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Judge Lopez: Will Budget Committee Dance To The Anastasi Shuffle?
Will the City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee find its own step or dance to the Anastasi Shuffle this week when it reviews the City
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