City of Bridgeport officials remind applicants that two hard copies of their submission for American Rescue Plan funding are due to the Purchasing Department, 999
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Category: City Budget
Attention Small Businesses And Non-profits: Virtual Information Sessions On Securing Rescue Plan Money
City Council Budget Co-Chair Scott Burns tonight at 5:30 will lead an information session with city staff for candidates applying for American Rescue Act funding.
Read moreDearly “Beloved Bridgeport”–Deep-Pocketed Gen Now Promises To Rescue All From The Scourge Of Politics
Toot the trumpets. Bang the drums. Sound the horns. The sister affiliate of the “non-partisan” Bridgeport Generation Now, made up largely of deep-pocketed Black Rockers,
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Cha-ching! Bridgeport Guaranteed Another $5 Million A Year From State For Reimbursement On Tax-Exempt Properties
Sometimes the small print produces wonders. Tucked into the recently approved, voluminous state budget that could make an ordinary person’s eyes recoil into oblivion is
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In State Aid Jackpot Bridgeport Does Better, But Lags New Haven and Hartford–Paging Senators Bradley And Moore
The good news for Bridgeport in the budget just approved by the state legislature: nearly $11 million extra for payments in lieu of taxes, the
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City Seeks Public Input On Spending $110 Million Rescue Plan Windfall
Here’s something novel in Bridgeport: government asking you how to spend money instead of taking it. Easy to do when its federal dough. From Mayor
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As City Council Primaries Take Shape, Senators Bradley And Moore Position For 2023 Mayoral Runs
This is a City Council, school board election cycle, but it’s not too soon to parse its impact on the 2023 mayoral campaign that already
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Gen Now: City Budget Step In Right Direction For Police Reform, Investment In Schools
The civic action group Bridgeport Generation Now tosses around compliments of city government like manhole covers. Following Monday night’s vote by the City Council the
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