2:30 p.m. update: July 1, start of a new budget year for the state’s largest city without a state budget … yet. If you’re a
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Mayor And Max Strike A Deal, Plus: This Is Nuts! And Sarah’s Loaded Speech
After the charges, counter charges, letter war and turf protection, Mayor Bill Finch and Board of Education President Max Medina have reached common ground on
Read moreCraps At The Capitol, Plus: Education Candidates
Yikes. What happens if the Connecticut Legislature doesn’t approve the two-year moratorium Mayor Bill Finch wants regarding the city’s investment share in the pension fund for uniformed services? I
Read moreThe Budget’s Big Unknown, Plus: Caruso Sermons Bishop (Amen)
The General Assembly session is over! Well, not really. Still a small matter to resolve. The state budget. Sleep deprivation is on hold until a
Read moreLine Up Council Candidates, Plus: Stratford’s Piggy Pols, And Bridge Loot
Here we are in June, just a month or so before respective districts of the Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee meet to endorse candidates for City
Read moreLong Weekend, Tons Of Chatter
Memorial Day weekend with lots of picnic discussion: State Supreme Court orders unsealing of documents relating to sexual abuse cases the Diocese of Bridgeport spent
Read moreThe Poop Saga Continues, Plus: The Mayor And Max, And Pension News
5 p.m. UPDATE: This is some good shit, and getting better every day. Shelton-based developer Bob Scinto wants to know how much Trumbull will charge Monroe for allowing
Read morePension Plans And Probate Courts
From Ken Dixon of the Connecticut Post: HARTFORD — Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch lobbied his former colleagues in the state Senate Tuesday in an attempt
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