Mayor Bill Finch has jammed the brakes on city take-home vehicles. I haven’t seen a mayor other than Joe Ganim achieve this much mileage stripping
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Food Fight And The State Of City Dems, Plus: Finch Announcement Re Health Centers
Wow, stop the presses. The governor gave up a day’s pay on Tuesday. How many hundreds of Bridgeport city employees are collecting unemployment, gave up
Read moreConfessions Of A Legislative Liaison
Building a city budget is a big pain in the ass. While city bean counters are weighing revenues versus expenditures they’re at the mercy of the state
Read moreCan You Guys Help A Little? Plus: No Resolution To NAGE Layoffs And No Magic Dust
With the Connecticut General Assembly now in session, a revamped Bridgeport legislative delegation featuring three new members raises an intriguing question: who’s the go-to pol? Who
Read moreCurwen Cuts Loose In Pol Pod, Plus: High Five For Himes And Tracking City Vehicles
City Councilman Bob Curwen steps into the Pol Pod to discuss the budget mess, police overtime and the tri-town proposal to connect a sewer line from Monroe to
Read morePerfume For The Skunks
It’s Three Kings Day. If you were king for the day what would you do to fix this national, state and local financial train wreck?
Read moreWhat Will 2009 Deliver? Plus: The Mayor’s Wish List
That rambling, rumbling, rolling sound you just heard wasn’t you … it was me. After two days of eating, I need about two months to
Read moreSleeping With The Fishes
Yes! The days are getting longer. Is it almost time to push the clocks ahead? I know, I know, we just hit winter and I’m
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