UPDATE: Bob from BePo has posted the layoff list of city employees the city released today. See his post below. Thanks Bob. (You’re right. It
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It’s Relationships, Stupid! Plus: We’re Having A Party
You know things are bad when Mohegan Sun, that near-perfect money machine, delays construction of a massive renovation. Closer to home I’m betting that Mayor
Read moreFinch Turns Up Heat On Cops
Mayor Bill Finch has triggered an ear-splitting siren to members of the Bridgeport PD they’ve not heard in their collective careers: give me concessions otherwise I’ll
Read moreFinch To Prune Police To Close Budget Gap, Plus: Shays Hits Executive Pay
I do not recall in my 30 years covering the city, a mayor eliminating cops from the workforce, but that’s what Mayor Bill Finch announced
Read moreThe Money Scare, Plus: Stinky’s Woodpecker And Finch Consolidates Departments
God, it’s ugly out there. Have you checked in with your financial adviser? How’s your retirement account? I snuck in a round of golf with
Read moreBoard Of Ed Dough, Plus: Russo’s Viewpoint
Get a load of this: late Tuesday afternoon I spoke to Bob Curwen, co-chair of the City Council Budget and Appropriations Committee, and he says
Read moreLieberman’s Barack Confusion, Plus: Machiavelli’s Layoffs
This is just too good to pass up. Uncle Joe Lieberman serenading Barack Obama two years ago with Yiddish superlatives becoming of one Dem to
Read moreCockfight Over The Budget
A feather-flying game of chicken is playing out between Mayor Bill Finch and city unions, particularly the police union, and the question is which one
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