In response to Mayor Joe Ganim hiring a government compliance firm, municipal scrutineer John Marshall Lee had his own guideposts to share with the City Council
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Category: City Budget
The Politics Of School Board Forums In An Election Year
Can anything become too political in Bridgeport, the city that rarely disappoints in its charges and counter charges? As noted here, the Board of Education yanked
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The Value Of Bidding To Protect Taxpayers
Citizen fiscal scrutineer John Marshall Lee, in this commentary that he also sent to members of the City Council, highlights the purchasing policy of the
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Ganim To Announce Details Of New Congress Street Bridge
Ramping up election-year media hits, Mayor Joe Ganim on Friday will be joined by Congressman Jim Himes and U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal to formally announce
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City Investing In Arena Upgrades In Truce With Management, Sound Tigers
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: In the final weeks of 2018, the City Council amended Bridgeport’s capital budget–which mainly funds large, costly infrastructure projects like
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2019 Campaign Preview–Ganim’s New Year’s Treatise
Grab a cup of joe (or beverage of your choice) and take a gander at Mayor Joe Ganim’s observations about the state of the city
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Ganim: Take Me To The PILOT, Urges Full Funding Of Tax-Exempt Properties
On the campaign trail, Governor-elect Ned Lamont floated a lofty promise that no gubernatorial contender who became governor has ever delivered, but if he shepherds
Read moreFor Flatto’s Department, An Achievement In Financial Reporting
It’s not exactly sexy work, and often dizzying crunching budget numbers trying to explain to community watchdogs and City Council members what the financial documents
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