A Black Rock community forum took place Tuesday night featuring City Council members Kate Bukovsky and Scott Burns hearing additional calls for a state oversight
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Ganim Signs Concession Deal With Two City Unions, Layoffs Rescinded
Mayor Joe Ganim on Tuesday signed concession agreements with two collective bargaining units that will freeze wages for one year for a savings of roughly
Read moreWalker Makes Video Pitch For State-Created Financial Control Board
David Walker, former U.S. Comptroller General, has issued a video appeal for creation of a financial control board to oversee city finances. Such a process
Read moreWhite Paper: Debating The Need For A Financial Review Board
Former City Councilman Tom White, who also provided staff support for the budget and legislative body, shares in a commentary the city’s failure to provide
Read moreCity Sells Land For Next Phase Of Steelpointe Harbor Development
From city Communications Director Av Harris: Mayor Joe Ganim today announced that the City of Bridgeport has sold the remaining two pieces of land at
Read moreCity Council Members Annoyed About Lack Of Information
First, Mayor Joe Ganim’s so-called office of public integrity is put on hold and now funding for his second-chance initiative receives push-back from a City Council committee.
Read moreWatchdog Barks About “Hidden Government”–Will Others Dig In?
For years, citizen fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee has been a lonely bark adding light to the dark of government finances with little backup from struggling
Read moreTwo Unions Agree To Concessions
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Two city unions–the 700-member National Association of Government Employees and the 130-person supervisors–have given Mayor Joe Ganim some of the concessions his
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