The good news for Bridgeport in the budget just approved by the state legislature: nearly $11 million extra for payments in lieu of taxes, the
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City Seeks Public Input On Spending $110 Million Rescue Plan Windfall
Here’s something novel in Bridgeport: government asking you how to spend money instead of taking it. Easy to do when its federal dough. From Mayor
Read moreAs City Council Primaries Take Shape, Senators Bradley And Moore Position For 2023 Mayoral Runs
This is a City Council, school board election cycle, but it’s not too soon to parse its impact on the 2023 mayoral campaign that already
Read moreGen Now: City Budget Step In Right Direction For Police Reform, Investment In Schools
The civic action group Bridgeport Generation Now tosses around compliments of city government like manhole covers. Following Monday night’s vote by the City Council the
Read moreCity Council Lowers Tax Rate, Nieves Castigates Disengaged Budget Loafers
The City Council, as expected Monday night, approved a $598 million budget that includes a reduction in the tax rate by 10.5 mils, money for
Read moreBudget Committee Approves Spending Plan, Money For 60 New Cops, Mil Rate Lowered To 43.45
The Budget & Appropriations Committee on Saturday approved a spending document of approximately $598 million for the fiscal year starting July 1, shifting $2.5 million
Read moreFinance Committee Expected To Vote On Budget Saturday, Full City Council Monday
The Budget & Appropriations Committee will convene Saturday morning at 10 to vote on alterations to Mayor Joe Ganim’s nearly $600 million spending plan for
Read moreBloomin’ Bridgeport–Watch: Ganim Morphs Into Flower Child
Remember that Pete Seeger folk song “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” covered by hundreds of musicians? Mayor Joe Ganim says they’re all around the
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