When it comes to the City Council, those budget interrogators John Marshall Lee and Andy Fardy are like Lieutenant Colombo coming back for more. In
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“Let Me Tell You How It Will Be, There’s One For You, Nineteen For Me, ‘Cause I’m The Tax Man”
Yeah yeah, don’t ya just love those George Harrison lyrics? Mayor Bill Finch has named Tax Collector Anne Kelly-Lenz acting finance director following the departure
Read moreCity Whites Out White’s Job–Lee: A Hatchet Job
It always sucks to learn your job has been eliminated. Worse when you hear it from an outside source. Tom White for years has served
Read moreCouncil Votes On The Budget–The Meaning Of Declaring Victory
The full Bridgeport City Council Monday night, following the lead of its budget committee, cut back Mayor Bill Finch’s budget proposal in what the mayor
Read moreBudget Committee Cuts Finch’s Spending Request, Including $2 Million From Schools–Mayor Announces Compromise
UPDATE: The City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee on Saturday, following a morning session that lasted well into the afternoon at the City Hall Annex, slashed Mayor
Read moreRepublicans Protest Mayor’s Budget
A Saturday afternoon rally organized by city Republicans protests Mayor Bill Finch’s budget proposal that calls for a 2.7 mil increase including $7 million more
Read moreSlater Issues Call To Action
Republican Town Chairman John Slater is urging attendance at the “Stop the Tax” rally scheduled for Saturday, 1:30 p.m. in front of the City Hall Annex,
Read moreTom White: OIB Misrepresented His Role
Tom White, legislative services director who provides staff support for the City Council, writes OIB inaccurately reflected the role of his job when declaring “Tom
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