City fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee (BEACON2 here on OIB) is probably smiling right now. For the past year he has researched, prodded, poked through
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The Cost Of Debt
City government watchdog John Marshall Lee (BEACON2 here on OIB) has spent months this year delving into the serpentine world of city finances. He shares this essay:
Read moreCity Finances In The Black Or Red?
OIB commentator John Marshall Lee is a relentless digger of information regarding city finances. He questions whether the city’s in as good shape financially as
Read moreFinch Happy About Fitch Report
When a major Wall Street bond rating agency doesn’t mess with the city’s creditworthiness government bean counters breathe a sigh of relief. It means the
Read morePost Columnist: Positioning For School Takeover Was All For Show
Hugh Bailey, assistant editorial page editor of the Connecticut Post, writes in his Sunday column that the city throwing in the towel and asking for
Read moreHey, Where’s My Car!
Mayor Bill Finch says he has reduced the number of take-home vehicles to three–limited to himself, and the chiefs of police and fire. The mayor’s
Read moreZip! Malloy’s Plan B Haircut To City, Nearly $1 Million (And Maybe More) … But A Rescue Plan?
UPDATE: ctmirror.org/story/13139/cities-win-state-employees-lose-budget-deal The Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, an advocacy group on behalf of cities and towns, says Bridgeport is slated to lose nearly $1 million in
Read moreWhat Is A Real Investment In Education?
John Marshall Lee, co-founder of a fiscal watchdog group attending a variety of government public meetings, shares an essay that examines the city’s investment in public
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