Saturday update: The Bridgeport Civil Service Commission Friday afternoon, at the urging of Mayor Bill Finch, fired Personnel Director Ralph Jacobs citing breach of city loyalty
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The Politics Of Ethics
Bridgeport Port Authority, Civil Service, Bridgeport Public Library. All three agencies have or will be keeping Mayor Bill Finch busy. Add another one to the list
Read moreCommittee Urges Mayor To Gag Greg, Plus: What Happened To The Money!
The Committee To Ungag The People, a community group making a lot of noise through silent protests, wants Mayor Bill Finch to remove Associate City Attorney Greg
Read moreThe Library Flap
Get ready for the library showdown. This one’s gonna be a page turner. The official complaint is Liberate Libraries Committee vs Alma Maya, Town Clerk
Read moreLibrary Board Goes To Court, Plus: Being Mayor, No Walk In The Park
Weekend update: The Bridgeport Library Board is taking the city to court to bring a voter referendum that could determine a funding level for city
Read moreCan We All Get Along? Plus: Civil Service, And Saluting City Employees
Another week and still no realistic word on a state budget. Gotta wonder how this is impacting municipal budgets that rely on the state dough
Read moreNew Page For The Library, Plus: Dodd Ethics Decision
Weekend update: If you’re a fan of the Bridgeport Public Library (like me) you’re gonna love this. There’s a movement afoot led by library board
Read moreThe Best Job For Finch
Today I announce my first official endorsement (why wait until the last minute). Bill Finch for Connecticut secretary of state! Why not? Birdie never aspired
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