More than two dozen elected officials led by Mayor Bill Finch received the oath of office in City Council chambers Thursday night. Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen delivered the oath of office to Finch for his second term as Bridgeport’s 52nd mayor. Democratic Party Vice Chair Dorothy Guman administered the oath to City Clerk Fleeta Hudson while [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Anderson Ayala'
Finch, Other Elected Officials, Start New Terms
December 1st, 2011 · 4 Comments · City Council, News and Events
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Foster On City Council Tax Problems: “This Stinks To The High Heavens”
May 20th, 2011 · 26 Comments · City Politics
From Democratic mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster: Mary-Jane Foster Calls on Mayor for Complete Explanation of Recent Tax Debacle Bridgeport businesswoman and social action advocate Mary-Jane Foster, who is running for mayor, issued the following statement today: “The Connecticut Post reported on three City Council members with tax problems and paints a scenario that speaks of [...]
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When The Politically Connected Didn’t Pay Taxes, The State Passed The Ripper Bill
May 20th, 2011 · 28 Comments · Analysis and Comment, City Council, City Politics
“Bridgeport is one of those towns that doesn’t collect their taxes very well. That way of doing things came into vogue in Bridgeport years ago; it is engrained there and people have become tempered to it.”–State Tax Commissioner William Blodgett, 1926. All this coverage about some City Council members with tax issues has a history [...]
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