Mayor Joe Ganim’s $572 million spending plan for the budget year starting July 1 is under review by the City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee where
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Tag: Ernie Newton
City Council Business Continues Among The Virtual Din, Including Amphitheater And Development Tax Incentives
Monday night’s City Council meeting had all the ingredients for a virtual rats nest of madness. In the end, other than a few bumps, it
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Citing Jobs For Minorities, Newton Supports Extra Dollars For Amphitheater Project
City Councilman Ernie Newton is backing an extra $4.5 million in city money to cover unforeseen structural problems at the former city-owned ballpark that is being
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Telephone Vote–Delegates Chosen To Endorse State Senate Candidates
For the first time in the history of the Democratic Town Committee, Monday night members selected delegates to the state convention–who will endorse candidates for
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Screech! City Council Delivers Its First Virtual Meeting In History
Dog barking, ear-splitting echo chamber, City Council members talking over one another (what else is new), Bridgeport’s legislative body conducted its first video/telephonic meeting in
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Councilman Cruz Angry That Legislative Peer Released Corona-related Information About Council Trip
City Councilman Jorge Cruz is pushing back (see video above) on an OIB story about two attendees at a recent National League of Cities
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City Council Tracks To DC For Annual Conference
Some call them wasteful junkets, others maintain conferences are essential for City Council members to bring back ideas and information in the cause of the
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Pereira Pushes City Council On Spending Oversight For High-Priced Consultants, Urges Special Meeting
Pereira resolution: In an email to City Council President Aidee Nieves and co-chairs of the Contracts Committee Ernie Newton and Jeanette Herron, City Councilwoman Maria
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