Bridgeport-based law firm Pullman & Comley’s 20-year run as city bond counsel led by partner John Stafstrom will continue, according to City Attorney R. Christopher
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Financial Report Summarizes City’s Deficit Challenge
The city’s financial report for the first five months of the 2015-16 budget year that started July 1 is a messy stew of excessive expenditures
Read moreAddressing Loss Of Life Must Be City Council Priority
Speaking to the City Council Monday night, fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee highlighted the loss of young lives observing, “If there is a worse statistic upon
Read moreJune 2015: Following Historic Shootings, Candidates Spar Over Crime, Ganim Places Finch On Defensive
Joe Ganim left his mark in many ways in 2015, but where he gained the most traction in his historic comeback was public safety taking
Read moreTop Stories March 2015: Ganim Moves Closer To Historic Comeback
OIB story highlights for March 2015. — Nothing like political star power to pad the campaign warchest. With “music and flavors of the East” Mayor
Read moreFollow The Money–Cars, Credit Cards, Cell Phones
City fiscal scrutineer John Marshall Lee, addressing the City Council Monday night in its final meeting of 2015, urged the supposed watchdogs of taxpayer dollars
Read moreLee Examines City’s Power Point Numbers On Budget
Citizen fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee who has mined city budget books for years shares his thoughts following the Ganim administration’s disclosure of a $20
Read moreCouncil Urged To Hear Public At Committee Meetings
With a new City Council seated, city fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee encouraged the budget and legislative body to open up its committee meetings to
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