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 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
Read moreTo Tell The Truth: When Is A City Budget Balanced?
John Marshall Lee, who organized a city watchdog group to sit through City Council budget meetings, files this essay on the heels of the non-partisan
Read morePolitics And Pasta Buddy’s Way
Vincent “Buddy” Cianci, the longest-serving mayor in Providence, Rhode Island history, is unique in a sea of political characters. Evicted from office in 1984 for torturing a Rhode
Read morePension Impact On The Budget, Pay Now Or Pay Later
In his latest essay, fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee, who has organized Budget Observer Bridgeport (BOB), a group of citizens attending legislative budget sessions, places
Read moreWhat About Budget BOB?
Can you imagine, residents actually attending information sessions of the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee? Yes, it’s like having nose pressed against the window
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