Cutting taxes, safer streets, more money for education. Those are promises Mayor Joe Ganim made Tuesday night–if he receives another four-year term–four weeks from the
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Tag: Ken Flatto
Council Committees Approve Ganim’s Senior Citizen Tax Relief Proposal
A joint City Council committee by a 9 to 1 vote Monday night approved a senior citizen tax relief program advanced by Mayor Joe Ganim
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Bassick High Stargazers Debate Planetarium Costs
From Linda Conner Lambeck, CT Post: Stargazing is still among the plans for a new Bassick High School, but students will probably have to settle
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Federal Questions In Bridgeport: Reality Or Rumor?
The federals are back in town. Well actually, when it comes to Bridgeport’s politics and government they never really leave, they just take short sabbaticals
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Feds Cast Shadow On Sunshine Boys–Visit Finance Department In Scrap Metal Probe
Maybe the feds should call this one Operation Sunshine Boys. What started as a so-called sunshine fund to lavish goodwill perks on municipal employees from
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Sipping Port–Who Has Authority Over Waterfront?
The Bridgeport Port Authority is one of those city agencies that doesn’t receive a lot of attention, but administers some influence over the waterfront. City
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The Value Of Bidding To Protect Taxpayers
Citizen fiscal scrutineer John Marshall Lee, in this commentary that he also sent to members of the City Council, highlights the purchasing policy of the
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Towing, Scrap Metal, Print Shop–Lee Urges City Council Oversight
Where’s the legislative branch oversight? It’s a question raised often by government waste scrutineer John Marshall Lee who addressed the City Council Monday night. This
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