UPDATE: The City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee Friday night approved the majority of Mayor Bill Finch’s no-tax-increase spending plan adding $1 million for reading
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City Officials Promote Baseball In Bridgeport
From city Communications Director Brett Broesder: Construction of three brand-new, state-of-the-art turf fields is on target and on time for the North End Little League’s
Read moreFinch Won’t Go To Mat For Successful UB Gymnastics Team, McCarthy Honors University
It’s bound to come up in a mayoral election: Mayor Bill Finch once again snubbing the University of Bridgeport’s contributions to the state’s largest city,
Read moreGeneral Lee Marches Through Budget Proposal
It’s budget season in Connecticut’s largest city, and fiscal hawk John Marshal Lee raises a whole bunch of questions as the City Council’s Budget and
Read moreFinch Proposes No Tax Increase In Election Year, Primary On The Horizon
Mayor Bill Finch has submitted an election-year budget to the City Council that holds the line on taxes in a spending plan of $532 million
Read moreWhite: Speaking Out Leads To Budget White Out–Saga Of City Council Conflicts
Former City Councilman Tom White provides insight into conflicts that arise with city employees serving on the budget and legislative body. He had served as
Read morePolitical Profiteers Prevail, Government Reform Bill Dies In Legislative Committee
Eastern Connecticut State Senator Cathy Osten promised to kill a government reform bill on behalf of her union cronies and so far she has prevailed.
Read moreHerbst: Bridgeport Tax Dollars Should Not Fund Cronyism And Patronage Ahead Of Public Good
Trumbull First Selectman Tim Herbst pulls no punches in this commentary in support of a state government reform bill to enforce the City Charter prohibiting
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