Congressman Chris Murphy on Saturday won the Democratic endorsement for U.S. Senate at the party convention. Former Connecticut Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz received enough
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City Whites Out White’s Job–Lee: A Hatchet Job
It always sucks to learn your job has been eliminated. Worse when you hear it from an outside source. Tom White for years has served
Read moreBudget Committee Cuts Finch’s Spending Request, Including $2 Million From Schools–Mayor Announces Compromise
UPDATE: The City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee on Saturday, following a morning session that lasted well into the afternoon at the City Hall Annex, slashed Mayor
Read moreBig Mac Issues Budget Schedule
The full City Council will vote on Mayor Bill Finch’s proposed budget Monday May 7, according to an email circulated by City Council President Tom
Read moreKohut Screams For Tax Strike
Jeff Kohut, 2011 independent mayoral candidate, is calling on fellow taxpayers to join him in a tax strike as the City Council prepares to vote
Read moreWalker: Unfunded Obligations Could Bankrupt City
Opposing a property tax increase, Black Rock resident David Walker, the former U.S. Comptroller General, writes in a letter to City Council President Tom McCarthy,
Read moreCity Fiscal Watchdog Claims Large Deficit
The city’s preeminent fiscal watchdog John Marshall Lee made his case to the Bridgeport City Council Monday night two weeks before Mayor Bill Finch submits
Read moreMoney For A Good Cause–How About A City Council Caucus Under Water?
What would we be if we couldn’t make fun of our favorite local legislative body? Only In Bridgeport do they promise truth-telling on a street
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