UPDATE: Bridgeport City Council President Tom McCarthy says an ethics complaint brought by Republican Town Chair Marc Delmonico regarding passes for council members to the annual Gathering
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Layoffs During The Holidays
Is the Finch administration blood-sucking jackals preying on the little people of city unions, or pragmatic bean counters trying to close a multi-million dollar budget hole
Read moreMalloy: I Will Not Forget
Governor-elect Dan Malloy thanked a packed audience of city pols–some who love each other, some who can’t stand each other, some who stick pins in
Read moreFabs: Don’t Count Me Out–The Moses Factor–Life In Bansheeville
Former Mayor John Fabrizi checked in on Tuesday. He saw some numbers in the recent OIB poll that piqued his interest. Isn’t that the great
Read moreTroll On Warpath Over Maley Money, Wants List Of Paid Consultants
Excerpt of letter to City Council President Tom McCarthy from peers Bob Walsh and Andre Baker: At a time when the City of Bridgeport is
Read moreDeficit Clock Ticks, Plus: When Foes Become Friends
What’s new on the municipal union layoff/concession front? Still a holding pattern nearly two months into the budget year. City officials thought there was some
Read moreWhy Polling Matters
In 2007, after Mayor John Fabrizi walked into a courtroom to seek leniency on behalf of a sexual offender who was a friend of Fabs’
Read moreExamining The Mayoral Pool, Plus: Himes V. Debicella Heats Up
What a crazy week. I thought the momentum was with Dan Malloy heading into Tuesday and victory at hand with a low turnout, but never
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