This is going to be a fun week for water sports on the Bridgeport City Council. Bob Curwen, co-chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee,
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Bird In A Bush, I Still Need Reminding
Memo To Me: · Remind Mayor Finch to take credit for the $600 stimulus-package checks Bushy is sending out this week. Bird Man got the
Read moreTrouble With Boards And Commissions, Plus: Finch Chirps About Trees
Five months into the job, there are days when Mayor Bill Finch seems like he’s getting his footing, and other days when he’s got both
Read moreBig Mac’s Plate, Plus: Housing News From Finch And Boat News From Shays
City Council President Tom McCarthy has a lot on his plate, and I’m not talking about Big Macs. (Okay, that was a lame aim.) Big
Read morePick On Someone Your Own Size, Plus: I’ve Got Gas!
If you want to win a campaign to save jobs you must turn up the heat. The union that protested Mayor Bill Finch’s proposed deep
Read moreMud Wrestling Politicians, Plus: Voting By The Dead, And Finch Announces Recruits
What a difference a budget makes. Several city council members that had seriously considered runs for the state legislature have now bailed on such thoughts.
Read moreRusso’s Challenger, Plus: Row Your Boat And Shays On Student Loans
In my chat with Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa the other day, one of the tidbits he shared was that it looks like Trumbull Town
Read moreUnion Protests Finch’s Cuts, Plus: Genuflecting To The Budget, And Syesha Mercado!
Echoing the battle cry “Reverse cuts that hurt kids,” roughly 100 union and neighborhood activists protested on the steps of Bridgeport City Hall late Wednesday afternoon
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