From Mayor Joe Ganim, in open letter to city residents: This week, I will present my budget to the Bridgeport City Council. I will also
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Category: City Budget
Legislative Committee Advances City Council Government Reform Bill
By a 16-5 vote on Friday the state legislature’s Planning and Development Committee advanced a a government reform bill backed by the city’s legislative delegation
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With Spring, Mayoral Campaign Blossoms Take Shape
This first week of April is key as the mayoral campaign season segues into the bloom of spring. Mayor Joe Ganim, seeking another four-year term,
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Ganim Prepares Budget Rollout In Campaign Season
Is it good or bad karma to release the city budget on April Fools’ Day? Historically mayors submit budget proposals to the City Council the
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Ganim Juggles The Politics Of Election-Year Public Safety
For the most part mayors live and die by their budgets. And public safety. And public safety. Did I mention public safety? Yup. Last year,
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School Board Resumes Community Forums
From Board of Education Chair John Weldon: In the beginning of February, the Bridgeport Board of Education cancelled a series of what were termed “Community
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Paging Typo Vigilantes, Read The Audit, Receive A Gift Card
Fiscal scrutineer John Marshall Lee has thrown down a challenge. “I have purchased ten $10 gift cards and I will make an award of one
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Gas Plant Conversion Powers City Tax Dough, Steelpointe Harbor Cracks Top 10
Led by PSEG’s $500 million Bridgeport Harbor Station, Mayor Joe Ganim announced on Monday a five percent increase in the city’s grand list of taxable property that
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