Meow. Meow. Meow. Governor Dan Malloy says municipal leaders are meowing way too much about his proposed budget. Led by the municipal lobbying group Connecticut
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Mayor Puts On Bright Face, Highlights Accomplishments, Braces For Beastly Budget–Will Malloy Step Up For Bridgeport?
Bill Finch took office as mayor of Connecticut’s largest city in December of 2007. Assuming he fills out this second four-year term he will become
Read moreCity Council’s Moving Parts–Curwen “Optimistically Cautious” About Staying On Legislative Body
The musical chairs that is the Bridgeport City Council continued Monday night when Black Rock councilman Marty McCarthy announced his resignation and submitted a formal
Read moreCity Council Gears Up For Budget Season
Two weeks from receiving Mayor Bill Finch’s proposed spending plan for the budget year that begins July 1, the City Council has been operating for
Read moreWill Citizens Working For A Better Bridgeport Have Staying Power?
Early 2013 looks like it’s shaping up as a long strange trip for the state’s largest city. A screwy budget cycle, a Democratic governor acting
Read moreWho Wants Pizza? For City Councilman Marty McCarthy The More Dough He Has The More He Kneads
Bridgeport’s most famous pizza maker Marty McCarthy, the genial Black Rock city councilman, has had trouble the past several months attending meetings of the city’s
Read moreBridgeport Budget Chum For Sharkey–Will Speaker Bite On Reval Delay?
Mayor Bill Finch is asking the state legislature to delay state-mandated property revaluation as the city seeks to regain financial traction in a difficult economy
Read moreWalker Plays Locally, National Budget Voice Joins New Citizens Government Reform Coalition
David Walker, the United States Comptroller General from 1998 to 2008, has been urging sanity back in the national budget-making process through the organization he
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