Mayor Bill Finch will submit his proposed budget to the City Council on Monday (today). He will then take his spending plan on the road
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School Board Approves Budget–Mayor To Unveil City Budget Next Week
Unlike last year when the elected Board of Education threw in the towel in anticipation of a state takeover of schools, the current appointed school
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 moreYour Chance To Speak About Charter Revision
The Charter Revision Commission will conduct a public hearing Tuesday, 5:30 p.m. in City Council Chambers, 45 Lyon Terrace. What’s on your mind? The panel
Read moreThe Mayor’s New Voter Outreach
Three weeks from today (Monday), Mayor Bill Finch will present his proposed budget to the City Council that will likely include a tax increase. The
Read moreFinch Schedules Public Budget Sessions
From Mayor Finch: Mayor Finch Plans Public Budget Overview Sessions Mayor Bill Finch today announced a series of public budget presentations to be held in
Read moreOkay Class, City Finances 101
Bridgeport financial watchdog John Marshall Lee has produced the first of a series of YouTube videos about city finances. Check it out. He also pens
Read moreWill Reshaping Education Become Finch’s Legacy?
Every mayor has a legacy, good, bad or indifferent. Mayor Bill Finch is acting like a pol who will have no problem embracing school reform
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