Bridgeport’s longest-serving State House member Jack Hennessy is facing a stern Democratic primary test from newly-minted constituent City Councilman Marcus Brown whose West Side residence
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Category: City Council
After No Show For Police Budget Hearing, Garcia Must Resurrect Her Standing With City Council
On this holy day of resurrection, Acting Police Chief Rebeca Garcia must atone for ghosting the City Council’s budget committee meeting. From Brian Lockhart, CT
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The Power Of The City Council Takes Center Stage
The City Council on Monday is scheduled to vote on the creation of five legislative aides, its own budget director and legal counsel independent of
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Mark Your Calendar For Updated Budget Committee Schedule, Public Hearings
The City Council’s Budget & Appropriations Committee has revised its meeting schedule to review Mayor Joe Ganim’s spending plan for the fiscal year starting July
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See City Council’s Budget Committee Schedule On Ganim’s Proposed Fiscal Plan With No Tax Increase
Mayor Joe Ganim has submitted to the City Council his proposed spending plan for the budget year starting July 1. The mayor’s office released this
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Ganim Formally Enters 2023 Reelection, Poises Budget Holding Line On Taxes For Submission To City Council
Mayor Joe Ganim has officially filed the paperwork to seek another four-year term as chief executive of Connecticut’s largest city in advance of the 2023
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Ganim Skeptical Stratford Can Make Better Offer For Airport Than State Authority
Who’s better suited to manage Sikorsky Memorial Airport, the Connecticut Airport Authority that operates Bradley International or the Town of Stratford, with no experience in
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Family Reentry Specialist Fred Hodges Joins City Council
The City Council Monday night named family reentry professional Fred Hodges to fill the 136th District seat of Avelino Silva who resigned recently to care
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