Should city employees be allowed to serve on the Bridgeport City Council? The City Charter prohibits it, but state law provides a loophole that allows
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Big Mac’s Big City Council Budget Decision
Governor Dannel Malloy’s state budget proposal is a real stick in the eye for Mayor Bill Finch, city bean counters, as well as Tom McCarthy
Read moreFinley, Head of Municipal Lobbying Group, Vomits On Hennessy Reform Proposal–Sides With Gravy Train Interests
UPDATE: Jim Finley, executive director of the municipal support group Connecticut Conference of Municipalities, thinks conflicts of interests on the Bridgeport City Council are good for city
Read moreHennessy Steps Up Effort To Ban City Employees From Serving On City Council–Will Legislative Peers Follow?
UPDATE, Public Hearing: State Rep. Jack Hennessy’s campaign to prohibit city employees from serving on the Bridgeport City Council features a Facebook page in support
Read morePale City Finances In Need Of A TAN–Borrowing To Pay Operating Expenses
This item on tonight’s City Council agenda is expected to be referred to the Budget and Appropriations Committee: Communication from Finance Department re: Approval of
Read moreGeneral Lee: Will The City Council Support A Tax Increase In An Election Year?
City financial watchdog John Marshall Lee shares his latest observations about the city budget and how the City Council addresses a potential tax increase in
Read moreWho’ll Replace Bob Curwen On The City Council?
Several names are floating as possible replacements for Bob Curwen who announced Monday night his resignation from the City Council representing the city’s Upper East
Read moreCurwen Resigns From City Council, Served As Budget Chief
Bob Curwen, one of the longest-serving City Council members who also co-chaired the Budget and Appropriations Committee for more than a decade, announced Monday night
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