Republican Town Chair John Slater is urging attendance at a rally on Saturday, 1:30 p.m. in front of City Hall Annex to protest Mayor Bill
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Big Mac Issues Budget Schedule
The full City Council will vote on Mayor Bill Finch’s proposed budget Monday May 7, according to an email circulated by City Council President Tom
Read moreKohut Screams For Tax Strike
Jeff Kohut, 2011 independent mayoral candidate, is calling on fellow taxpayers to join him in a tax strike as the City Council prepares to vote
Read moreWhen Will The Council Vote On The Budget?
As three City Council members prepare for a Caribbean sojourn to present two decommissioned fire trucks to the government of the Dominican Republic, the council’s Budget
Read moreLocal Republicans Amp Up Tax Protest–Chairman Slater: New Wake-up Call
What, life in the city’s GOP? The Republican Town Committee has launched a new website www.stopthetaxincreases.com that urges readers to contact their City Council representative
Read moreVallas At Budget Hearing Urges $7 Million More For Schools–Others Demand Cuts
Facing a relatively tame audience of education advocates seeking more school aid and taxpayers exhorting budget cuts, the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee Thursday night
Read moreThe Public Hearing On Finch’s Spending Plan–A Chance For Budget Cops And Ed Advocates To Step Up
Tonight is the night all the budget police have been waiting for: the public hearing on Mayor Bill Finch’s spending plan before the City Council’s
Read moreBobbing For Budget Accuracy
OIB readers John Marshall Lee and Andy Fardy are part of team BOB–Budget Oversight Bridgeport–a collection of city taxpayers cynical about city budget numbers. They
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