Four weeks from submitting a spending plan to the City Council per City Charter regulation, Mayor Joe Ganim’s finance team is trying to determine just
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Religious Leaders On City Council Split Over ‘Sanctuary City’
While City Council members sort through designating Bridgeport a sanctuary city that is opposed by Mayor Joe Ganim, two church leaders on the legislative body
Read moreConfronting City’s New ‘RoboCops’
Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez’s patience meter for the city’s new Downtown parking meters has run out. She writes in a commentary “patrons of
Read moreWaterfront Master Plan On City Council Agenda
The Office of Planning and Economic Development is scheduled to present its waterfront master plan to the City Council Monday night, according to the City
Read moreGiannotti Positions For City Council Run, McCarthy Not Sure About Reelection
Former journalist Michael Giannotti volunteered for Mayor Joe Ganim’s 2015 comeback campaign, accepted a city position as public safety spokesperson at $63,500, then left abruptly
Read moreWho Are Watchdogs On City Council?
City fiscal examiner John Marshall Lee Tuesday night encouraged City Council members to step up their watchdog roles in the city budget process. From Lee:
Read moreHow Big Is Keeley’s Campaign Heart?
Sitting in a motorized wheel chair Tuesday night, holding a stack of parking tickets, 70-year-old Downtown resident Odis Hart pelted City Council members with a
Read moreGOP Chair To City Council: Act Rationally And Lawfully About ‘Sanctuary City’
Republican Town Chairman Mike Garrett, in a letter to City Council members, is urging the legislative body to “speak on behalf of all residents of
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