A shift in how police and fire pensions will be calculated has been chronicled by taxpaying financial watchdogs John Marshall Lee and Andy Fardy, a
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Watch Your Wallet–The Future Cost Of Pensions
Andy Fardy, retired Bridgeport firefighter, and John Marshall Lee, co-founders of Budget Oversight Bridgeport, share their second commentary installment examining the complex world of city
Read moreA Review Of City Pensions, The Meaning Behind The Numbers
Public pension obligations are very much in the news on federal, state and local levels. Pension costs can be difficult for a layperson to understand.
Read moreTaxed To The Max, Councilwoman Brantley’s Ready To Sell And Get Out–General Lee Tells Council ‘You Fail As Fiscal Watchdogs’
Last week City Councilwoman Evette Brantley told OIB she was going to vote against Mayor Bill Finch’s budget proposal and in fact any tax increase
Read moreHere’s Your Chance! Budget Meeting Schedule
If you’d like to join veteran budget hawks such as John Marshall Lee and Andy Fardy at City Council budget sessions conducted by the Budget and
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
Read moreWhat’s Your Story Of The Year? The Education Ballot Question Broke Spending Records
Sandy Hook in Newtown. It’s the horrific story of the year–nationally, locally and everything in between. The bloodiest gun massacre of school children in American
Read moreHa, Ha, Ha; It’s Time For Santa Claws
Who needs peace, love, goodwill, prosperity and diplomacy when we have good old Santa Claws to scratch out goodies? Yes indeed, it’s time for OIB’s
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