Charlie Coviello, three-time mayoral candidate, is among three announced Democratic challengers to Mayor Bill Finch. In his opinion piece below Coviello writes the Board of
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Foster Urges Plan For City To Meet Pension Obligations
Democratic mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster has sent a letter to leadership of Connecticut’s House and Senate to take steps requiring the city to develop a plan to meet
Read moreMary-Jane Foster Gears Up Mayoral Announcement
Mary-Jane Foster has raised more than $50,000 as she prepares a formal declaration to seek the Democratic nomination for mayor. Look for an official announcement next
Read moreMayor’s Budget To City Council
News release from Mayor Finch regarding city budget: Mayor Finch Sends Budget Proposal to City Council; $468 million budget reduces spending by $1.3 million Mayor
Read moreThe Politics Of Election Budgets
UPDATE: Mayor Bill Finch submitted his election-year budget to the City Council Monday night that is expected to produce a minimal or no tax increase. Link to
Read moreGomes: Reform CitiStat Culture
Democratic mayoral candidate John Gomes, former director of the city’s government-efficiency CitiStat program, weighs in on the state of the department he once managed. A
Read moreFoster: Dude, Show Us The Documents–How Much Dough For Lawyers?
When you issue a Freedom of Information request to Bridgeport’s City Attorney’s Office, the lawyers there don’t exactly do backflips to accommodate. About four weeks ago Mary-Jane
Read moreThe Budget, The Budget, The Budget
Okay, here we go. Mayor Bill Finch is expected to submit his budget to the City Council on Monday for the budget year that begins
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