Mary-Jane Foster, an exploratory candidate for mayor, wants to know how much taxpayer dough has been spent on outside legal fees since Bill Finch has been
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Election Panel Reveals Report
Four months after a ballot shortage placed Bridgeport in the national news, an informal committee appointed by Mayor Bill Finch shared its report. From the
Read moreMayor Releases Grand List, Laments State Tax Structure
Mayor Bill Finch has issued the 2010 grand list of taxable property. The mayor was hoping to squeeze as much as possible for his election
Read moreFoster: Lack Of Finch Leadership Has “Rendered The City Impotent”
9 p.m. Update: Chuck Willinger, lawyer for the halfway house proposal, has made his case to the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission in City Council Chambers. He
Read moreGanim And Newton; Decisions, Decisions
They did time together, they played hoops together in the joint, and the other day they greeted voters together in front of a polling place,
Read moreStealing Steel Point Loot
Losing the $11 million federal grant for the Steel Point redevelopment area was like a kick in the crotch to Mayor Bill Finch. Congressman Jim
Read moreMinister Might! Rev. Stallworth Wins Special Election
UPDATE: The Rev. Charlie Stallworth, aided by the might of the Greater Bridgeport Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, won the special election Tuesday to fill the state legislative
Read moreSteel Point Funding Ambushed, Himes Responds
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives on Saturday torpedoed funding for the Steel Point redevelopment area that Congressman Jim Himes had secured in 2010. This is a
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