A freedom of information request to the city by Democratic mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster reveals a bunch of lawyers financing Mayor Bill Finch’s reelection making small fortunes
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The “Bridgeport Sexually Oriented Business Ordinance”
Grab a pot of coffee. Maybe two. Not because it’s not interesting reading but because of the length of City Councilman Bob “Troll” Walsh’s revealing proposed
Read moreGet A Load Of Stratford’s Poop Request
Why does OIB love to chronicle poop stories? There’s lots of moolah in it. The City Council’s Contracts Committee had a strange request from the
Read moreCouncil Approves The Mayor’s Budget
The Bridgeport City Council Monday night approved Mayor Bill Finch’s proposed election-year budget that is expected to produce no, or minimal, tax increase depending on
Read moreCity Council Budget Vote
The City Council is scheduled to vote on Mayor Bill Finch’s budget proposal Monday night. The budget then goes back to the mayor for possible
Read moreTroll: Ethics Commission All Wet
City Councilman Bob “Troll” Walsh claims the toothless tiger known as the city’s Ethics Commission is trying to gum up its authority institutionally. In existence for 25
Read more“Money We Throw Out The Window”
City Hall for sale, City Hall Annex also for sale, delaying pension payments, a rush to borrow upwards of $110 million to meet operational expenses
Read moreThe City Needs Dough, Council Approves Borrowing
The city is running out of money as it approaches the final quarter of the budget year that ends June 30. The Bridgeport City Council
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