The full City Council Monday night approved the adjustments the Budget & Appropriations Committee made to Mayor Joe Ganim’s spending plan for the budget year
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City Council Budget Committee Halves Tax Cut, Increases School Funding Amid Protests For Millions More–Watch Deliberations
The City Council’s Budget And Appropriations Committee on Saturday, after a long day’s journey into the night, voted to halve Mayor Joe Ganim’s proposed tax
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Ganim Prepares Budget Rollout In Campaign Season
Is it good or bad karma to release the city budget on April Fools’ Day? Historically mayors submit budget proposals to the City Council the
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Lenten Penance For City Council–Refresher Course On FOI Rules
Just in time for the Lenten season in March, a Freedom of Information training session for select City Council members. Perhaps a few lawyers if
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Harvard, Princeton, Yale: The City Council’s (Almost) Ivy League Club
Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez observes that the city’s legislative body must be an equal branch to the executive level. In Bridgeport, however, and
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“I Make A Motion To Go Into Executive Session For Whatever He Said”–State FOI Rules Against City Council Commitee
The state Freedom of Information Commission on Wednesday sided with a state hearing officer who ruled city lawyers directed an illegal executive session of the City
Read moreFreedom Of Information Raid–City Lawyers Lopezed For Illegal City Council Committee Meeting
A state hearing officer has ruled city lawyers directed an illegal executive session of the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee whose members have been
Read moreLopez Files FOI Complaint Against City, Charging Violations At City Council Meeting
Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez on Friday filed a complaint with the Connecticut Freedom of Information Commission charging that a meeting on Tuesday by
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