With the state’s financial picture getting worse by the second, and the city looking at a tax increase, we just need to get away from
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Bird In A Bush, I Still Need Reminding
Memo To Me: · Remind Mayor Finch to take credit for the $600 stimulus-package checks Bushy is sending out this week. Bird Man got the
Read moreBig Mac’s Plate, Plus: Housing News From Finch And Boat News From Shays
City Council President Tom McCarthy has a lot on his plate, and I’m not talking about Big Macs. (Okay, that was a lame aim.) Big
Read moreRusso’s Challenger, Plus: Row Your Boat And Shays On Student Loans
In my chat with Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa the other day, one of the tidbits he shared was that it looks like Trumbull Town
Read moreChatting With The Chairman, Plus: Reinoso, Sly And Russo
So, I had an interesting lunch on Thursday with that always entertaining Democratic Town Chairman Mario Testa and the Mother Goose of the party Dottie
Read moreBooking Time On The Budget
Library officials Friday night threw the book at Mayor Bill Finch’s proposed laceration of a city department that serves ordinary folks during good times and
Read moreCompromise On Ethics Bill Blows Up, Plus: The Politics Of The Budget
Republican Gov. Jodi Rell and Democratic legislators thought they reached a compromise to revoke future pensions of public officials caught in scandalous acts, but Republican leaders don’t
Read moreMud Slides, Plus: How’s Your Health?
Decisions. Decisions. Several Bridgeport City Council members have more on their plate than examining Mayor Bill Finch’s proposed budget that starts July 1. Along with
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