By a 16-5 vote on Friday the state legislature’s Planning and Development Committee advanced a a government reform bill backed by the city’s legislative delegation
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Tag: Phil Smith
Book It: Dennis Bradley’s Ides Of March State Senate Moment
City politics requires a sense of humor. School board member Dennis Bradley has set March 15, the Ides of March, to announce his formal candidacy
Read moreCity Council Junket Debate, Good For Taxpayers Or Waste Of Money?
Waste of taxpayer dollars or prudent lobbying work on behalf of the city? The majority of the 20-member City Council are in Washington DC this
Read moreAnother Board Of Education Showdown Looms Monday
UPDATE: meeting cancelled. The Board of Education is scheduled to meet Monday night and presumably take up the “Board member vacancy election,” according to the
Read moreMayor Selects Annette Negron To Fill School Board Vacancy, Will It Be Challenged?
Update: Board of Education member Maria Pereira had raised questions in the comments section about back taxes on a Jane Street property owned by Annette Negron.
Read moreFilling A School Board Vacancy Should Not Be Complex
The Board of Education is scheduled to meet Monday night to address development of policy to fill a vacancy. There’s been much hullabaloo over filling
Read moreCouncil Committees To Take Up Poop Deal With Trumbull, Smith Urges Public Input
UPDATE: Meeting cancelled for lack of quorum. A special meeting of the City Council’s joint committee on Miscellaneous Matters and Contracts that was scheduled to
Read moreSmith: Replacing Bagley On School Board Should Not Be Limited To Working Families Party Affiliation
Phil Smith, long-time Republican and student of the City Charter from his days leading charter revision efforts, shares his take on the process to replace
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