The mil rate in Bridgeport is 54. In Hartford it’s 74–ouch–by far the highest in the state. Mayor Joe Ganim’s spending plan approved by the
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The Crowd Roars For Tax Relief At City Council Meeting–Will It Matter?
Another cranky crowd–mostly from the highly taxed Black Rock neighborhood–packed City Council Chambers Monday night, four weeks after venting about tax increases, to once again
Read moreWatchdog Group Ramps Up Citizen Participation For City Council Meeting
UPDATE: council agenda. The last time the full City Council met the day after July 4, it was fireworks. Angry residents jammed the council chambers
Read more‘Stop Managing The City In A Hotel Room!’ The Day David Carson Brought Sanity To The Financial Review Board
What’s government life like with a financial oversight board? Here’s a glimpse from my book Bow Tie Banker, a biography of David Carson, retired chief
Read moreWalker Makes Video Pitch For State-Created Financial Control Board
David Walker, former U.S. Comptroller General, has issued a video appeal for creation of a financial control board to oversee city finances. Such a process
Read morePlug In A Number, Figure Out The Rest, Ganim’s Challenge With Unions
When Mayor Joe Ganim and city bean counters crafted a budget in the spring that was eventually approved by the City Council for the spending
Read moreThe Chase Is Over For Billy, Former City Police Officer Dies Tragically, Ex-fiancée Fights For Life After Shooting
Former Bridgeport Police Detective Billy Chase, who went where few undercover cops had gone before infiltrating dangerous drug organizations that wreaked havoc on city neighborhoods
Read moreBilly Chase, His Life And His Demons
Billy Chase talked often about getting his life back, but he never really knew what that meant. 0
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