UPDATE: How they voted. Facing a mega budget deficit, at the urging of Mayor Joe Ganim, the Bridgeport City Council in a special meeting Wednesday
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What’s Tom McCarthy’s Future?
He’s been mum publicly but according to several city employees City Council President Tom McCarthy, who’s also deputy director of Labor Relations, is saying he’ll
Read moreApril 2015 News Highlights, ‘Run Joe, Run,’ Finch Proposes No Tax Increase, Foster Hits Finch On Low Police Staffing
Who played the fool in April 2015? News highlights. Show us the money, honey. Moolah is the mother’s milk of political campaigns. Nothing like a
Read moreTop Stories March 2015: Ganim Moves Closer To Historic Comeback
OIB story highlights for March 2015. — Nothing like political star power to pad the campaign warchest. With “music and flavors of the East” Mayor
Read moreMerry Christmas! Ganim Unveils Findings Of ‘Staggering’ $20 Million Budget Deficit
Oh those dreaded election-year budgets. Asserting to the City Council Wednesday night these are “staggering numbers to walk into,” Mayor Joe Ganim and his financial
Read moreCity Council Committee To Hear From Officials About Messy Budget Picture
City officials including Mayor Joe Ganim are expected to update the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee about the state of city finances Monday (tonight),
Read moreMario Testa’s Double Indemnity
When was the last time Democratic Town Chair Mario Testa showed up to a Board of Education meeting and a City Council meeting on the
Read moreMcCarthy Wins Unanimous Vote For Council Presidency
UPDATE: committee chairs. On a night Joe Ganim presided over his first City Council meeting in more than 12 years, Tom McCarthy once again was
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