Former City Councilman Tom White provides insight into conflicts that arise with city employees serving on the budget and legislative body. He had served as
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Political Profiteers Prevail, Government Reform Bill Dies In Legislative Committee
Eastern Connecticut State Senator Cathy Osten promised to kill a government reform bill on behalf of her union cronies and so far she has prevailed.
Read moreHerbst: Bridgeport Tax Dollars Should Not Fund Cronyism And Patronage Ahead Of Public Good
Trumbull First Selectman Tim Herbst pulls no punches in this commentary in support of a state government reform bill to enforce the City Charter prohibiting
Read moreOffcials Celebrate Grand Opening Of Renovated Black Rock School
Mayor Bill Finch on Saturday was joined by state and city officials, community leaders and parents for the grand opening of the renovated Black Rock
Read moreViolating The City Charter, McCarthy Puts Finch In Political Predicament
City Council President Tom McCarthy has placed Mayor Bill Finch in a pickle. McCarthy serves at the pleasure of the mayor as deputy director of
Read moreWalsh FOI Trolls Information Among Bill Killers Of Government Reform
How deep do tentacles run to kill a government reform bill? That’s what former City Councilman Bob “Troll” Walsh wants to know in a freedom
Read more‘Our Will Will Be Recognized’–Supporters Of Government Reform Bill Rally Against Union Opposition Controlling Key Legislative Votes
Rallying against powerful union interests that control key state legislative votes trying to kill a government reform bill, dozens of city stakeholders Monday night urged
Read moreThe City Council’s Junk
Citizen financial examiner John Marshall Lee writes about City Council committee meetings being junked for a Washington DC junket. From Lee: Today I am sitting
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