Former City Councilman Tom White, in an OIB commentary, writes Connecticut Post reporters did the work members of the city’s legislative body are supposed to
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Tom White: City Government Is A Morally Compromised Institution
Former City Councilman Tom White has an interesting perspective on how the city’s legislative body works. White, the council’s legislative liaison for several years, was
Read moreWill Citizens Working For A Better Bridgeport Have Staying Power?
Early 2013 looks like it’s shaping up as a long strange trip for the state’s largest city. A screwy budget cycle, a Democratic governor acting
Read moreSpineless Pols Take Note! New Citizen Action Group Organzing Public Forum In Support of Hennessy Government Reform Bill
What pol will grow a spine? What political chickens will run for the hen house? The newly formed neighborhood action group Citizens Working for a
Read moreTom White, Former City Council Staffer, Supports Bill To Ban City Employees From Serving On Legislative Body
Should city employees be allowed to serve on the Bridgeport City Council? The City Charter prohibits it, but state law provides a loophole that allows
Read moreMac The Knife! City Council’s White Out Leads To Federal Lawsuit
Last May, the city’s legislative services director Tom White took issue with OIB’s assertion that he wanted to “reform the way” the City Council conducts
Read moreWhat’s Next For Stop & Shop Property In North End?
The Stop & Shop on Madison Avenue is scheduled to close at the end of business day September 20. What will replace it? The decision to
Read moreStop & Shop Madison Avenue Store To Close September 20
In the mid 1990s a Stop & Shop was the subject of a series of contentious zoning hearings in which many North End residents thought
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