It’s budget season in Connecticut’s largest city, and fiscal hawk John Marshal Lee raises a whole bunch of questions as the City Council’s Budget and
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Councilors Want Resolution To Paid Suspension
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: Three months after a city councilman and employee was sent home with pay over a sexual harassment allegation, two colleagues
Read moreKnock, Knock, Budget Committee, Anyone Home?
Citizen fiscal scrutineer John Marshall Lee has arguably attended more City Council budget committee meetings than some of its members. He chronicles the attendance records
Read moreDebating Tax Incentives To Encourage Development
Several City Council members such as Trish Swain and Rick Torres, in a story by Brian Lockhart of the CT Post, wonder how much money
Read moreCouncil Committee Unanimously Approved Mack Allen To Ethics Commission
On February 24, the City Council’s Miscellaneous Matters Committee unanimously approved Mack Allen’s appointment to the city’s Ethics Commission, according to minutes of the meeting.
Read moreBudget Time In The City, Finch’s Reelection Challenge
Mayor Bill Finch and city bean counters are putting the finishing touches on a spending plan for submission to the City Council at its next
Read moreSeveral Veteran Slates Win DTC Races, Some Challenge Slates Make Gains, Absentee Ballots Play Role, Pereira A Factor In Upper East Side
UPDATE, includes link to unofficial results here: Veteran slates in Black Rock, North End, West Side and East Side were victorious on Tuesday while challenge
Read moreFinally Here! Democratic Town Committee Primaries–Don’t Mess With Maria
Update: Bridgeport Working Families Party Chair Maria Pereira, a registered Democrat, is passionate about her political work. So passionate, she’s handing out cut cards to
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