The current session of the General Assembly is expected to experience a number of twists and turns as municipal leaders seek passage of new local
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Senator Gomes: Trump Is A Racist
In March of 1860 Abraham Lincoln appeared in what is now known as McLevy Hall with the temerity, fortitude and force of will to appeal
Read moreWhat A Mess, Acting Attorney General Yates Tells Trump To Stick It, Trump Fires Her
We don’t often do this on OIB, stray from pure local news, but in light of the international implications of Donald Trump’s executive order that
Read morePricey Public Safety Consultant Chapman Also Had Difficulty Controlling Overtime As Chief
Mayor Joe Ganim’s public safety consultant Wilbur Chapman, hired at $120,000 per year to reel in police overtime, had trouble doing that very thing when
Read moreMurphy: Trump Will Get Americans Killed
News release from U.S. Senator Chris Murphy: U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee and U.S. Senate Appropriations
Read moreRally To Protest Trump Order
News release from human rights organizations: Join us on Monday, 5-7 p.m., January 30th at the McLevy Green park (Downtown) for a vigil of resistance
Read morePereira Wants State Complaint Hearings Delayed Until Lawyer Issue Resolved
Declaring “since when do one’s political enemies get to select one’s legal representation,” Board of Education member Maria Pereira has asked the executive director of
Read moreAttorney General George Jepsen, Trump Antidote
From Daniela Altimari, Hartford Courant: George Jepsen, Connecticut’s low-key attorney general, is emerging as a leading player in the burgeoning, blue state resistance to the
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