With a court hearing scheduled today, Norm Pattis, the attorney for two elected Board of Education members, files his latest commentary about control over city
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Will Appointed BOE Members Seek Election?
The Connecticut Supreme Court has ordered a special election to fill four vacancies on Bridgeport’s Board of Education, following a ruling that invalidates state control
Read moreIn Search Of Absentee Ballot Grease–Is The AB Queen Holding Back? Is Americo Hustling?
UPDATE: About 160 absentee ballots have been returned to the Town Clerk’s Office between two district primaries for Democratic Town Committee seats on March 6.
Read morePattis Writes About Supreme Court Ed Case: ‘The Timing Stinks’
Norm Pattis has spent a near legal lifetime poking a stick in the eye of the establishment, representing the little guy, skewering the powerful. The
Read moreAs Supremes Ponder School Takeover, Vallas Makes Moves
Superintendent of Schools Paul Vallas isn’t the bashful type when it comes to expressing his opinions or making decisions, be it Philadelphia, Chicago or New Orleans,
Read moreCalling All Lawyers! A Supreme ‘Technicality’ Has State Amending School Takeover Language
UPDATE: This could become a legal rat’s nest. Bracing for the possibility the Connecticut Supreme Court overturns state control of city schools based on a technicality Governor Dannel
Read moreMulligan Stew For The South End NRZ
The South End Neighborhood Revitalization Zone meets tonight (Thursday) 6 p.m. at the University of Bridgeport Student Center. The agenda includes “Democratic Town Committee elections”
Read moreSalcedo To Homeland Security Chief: Immigration Policies ‘Cruel’
Bridgeport attorney, drug reform crusader and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Sylvester Salcedo is urging the nation’s Homeland Security Secretary Jane Napolitano to revisit policies for
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