On January 1, 2015 in the East End church of Rev. Charlie Stallworth, Joe Ganim launched his historic comeback for mayor with his first public
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Tag: Carmen Lopez
Kohut: Political Pulpit Should Sound Alarm Bells
Do pastor politicians leverage the pulpit for community good or personal self-interest? City ministers including leadership with the Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance of Greater Bridgeport are
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Harvard, Princeton, Yale: The City Council’s (Almost) Ivy League Club
Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez observes that the city’s legislative body must be an equal branch to the executive level. In Bridgeport, however, and
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There’s No Place Like Bridgeport, Park City’s Wizard Of Oz
Jim “Sonny” Fox, that mischievous electrician from Black Rock, is often electrolyte-challenged residing in a far-off radio-watt world–or so it seems. It causes supercharged storytelling in
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‘Delay, Deny, Deflect’–Why Were Six City Lawyers Required To Challenge Judge Lopez On The Budget Committee’s Illegal Hearing?
On one level it’s titillating: six city lawyers show up to face off against one lone retired judge, Carmen Lopez, at a City Council budget
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“I Make A Motion To Go Into Executive Session For Whatever He Said”–State FOI Rules Against City Council Commitee
The state Freedom of Information Commission on Wednesday sided with a state hearing officer who ruled city lawyers directed an illegal executive session of the City
Read moreCouncilwoman Martinez Charges Minutes Of Meetings Inaccurate
Do transcripts of City Council committee meetings contradict the minutes recorded by the secretarial services group hired by the City Clerk’s Office that preserves council
Read moreFreedom Of Information Raid–City Lawyers Lopezed For Illegal City Council Committee Meeting
A state hearing officer has ruled city lawyers directed an illegal executive session of the City Council’s Budget and Appropriations Committee whose members have been
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