From Michael Mayko, CT Post: Eneida Martinez is stepping away from her City Council leadership spot and committees while the police investigation continues into a
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Category: City Council
‘Like A Piece Of Meat’–Watch: Distraught Family Members Confront City Officials Following Shooting Inside Councilwoman Martinez’s Social Club
Several City Council members assembled outside City Hall on Wednesday to address the media about Police Department issues. The anguished family of 21-year-old Nyair Nixon who
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Who’s Zoomin’ Who? Lopez Casts Spotlight On Municipal Targets At Taxpayer Expense
Remember that Aretha Franklin song from 1985, Who’s Zoomin’ Who? Well, these days Zoom delivers City Council meetings to the virtual destination of your choice.
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Councilman DeFilippo Barks Back Following Removal As Budget Committee Leader
North End City Councilman Michael DeFilippo responds to Council President Aidee Nieves removing him as co-chair of the budget committee. In my humble opinion, this
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City Council President Strips Pereira Of Committee Assignments, Cites Chaos And Disruption
On Saturday, City Council President Aidee Nieves called a caucus at the Margaret Morton Government Center to rally a united front in advance of Monday
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Pereira, Bohannon Spar Over Acting Police Chief Appointment
City Councilwoman Maria Pereira was joined by two peers on Wednesday to challenge Mayor Joe Ganim’s appointment of Rebeca Garcia as acting chief. Hours later
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Deputy City Attorney Advises City Council On Mayoral Appointment Authority For Police Chief
September 16, 2020 Statement from City Council President Aidee Nieves on the appointment of Rebeca Garcia as Acting Chief: Having read the relevant sections of the
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UPDATE: City Charter’s Conflicting Language On Police Chief Vacancy Raises Questions
The city’s national search for a police chief in 2018–now engulfed in a federal imbroglio–produced three finalists from which the mayor appointed a top cop,
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