UPDATE: video from Doing It Local. He ran on a second-chance message that resurrected him as chief executive of Connecticut’s largest city in 2015 and
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Top Stories From April–No Foolin’
A look at April 2017: Joined by community supporters and even her husband Superior Court Judge Dale Radcliffe, retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez leveraged
Read more2017: Trefz Dies, Honis Retires, Lopez Clocks Parking Meters, Judge Radlciffe Shuts Down Stockpiling Plant
OIB highlights some top stories from February and March. Ernie Trefz, a Bridgeport business community titan for decades whose Downtown-based Trefz Corporation owned dozens of
Read morePolicing The Police Commission
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: The debate over whether the city’s police commission answers to citizens or the political powers-that-be is coming to a head.
Read moreOIB Poll: Stop! In The Name Of Law
Lawyers Face Off Before State Supreme Court In Keeley Election Complaint
Peppered by a number of questions, lawyers appeared before the Connecticut Supreme Court Thursday morning to argue the pros and cons of Superior Court Judge
Read moreLegal Briefs Filed In Keeley Supreme Court Case, Arguments Thursday
UPDATE: with full legal briefs. Thursday morning lawyers for plaintiffs and defendants will appear before the Connecticut Supreme Court to address Superior Court Judge Barbara Bellis’ order for
Read more‘The Hidden (Ball)ot Play’
City political observer John Marshall Lee compares city politics with the American pastime. It’s all in a game, right? From Lee: In winter with below
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