What started out as the “Joe Ganim bill” and then went through a series of revisions proposing to bar some felons from running for public
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Political Profiteers Prevail, Government Reform Bill Dies In Legislative Committee
Eastern Connecticut State Senator Cathy Osten promised to kill a government reform bill on behalf of her union cronies and so far she has prevailed.
Read moreWhat? Do-Not-Call List For Politicians!
Good grief, what’s this world coming to if not harassed by political phone calls? A bill in the General Assembly’s Judiciary Committee proposes to establish
Read moreWalsh FOI Trolls Information Among Bill Killers Of Government Reform
How deep do tentacles run to kill a government reform bill? That’s what former City Councilman Bob “Troll” Walsh wants to know in a freedom
Read moreBridgeport’s State Legislative Delegation Signs On Dotted Line For Reform Bill, Sans Chris Rosario
Seven of eight members of the city’s state legislative delegation have signed a letter in support of a government reform bill to enforce the voter-approved
Read moreQ Poll: Malloy Approval Rating In A Hole, Voters Say Yes To Pot, Assisted Suicide, No More Casinos, No Tolls With Caveat
From Wednesday’s Q Poll: Fresh from a bruising but victorious reelection battle, Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy has weak support from Democrats, women and young voters,
Read more‘Our Will Will Be Recognized’–Supporters Of Government Reform Bill Rally Against Union Opposition Controlling Key Legislative Votes
Rallying against powerful union interests that control key state legislative votes trying to kill a government reform bill, dozens of city stakeholders Monday night urged
Read moreOIB Poll: What If Special Interests Kill The Good Government Bill?
Powerful special interests want to kill a conflict-of-interest bill in the Connecticut legislature enforcing the voter-approved Bridgeport City Charter prohibiting city employees from serving on
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