Just in time for the Lenten season in March, a Freedom of Information training session for select City Council members. Perhaps a few lawyers if
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Newton Proposes Clean Slate Hiring Policy For Bridgeport
The City Council cannot expunge criminal records, but Ernie Newton declares in a proposed resolution that the legislative body can create a municipal employment Clean
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City Investing In Arena Upgrades In Truce With Management, Sound Tigers
From Brian Lockhart, CT Post: In the final weeks of 2018, the City Council amended Bridgeport’s capital budget–which mainly funds large, costly infrastructure projects like
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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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“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
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Surprise Surprise … Ganim Appoints Perez To Five-Year Top Cop Slot
Mayor Joe Ganim on Monday appointed–to no surprise–his long-time friend AJ Perez to a full, five-year term as the city’s top cop, a role he’s
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Candidates Blast Message Straight To Voters Via Social Media
Persuading voters to polls requires every possible appeal. In Bridgeport, and most other places, this is the new way of doing things, candidates behind a
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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