Mayor Bill Finch is seeking legislative support to retroactively blunt the Connecticut Supreme Court reversal of the state takeover of city schools. Can the clock
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Supremes Rule Schools Takeover Illegal, Order Special Election — Justice Palmer: Decision A Bogey
UPDATE, includes decision: Norm Pattis, the attorney representing two elected Board of Education members opposed to the state takeover of city schools, first announced the news: “State
Read moreSupremes Must Get Off Their Robes And Make A Decision–Finch Urges School Choice In Legislative Testimony
Mayor Bill Finch on Tuesday testified before the General Assembly’s Education Committee in support of Governor Dannel Malloy’s proposed education initiatives for the current legislative
Read moreWhy UB Students Matter In City Elections
Students at the University of Bridgeport proved last September to be a major factor at the Roosevelt School voting precinct in the Democratic mayoral primary.
Read moreCT Post: PAC Probe Hasn’t Gone Far Enough
The Editorial Board of the Connecticut Post, in its Sunday edition, writes that the State Elections Enforcement Commission didn’t go far enough when it fined
Read moreMayor Finch’s Olive Branch To The University Of Bridgeport
The University of Bridgeport is an unsung jewel in the city: it employs hundreds, educates thousands with an economic impact in the countless millions. It’s
Read moreMachine Gun Kelly Loads Follow-Up Inquiry To Beccaro PAC
Tom Kelly, who filed the complaint with the State Elections Enforcement Commission that led to a $5,000 fine against Attorney William Beccaro for an assortment
Read moreFinch Friend Beccaro Whacked By Elections Commission–Beccaro Toast As City Legal Consultant
Attorney William P. Beccaro, who fronted a political action committee that came under fire by supporters of 2011 Democratic mayoral candidate Mary-Jane Foster, has been fined $5,000
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