Hernan Illingworth, a supporter of Mayor Bill Finch, is the seventh appointment made by acting State Education Commissioner George Coleman to the state-controlled school oversight board.
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Finch: Foster Misrepresented Court Hearing
From Mayor Bill Finch: City responds to Foster’s misrepresentation of court action Following is a response from John Bohannon, attorney for Mayor Bill Finch, Superintendent
Read moreBoard Training Key Issue In Education Case–Court Hearing On Friday
A battery of lawyers met in Waterbury Superior Court Tuesday morning to negotiate the litigation process arising out of the state takeover of city schools requested by the
Read moreWill Supremes Decide BOE Complaints?
The legal fight over the future of the Bridgeport Board of Education in the long term and presumably school board elections in the short term
Read moreExamining The Election Horseshoe
Four weeks from today, assuming local election officials certify Mary-Jane Foster’s petition signatures for ballot approval, roughly 43,000 city Democrats have a choice to make:
Read moreDick Wants To Save Post Office From Closure
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal will visit the city this afternoon (Tuesday) to bring attention to a city post office on the federal chopping block. From Dick:
Read moreCT Post Pokes At PAC
From Ken Dixon, CT Post: The political action committee at the center of a complaint against Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch was formed in 1998 as
Read moreFoster’s Amended Complaint Centers On Finch’s State Senate Campaigns
The campaign of Democratic candidate for mayor Mary-Jane Foster has amended its complaint with the State Elections Enforcement Commission regarding Mayor Bill Finch’s relationship with
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