Backed by State Senator Ed Gomes, legislation approved by the General Assembly’s Public Safety Committee on Tuesday requires police officers to be trained in the
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Examining Distrust Between Minority Community And Police
An investigation by the Hartford Courant reveals 19 deaths of unarmed people in Connecticut involving violent confrontations with police occurred in the past decade. About
Read more‘I Warn You It’s Your Town Next’–Racial Profiling Incident Leads To Legislative Proposal
A few decades ago Bridgeport State Senator Alvin Penn was stopped by a Trumbull police officer that triggered racial profiling legislation. The General Assembly’s Public
Read moreDuff Not Hot For More Slots
From Chris Keating, Hartford Courant: In a major blow for an expansion of gambling, the Senate majority leader said Monday that a proposal to legalize
Read moreStallworth: Ganim’s ‘The Buzz Thing In Bridgeport’
The Hartford Courant’s Ed Mahony profiles former Mayor Joe Ganim’s possible run for his old job. Local Democrats are ducking for cover, trying to appear
Read moreMerrill’s Switch-For-Mitch Gaffe Receives Media Traction
From Jon Lender, Hartford Courant: Meanwhile, in the widely read political blog “Only In Bridgeport,” Lennie Grimaldi highlighted the story about the emails that contradicted
Read moreAll In The Family: Merrill Caves To Bridgeport Machine, Rescues Mitch Robles, Gets Caught
This story is getting better every day. State Rep. Ezequiel Santiago, stepson of city sheriff and South End District Leader Mitch Robles, both of whom
Read moreNewton Guilty Of Campaign Finance Fraud, Cleared On Witness Tampering
From David Owens, Hartford Courant: A jury has found former state Sen. Ernie Newton guilty of three counts of illegal practices in campaign financing, but
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