Following the resignation of R. Christopher Meyer, Mayor Joe Ganim has appointed a familiar face to lead the city’s legal office, Mark Anastasi, who served
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Judge Lopez: City Attorney Expenditure Opinion Correct, But Others Culpable Beyond Council President
Updated 2:50 p.m. May 24, 2022. City Attorney R. Christopher Meyer last week issued a legal opinion declaring City Council President Aidee Nieves had no
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Judge Lopez: Wake Up! City Council Empowered To Create Charter Revision Commission
Good morning, good afternoon and good night. It’s as simple at that, declares retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez in an OIB commentary enlightening members
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Citing Conflict, City Council Lances Resolution Benefiting Two Members Who Pursue Takeover Of UB
In a rare move Monday night, the City Council rejected a resolution–customarily referred to committee–proposing the Education and Social Services Committee create a task force to recommend
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City Council Members Suspicious Of Pereira’s Public Broadcast About FBI–Is She Secretly Recording Us? Pereira Says No
At the Oct. 6 Zoom meeting of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee, a body Maria Pereira had served on before her removal by Council
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Pereira, Bohannon Spar Over Acting Police Chief Appointment
City Councilwoman Maria Pereira was joined by two peers on Wednesday to challenge Mayor Joe Ganim’s appointment of Rebeca Garcia as acting chief. Hours later
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City Council Members Want A Judge To Compel Special Meeting Over Removal Of Columbus Statue
City Council members are seeking a meeting with the city’s legal leadership to seek a court order compelling Mayor Joe Ganim to call a special
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Lopez: State Should Take Over City Government
Retired Superior Court Judge Carmen Lopez writes in a commentary “This state take-over envisioned by Jeff Kohut might–just might–allow Bridgeport to finally access its untapped potential. To
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