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Four Connecticut campaign workers charged with mishandling absentee ballots in 2019 mayoral primary
Read full article: Four Connecticut campaign workers charged with mishandling absentee ballots in 2019 mayoral primaryFour campaign workers have been charged with mishandling absentee ballots during the 2019 Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticutās largest city.
Fatigue and frustration as final do-over mayoral election looms in Connecticut's largest city
Read full article: Fatigue and frustration as final do-over mayoral election looms in Connecticut's largest cityNearly four months after a judge tossed out the results of a Democratic mayoral primary in Connecticutās largest city and ordered a new election, the race remains in limbo.
Emma Maltais' short-handed goal helps Toronto spoil New York's PWHL home opener, 3-2
Read full article: Emma Maltais' short-handed goal helps Toronto spoil New York's PWHL home opener, 3-2Emma Maltaisā short-handed goal in the third period spoiled New Yorkās first home game in the Professional Womenās Hockey League as Toronto secured a 3-2 victory.
Connecticut judge sets new primary date for mayor's race tainted by alleged ballot box stuffing
Read full article: Connecticut judge sets new primary date for mayor's race tainted by alleged ballot box stuffingA Connecticut judge has set Jan. 23 as the date for a new Democratic primary in the Bridgeport mayorās race after having tossed out the September election results because of alleged ballot box stuffing.
Connecticut city's 'mishandled ballots' fuel election skeptics. Experts call problem local, limited
Read full article: Connecticut city's 'mishandled ballots' fuel election skeptics. Experts call problem local, limitedA judge's order for a new primary in Connecticutās largest city because of alleged absentee ballot fraud captured on surveillance video is fueling skepticism about the security of U.S. elections, as well as conspiracy theories involving the 2020 presidential election.
Drop boxes have become key to election conspiracy theories. Two Democrats just fueled those claims
Read full article: Drop boxes have become key to election conspiracy theories. Two Democrats just fueled those claimsBallot drop boxes have been a prime target for those pushing right-wing conspiracy theories that the 2020 presidential election was rigged and that voting results canāt be trusted.
Surveillance video prompts Connecticut elections officials to investigate Bridgeport primary
Read full article: Surveillance video prompts Connecticut elections officials to investigate Bridgeport primarySurveillance video of a woman in Connecticut stuffing papers into an absentee ballot drop box has prompted an investigation into possible election fraud.
Human waste leaking from truck causes crashes on Connecticut highway
Read full article: Human waste leaking from truck causes crashes on Connecticut highwayHuman waste leaking from a tractor trailer caused crashes on a Connecticut highway Monday night including one involving two state police cruisers.
Woman sues over residency requirement for assisted suicide
Read full article: Woman sues over residency requirement for assisted suicideA Connecticut woman with cancer is suing Vermont for allowing only its own residents to take advantage of a state law that lets people who are terminally ill end their own lives.
In poor districts, pandemic overwhelms school counselors
Read full article: In poor districts, pandemic overwhelms school counselorsConn. School counselors in many urban, high needs districts have been consumed with efforts to help students engage with their schoolwork since the pandemic hit. This is high school and we are pampering you. Nevertheless, counselors in Bridgeport generally need to spend more time engaging families and connecting them with resources outside of school, said Michael Testani, Bridgeport's superintendent and a former school counselor. AdNationally, high school counselors who serve predominantly students of color attend to 34 more students than others, according to a 2019 report by the American School Counselor Association, the Education Trust and Reach Higher. A shift to emphasize student attendance and well-being ā and not necessarily academic counseling ā has taken place even in suburban districts, said Amanda Fitzgerald, an assistant deputy executive director at the school counselor association.
Mayor: Police chief accused of rigging own hiring resigns
Read full article: Mayor: Police chief accused of rigging own hiring resignsBridgeport Police Chief Armando "A.J." Mayor Joe Ganim announced Chief Armando āA.J.ā Perez resigned and that he was naming Assistant Chief Rebeca Garcia as acting chief. Perez, 64, of Trumbull, and acting personnel Director David Dunn, 72, of Stratford, were each charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and with making false statements to investigators. Perez, 64, of Trumbull, Connecticut, and Dunn, 72, of Stratford, Connecticut, were each charged with wire fraud, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and with making false statements to investigators. He was released from prison in 2010 and elected mayor again in 2015, after apologizing and asking residents for a second chance.